Disability and the Church

How inclusive and welcoming is your church?

Are there disabled people in your church? If some attend, would you know how best to involve them in church life? How does disability fit in with your view of God? It’s questions like this that we set out to address at a recent training event for church workers.

The day brought church leaders together with experts and individual disabled people with the aim of giving them the confidence to build disabled people into church life. The group discussed many things, ranging from types of impairment to worship styles that can include everyone. Attendees heard disabled people talking about their experiences of church and were able to ask them questions.

The day was a great success, with Livability’s Community Mission team working closely with staff and residents from York House, our residential home in Ossett. Many who attended the event committed to making changes in their attitudes and church life: "I will be more open-minded to God’s possibilities in everyone, whether disabled or not” said one. Another decided to "Look for more practical ways to enrich the experience in church for disabled people”.

With so much positive feedback, we are planning to hold a similar event in London. If you would be interested in attending, please email Jill Clark at jclark@livability.org.uk

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