Wednesday, August 13, 2008

churches trying to meet special needs



I read a great report today describing a church's inclusion of developmentally disabled folks in their church.

"'The Haven' is a ministry for members with developmental disabilities such as autism, Asperger's syndrome or other conditions that may make sitting through a typical church service difficult or impossible.

'It's better than everything else in my life,' said Alec Carlson, 15, who has Asperger's and joined 10 other people on a multicolored mat during the Scripture lesson."

The story [on Beliefnet] goes on to discuss how more and more churches are trying to include services for those with special needs.

Very cool.

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