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Many churches produce Christmas cards that invite people to seasonal services and events and deliver these around the parish. When you design these, think about how readable and accessible they are. You may be doing a lot, but lots of crowded small print is hard to decipher and isn’t really very inviting. When you design…

Advent and Christmas is a time when we talk a lot about light and seeing. • We might invite people to enter the stable in their imaginations and ‘see’ the child in the manger. • We might talk about Jesus being the invisible God made visible in his incarnation. • We work hard to create…

You will have likely come across the concept of ‘fiddle toys’/‘fidget toys’ but you may not know why it would be a great idea for your church to have some readily available. There are many reasons why someone would find a fiddle toy beneficial, but most commonly individuals with ADHD, ASD, anxiety or sensory processing…

One really easy way you can make your Christmas services more accessible is to give clear information about them all on your websites. A timeline for each service will tell people what to expect at and it removes a lot of the unknowns and the anxiety surrounding that. This is especially helpful if you do…

Christmas is a time of familiar and traditional stories, carols, readings and services. For people with dementia this is a time that stirs particular memories and experiences and creates opportunities for people to participate when participation in other things has become difficult. When you plan your Christmas services, remember how important the tradition and familiarity…

Ruth, Director of Renew Wellbeing suggests having a Cup Group : invite a few folks/ neighbours etc for coffee and quiet. Consider having a regular cuppa moment with others in local cafe or in your church during advent. We often invite people to chat and socialise with us , maybe invite people into a quiet…

Not everyone will engage with your service or sermon by sitting still and listening. Some people find it beneficial to doodle or write or draw to help them follow what is being said. Leicester Diocese have created a useful sermon card that you can download for FREE and print out – we recommend printing as…

Could you create a quiet space or corner in your church? Big busy services such as the ones we often have at Christmas can be overwhelming for some groups of people, including those living with dementia, some neurodivergent people and some people living with mental ill-health. … Creating a quieter space with gentle lighting which…

Why it is important that our churches are accessible There’s a whole range of reasons; ranging from ‘because it’s the right thing to do’ through to ‘well it’s a legal requirement’. But the answer we’d like to briefly look at today is because that’s what it teaches in the bible, it’s what Jesus did and…