Ministries which are especially established to serve individuals with disabilities and their families can be particularly useful to congregations.

Resources below are divided into two categories.

• Anabaptist-related Organizations
• Additional church-related Ministries

See also Anabaptist-related service providers in both mental health and developmental disabilities. Organizations providing Christian Education resources are listed on our Sunday School page.

Anabaptist Center for Healthcare Ethics
The Anabaptist Center for Healthcare Ethics (ACHE) serves the church and its members as they confront the morally complex world of modern healthcare and biotechnology.

Mennonite Medical Association
A fellowship of around six hundred physicians, dentists, and medical/dental students who are members of congregations of Mennonite and Brethren in Christ Churches.

No Longer Alone Ministries
NLAM is a Christian-based organization in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania providing supportive caring services to individuals experiencing long term mental illness and their families. Starting as a family support group organized by Mennonites and others, NLAM also now provides supported living, a speakers' bureau, and other services.

CLC Network (Christian Learning Center) offers Church Consultation Services,  workshops , coaching, etc. to help churches fully include individuals who have disabilities within their congregation. They assist churches in forming G.L.U.E. teams to support individuals with disabilities and offer a G.L.U.E. Training Manual.

Congregational Resource Guide
This selective online resource guide is filled with supportive, informative and insightful recommendations to help address all manner of congregational issues at no cost. There are listings for both disabilities and mental health. An initiative of the Alban Institute in consultation with the Indianapolis Center for Congregations.

Joni & Friends
A pioneering disabilities ministry for evangelicals, Joni and Friends was founded by Joni Eareckson Tada in 1979 to communicate the gospel and equip Christ-honoring churches worldwide to evangelize and disciple people affected by disability.

Mental Health Ministries
A ministry related to the United Methodist Church, this website seeks to educate clergy and lay persons for the purpose of decreasing the stigma associated with mental illnesses in faith communities.

Pathways to Promise: Ministry and Mental Illness
An interfaith technical assistance and resource center which offers liturgical and educational materials, program models, and networking information to promote a caring ministry with people with mental illness and their families. The site is intended for clergy, interested laity, people with mental illness and their families, friends and supporters and mental health professionals interested in working with the faith community. Some excellent resources!