Last night three other members of the congregation and I attended a workshop on Autism. It was done by the Judevine Center on Autism and was a wonderfully helpful evening. With two children in our congregation with Autism Spectrum Disorder, we are coming to realize the very special needs of children with autism and their [...]
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Autism and Church
Posted in Autism, Church Accessibility, Compton Heights Christian Church (DOC), Lectionary, Religious Community, community on February 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Compton Cares Update
Posted in Church Accessibility, Church Building Renovation, Compton Heights Christian Church (DOC), Fall Planning, Open and Affirming Congregation, Religion, Sacred Spaces, Urban Church, community, progressive church on September 3, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Judi has been taking pictures as demolition and construction are beginning at Compton Heights CC. And she has created a blog to share the progress with friends near and far who are supporting this important step in our ministry. I’ve added the blog to my blogroll and hope you will follow our progress … and [...]
Destruction and Construction
Posted in Church Accessibility, Church Building Renovation, Compton Heights Christian Church (DOC), Religion, Sacred Spaces, Spiritual, Urban Church, progressive church on August 31, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Following my somewhat reflective, “isn’t it wonderful” piece on beginning the work toward accessibility …. We’re now 3 days into the process and — all the afore-said still holding — this is the truth of the moment: I’m sitting in my office and the ‘taking apart’ that comes before the ‘building’ is loud [...]
Toward an Accessible Church
Posted in Church Accessibility, Compton Heights Christian Church (DOC), Open and Affirming Congregation, Religion, Religious Community, Sacred Spaces, Urban Church, community on August 28, 2007 | 1 Comment »
The demolition that precedes construction begins tomorrow at Compton Heights Christian Church! After years of need and many months of dreaming, planning, revising, and revising again we are beginning. After wondering if we could take on this project to become accessible (well, more accessible — this is a first step!), we took a step of [...]