Category: Congregations
Craig Rennebohm
Craig Rennebohm founded the Mental Health Chaplaincy in Seattle in 1987. The chaplaincy provides services for the mentally ill, including homeless people, and training for congregations to support families experiencing mental illness. Rennebohm now trains others for mental health chaplaincy.
Special Touch Ministry
Special Touch Ministry is an interdenominational Christian organization in Waupaca, Wis., providing services to the disabled and consulting to congregations. The ministry, which hosts retreats, a summer camp and conferences, announced in 2012 that it was expanding internationally.
Bridge Builders
Bridge Builders is a ministry of the Vineyard Church of Columbus, Ohio, to help incorporate disabled children and their families into the full range of church activities.
Kathleen D. Bolduc
Kathleen D. Bolduc has a son with autism and has written several books stemming from their experiences. They include His Name Is Joel: Searching for God in a Son’s Disability and A Place Called Acceptance: Ministry With Families of Children With Disabilities. She lives in Cincinnati.
United Church of Christ Disabilities Ministries
The United Church of Christ Disabilities Ministries is an inclusion ministry for people with disabilities.
Presbyterians for Disability Concerns
Presbyterians for Disability Concerns advocates for the religious lives of people with disabilities.
Episcopal Disability Network
The Episcopal Disability Network works for the inclusion of people with disabilities into religious and congregational life.
Congregational Accessibility Network
The Congregational Accessibility Network provides information about a wide variety of disabilities, including autism and Asperger’s syndrome, and offers resources and links. The network, based in Goshen, Ind., is an initiative of the Anabaptist Disabilities Network.