SFC Bridge Builders—A ministry to those with special needs and their families

Here at SFC, we believe that as a church we all need to be "Bridge Builders" between families touched by disability and the church community. That means removing all barriers for those families to enter into the church.

In the past several years, we have been working hard to integrate children with special needs into our Sunday school programs. In addition to our regular programs, we also host events designed to provide a time of respite for parents with children with special needs. These respite events happen quarterly on Saturday mornings. Theh parents are blessed with four hours of repite and the volunteers are blessed by the time spent with the children.

Below is the testimony of one of our elders, Jackie Hester, about her incredible experience at one of these special events.

At the beginning of this past Christmas season, I received an early gift! It was the Spirit of Christmas witnessed in magical moments at the Bridge Builder's Respite Day. While happy parents headed out to spend precious "alone time," our church transformed into a joyful, bustling, caring, safe and efficiently run "extraordinary play date" for their kids.

And then, there was Noelle... a little beauty who stole my heart... clapping, dancing, cuddling... and allowing me a window into her life.

I left that day refreshed and renewed, as I hope her parents did, and carrying my gift in my heart.

"He who refreshes will also himself be refreshed." - Proverbs 11:25

-Jackie Hester

"Sometimes in the least expected moment, love slips in giving birth to peace and joy."

- Kris Ediger

If you have a child or teenager with a special need, we invite you to contact one of the children or student ministry staff members. We will then have our intake team talk to you about your child's needs, and we will set them up with a buddy to help them in their Sunday school class. Please feel free to fill out the intake form, and we will get started in helping your child connect at SFC. If you would like to volunteer to help in this important ministry, please contact a staff member.