“I feel alive! Valued for the disabled person I am

“I feel alive! Valued for the disabled person I am" - Celebrate Disability Awareness Sunday

Sarah sits in her wheelchair in a corridor in an abbey or church. She's looking back over her shoulder at the camera.

Disability Awareness Sunday

Let’s celebrate it in every church!

“I feel alive! Valued for the disabled person I am. At last, I feel that I am in a space where I can grow as the person God made.” This is what Sarah said about her sense of belonging at her church. She continued:

“They have accepted me for me (without the ‘what’s wrong with you’ conversation!). They have encouraged me to use my gifts, attend training, develop prayer resources; to dare to look at possibilities.”

Could your church do more to include disabled people and raise awareness?

Through the Roof invites you to mark Disability Awareness Sunday on a day of your choice. We've prepared Disability Awareness Sunday packs on two different topics - follow this link to request your pack.

This is a gospel issue:

  • The last recorded survey suggests 90–95% of disabled people have never heard the gospel (Lausanne Committee for World Evangelisation, 2004).
  • In the UK there are 14.6 million disabled people who need to know churches are supportive places, sharing God’s love (Family Resources Survey, 2021).
  • Raise awareness and join Through the Roof to help ensure disabled people can fully belong and contribute as equal members of God’s family.

Follow this link to find out about how Through the Roof can help your church include disabled people.