News Releases
News Releases sent out from TTR since 2021. Please contact us on info@throughtheroof.org for more details.
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...
News Release: Celebrate God’s Gifts on Disability Awareness Sunday 2023
Through the Roof is offering free resources for Disability Awareness Sunday on the 17th September 2023 (or a day of your choice). All churches are invited to celebrate the unique gifts God gives to each one of us – including disabled people. Follow this link to request a free resource pack:
Disability Awareness Sunday in YOUR Church
Let's celebrate it in every church! In 2023 we'll be celebrating Disability Awareness Sunday on Sunday 17th September. It'll be a great time for churches to join together across the UK (and even some internationally). If this date is not convenient, please choose an alternative date to suit your church. Any Sunday can be Disability Awareness Sunday! Here are some free...
News Release: Finding funding for an accessible church
4th May 2023 Disability charity Through the Roof has created a webpage to show churches and ministries where to find funding for building work to improve disabled access. It’s available now on their website and at this link: https://bit.ly/ObtainFunding Katie Mobbs from Through the Roof shares: “I’m a Christian, and a wheelchair...
News Release: Ramping Up Church Disability Inclusion
6 February 2023 With a generous grant from Benefact Trust, disability inclusion charity Through the Roof is ramping up its ‘Roofbreaker’ project to triple the support for disabled people in UK churches. Only 5–10% of disabled people ever hear the gospel in their lifetime (Lausanne Committee for World Evangelization). Our Roofbreakers are local volunteer disability champions who enable disabled people to...
News Release: The Choir of Angels Signs the Way Towards Inclusion of Deaf People
Award-winning Manchester children’s choir both signs and sings to ensure more people can be included. This festive season, a ‘Choir of Angels’ from Sacred Heart & St. Francis parish, Gorton, Manchester, is being celebrated for learning sign language and using drums to help include a deaf member of their church, Minna Moffatt-Feldman (pictured front left). Minna nominated the children for...
“I feel alive! Valued for the disabled person I am" - Celebrate Disability Awareness Sunday
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...
'Disabled People Judged as Not Worth Listening To'
Becky, a 19-year-old with severe disabilities received a standing ovation for her preach to thousands of people at Greenbelt Festival. Yet often her experience is not so positive. Becky says, “Too often disabled people, particularly those with severe disabilities, are judged as not having an opinion that is worth listening to.” Becky was part of a conversation between three young...