Book Now! Enabling Church Conferences
Following on the success of the first Enabling Church conference in London 2010, Churches for All with the support of Premier Christian Radio is planning two more day conferences – one in the North-East on Saturday 22nd June 2013 and the other in the South-West on Saturday 6th July 2013. There’s a brilliant line-up of speakers, many of them with personal or close family experience of disability. Follow this link to obtain full details and to view/download a brochure and to...
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Disability Sunday is 2nd June. And the 2013 Disability Sunday pack is available for download.With the theme Celebrating Ability, this is a day for UK churches and fellowships to focus on celebrating the abilities of disabled people. Click here to go to our Disability Sunday page and get your copy. And if 2nd June doesn’t work for your church then simply choose another...
Read MoreCfA Zone at CRE
Will you be coming to the International Christian Resources Exhibition at Sandown Park? Then be sure to come to the Church for All Zone. The exhibtion runs from 14th to 17th May. You’ll find us in the Surrey Hall – to the right at the top of the main entrance staircase. Many of the Churches for All partners and associates are exhibiting in the Zone and we have our own activity and hospitality area with a daily programme of interviews and activities. Come and find out more about the Churches for All networkl and, much more importantly, about how your church can be more a welcoming and enabling community for disabled people. More information about the CfA Zone at CRE Visit the CRE Sandown Park webpage. Here you can download a CRE brochure which includes CfA...
Read MoreEnabling Church conferences
Latest: venues announced. Following on from the enormous success of first Enabling Church conference in London in 2010, Churches for All is again working with Premier Christian Radio to take the Enabling Church concept to the regions – to the West and the North-East. Two dates have been set… Saturday 22nd June in the North East, and Saturday 6th July in the Bristol area The full day programme will include exploration of biblical perpective on disability and practical discussions about making your church more accessible to disabled people. The venue for the North East conference on 22nd June is Bethany Christian Centre, Hetton Road, Houghton Le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH5 8PF. The venue for the Bristol conference on 6th July is Westbury-on-Trym Baptist Church, Reedley Road, Bristol, Avon BS9 3TD Save the date now and watch this website for more information which will be posted as it becomes...
Read MoreCfA 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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