News Releases
Key News Releases sent out from TTR since May 2023. Please contact us on info@throughtheroof.org for more details.
News release: Free online event with Christian social media stars
Spring Harvest speakers with over 1 million ‘followers’, Jade and John Reynolds, are on a mission to normalise their faith and disability. They will share at a free, online event on 'the power of your story' with Christian disability charity...
News release: launch of Disability Awareness Week 2024
Join the launch on Sunday 15 September The Revd Helen Cameron, President of the Methodist Conference and Moderator of the Free Churches Group, and President of Churches together in England, encourages all churches to celebrate Disability Awareness Week 15-22 September 2024. Helen will share her passion for church disability inclusion by preaching to launch Disability Awareness Week 2024 on 15...
Luke 5 disability inclusion award for breaking down barriers in Ely
The Rich Tea Community, a local group for adults with additional needs at the Countess Free Church, Ely – and its co-founder, Cate Allen – have received an award. Christian charity Through the Roof (www.throughtheroof.org) gave Rich Tea Community the Luke 5 disability inclusion award for 'breaking down...
News release: Journey with Jesus for Disability Awareness Week 2024
Disability charity Through the Roof is inviting churches to celebrate Disability Awareness Week. Everyone is encouraged to include local disabled people and to hold a service on Sunday 22nd September 2024, or a day of their choice. A free church resource pack is available
Luke 5 Award for Parish Nurse Roofbreaker
Through the Roof’s Luke 5 Award celebrates disability inclusion in Christian life. Usually, a disabled individual makes the nomination – to celebrate how an individual, group or church has made a difference by enabling them to access Christian life in some way. This time, we have several disabled people telling of how they are now able to access Christian...
News release: Understanding autistic meltdowns and shutdowns video
Triona Brading, an autistic Christian who is a Roofbreaker disability champion with Through the Roof, has teamed up with the charity again for a second video: ‘Understanding autistic meltdowns and shutdowns. Triona shares “helpful starting points for discussions with the autistic people in your church” to create awareness and begin dialogue, so autistic people can feel at home. What does the...
News release: ABC journey of disability inclusion
Disability charity Through the Roof is calling on all UK churches to join the ABC journey of disability inclusion, from Access to Belonging to Commission. We are sharing a new framework – the ABC model. It is a simple tool for churches to show that disability inclusion is about more than just access. Disabled people are hugely under-represented in the...
News Release: video on Supporting autistic individuals in our churches
Triona Brading, an autistic Christian who works with children with additional needs, is busting myths on autism in the church with her latest video, ‘Supporting autistic individuals in our churches’. The video shares practical tips from her own experience of autism and encourages churches to take a fresh perspective in forming a welcoming environment for autistic people. Triona, Roofbreaker disability...