Special Needs
Worship With The Gathering Place
Online
We welcome and embrace transitional adults and adults and families affected by special needs. The Gathering Place is our satellite special needs congregation. We meet on Zoom on Sundays at 1:30. Email tgpweb24@gmail.com to get the password, and then join online here: The Gathering Place Worship on Zoom
Onsite
We also meet in person at Cresthill every 4th Sunday at 3pm. The worship service is geared towards people with special needs and includes music with a drum circle, a motion song and a simple message from the Bible. We also enjoy a meal and a craft activity when we’re together.
Everyone is welcome at The Gathering Place! Attend a monthly gathering or support the ministry by volunteering. Other ways to support:
-Provide food for the monthly gathering
-Pray for the ministry
-Make a financial donation to help cover ministry expenses
“We believe that people who have disabilities are more than just their disability and their challenges. We should see them as people first and disability second. We are a lot more capable than you may think. People with a disability can also make great partners in ministry.” -Brian Rowe, Worship Leader of The Gathering Place
Worship at Cresthill Onsite
Our building is accessible, including an automatic, wheelchair-accessible church front door. We also have a wheelchair lift for access to the stage in the Worship Center. There are signs with directions to accessible restrooms as well as a Sensory Room.
Sensory Room
We have a Sensory Room for those with special needs who may need a break from our environment for whatever reason. Please see any of the ushers for access or assistance.
A place to recline
Soft items
Seats for caregivers
Pleasant lighting
Night to Shine
We have partnered with the Tim Tebow Foundation to host Night to Shine, a prom open to the public for those with special needs. It is scheduled annually on a Friday night in February. It’s a special night of dining, dancing, karaoke, limo rides and more!
Everyone Belongs Camp
The Everyone Belongs Camp, hosted by the BCM/D, is an overnight weekend experience for families impacted by disability.