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CfA at Bristol Exhibition

CfA at Bristol Exhibition

Churches for All partners are among the 150 exhibitors at the Christian Resources Exhibtion held in Bristol on 23rd and 24th January. And there are three speakers from Churches for All partner organisation presenting seminars in the parallel conference. Churches for All has linked in with the Healing and Wholeness Zone to include a focus on disabled people in the life of the church.  If you at the exhibition or in the neighbourhood come and see us in the Zone and at the Livability, Prospects and Torch Trust stands. Visit the Healing and Wholeness Zone page Download the CRE West brochure (PDF) Seminars are … Wednesday 23rd at 12 noon Enabling Church: A Biblical mandate for a church that blesses disabled people and is blessed by them. Dr Gordon Temple, Chief Executive of Torch Trust and Executive Officer of Churches for All Thursday 24th at 12 noon Everybody welcome? Disability, inclusion and your church One in eight working-age adults in the UK is disabled. Is that number represented in your church? How can we make our churches more accessible, inclusive and welcoming? Livability – previously known as the Shaftesbury Society – is a charity which works to create choices for disabled people, transform communities and fight injustice. Matt Ray, Livability Thursday 24th at 2pm Caring together, sharing together: High quality Christ-centred support and involvement for people with learning disabilities in church and community. Prospects supports people with learning disabilities to access life to the full. This includes support services for people, as well as supporting churches to reach out and effectively minister among people with learning disabilities. Pete Winmill, Assistant Director of Ministry,...

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Disability Sunday 2013

Disability Sunday 2013

Disability Sunday for 2013 is 2nd June. It’s an opportunity for your church to celebrate the abilities of disabled people, perhaps engaging disabled people within the worship of the church or bringing a Christian approach to disability topics through the teaching and content of the service. The Enabling Church book offers a rich resource to draw upon and nearer the time Churches for All will be offering a downloadable pack to help plan Disability Sunday. Don’t worry if the date doesn’t suit your church programme. Simply choose another day. You can download the pack produced for Disability Sunday in 2012 called Redefining...

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