Special Needs Community

Navigating with Hope

Here at Grace Community Church we desire to help ALL people FIND, KNOW, and FOLLOW Jesus. This includes individuals with special needs.

Our Special Needs Community is working hard to accommodate those with special needs.

Right now, we can offer: wheelchair accessible buildings, bathrooms with handicap-accessible stalls, a large treatment table in our Life Center for diaper changes for bigger children and adults, special needs classroom available for adults with special needs for first service (9:30 am), and special needs classroom available for children for second service (11:00 am), and a support group for the parents and caregivers of individuals with special needs called Navigating with Hope.

We are also seeking to offer ways our Special Needs Community can give back to the church using their unique gifts and talents. One of our individuals with special needs prepares the communion trays for Sunday services. And two special needs individuals serve on our hospitality team.

You can email us if you have any questions: Special Needs Community

Family Fun Day at Hope Ranch

Join us for a Family Fun Day at Hope Ranch in Mansfield on

Saturday, April 12th, from 9 am - noon.

For more information and to register your Special Needs Family click on the button below.

Register for Hope Ranch here

Special Needs Family Easter Egg Hunt

Saturday, April 19, from 1 - 3 pm

You are invited to our third annual Special Needs Family Easter Egg Hunt! This is a come-and-go event anytime between 1 and 3 pm. We will have free popcorn, water, and cookies, as well as carnival games and an Easter egg garden for the Egg Hunt.
Our event is wheelchair accessible since we will be in the church gymnasium.
All ages are welcome!
Are you vision-impaired? We can hide some beeping eggs for you.
All abilities are welcome and you can bring your whole family!
Please register at the button below with how many people in your family are attending so we can be excited that you are coming.

Register for Egg Hunt here

Interested in blessing the Navigating With Hope ministry?

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First Name

Last Name

Email

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What area would you like to serve?

Door greeter (once a month)

Food set-up and clean-up (once a month)

Childcare (4 times a year)

Be a buddy for a special needs individual (as-needed)

Volunteer at the Special Needs Easter Egg Hunt (once a year)

Join the prayer team for our ministry

Other resources for Special Needs families

Moms

Dads

Families

Meet the Special Needs
Community Leaders

Natalie Dorsey

Natalie is the mother of six-year-old Bryan who has Autism as well as a complex medical history. Natalie is the Parents as Partners Coordinator at Cook Children's where she promotes the parent voice within the medical system. In her free time, she mentors and supports parents of medically fragile children.

Natalie also just had twins in October and they are doing great!

Lyndy Rizy

Lyndy is mom to Audrey and Miles. Miles is 14 and has Down syndrome. Since having a child with special needs she sees great value in being a part of a special needs community and strives to give other special needs parents and caregivers encouragement, support, and hope. She also loves to be creative and enjoys spending time doing craft projects of all kinds.