8 Ways to Welcome People with Disabilities into Your Church

1. Get to Know Them

Welcoming people with disabilities is less about having special programming and more about gracious and compassionate people who look for ways to be inclusive and accommodating.

Ask a family how you can best serve them and have them into your home! This extends fellowship to them that pulls them out of isolation. We are often asked if our daughter is able to get into homes without a wheelchair ramp. I love it when people ask me these questions, rather than just avoid inviting us into their home. We are used to creatively approaching life every day, and we love to be invited into your home or into your family activities!

2. Be Creative

Think of family activities that a child with disabilities can take part in. Sometimes you may need to sacrifice your preferences, but think of what it means to a family with such limited options to have that opportunity for inclusive family fellowship!

If a church event doesn’t work for a family of a child with a disability to attend (such as a family ski trip), offer to take the siblings along with your family, or even offer to stay with the child and send the parents with their other children so they can have the opportunity to invest in all their children. Read More