by Sharon Mager | Jun 20, 2024 | Associations, Children's Ministries, disability ministry, Featured, Grants, Special Needs
By Sharon Mager BERLIN, Md. — For years, Berlin First Baptist Church (BFBC) Children’s Director Shannon Diehl prayerfully pondered the idea of the church having a Vacation Bible School (VBS) for children affected by disabilities. After all, she had a background of...
by Sharon Mager | Sep 8, 2023 | Devotional, Special Needs
Benjamin Hankin, church planter and lead pastor of LifeHouse Salem County Church in Pennsville, New Jersey, never dreamed his congregation would have a budding disability ministry. It just happened. Rather, God ordained it. They even baptized a young woman affected by...
by Sharon Mager | Aug 25, 2023 | Evangelism, Special Needs
My name is Sherri Swanson, and I’m the director of the 12nine Adult Abilities Ministry at Bayside Baptist Church in Chesapeake Beach, Maryland, where my husband, Glenn serves as the senior pastor. Glenn and I are blessed with two sons and our beautiful daughter Anna,...
by Sharon Mager | Aug 4, 2023 | disability ministry, ESL, Featured, Skycroft Conference Center, Special Needs
By Ben McBride, Madison Wells-James and Sharon Mager It was hot, sticky and abundantly joyful at the annual “Everyone Belongs” Camp, July 28-30 at Skycroft Conference Center. The camp, sponsored by the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware (BCM/D), Cresthill Church,...
by Sharon Mager | Feb 17, 2023 | Featured, Special Needs
BOWIE, Md. (BP) – Several churches in the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware (BCM/D) hosted “Night to Shine” dance events this past Friday (Feb. 10). Started by Tim Tebow’s charity foundation, the dances are designed to celebrate those with special needs around...
by Iris Pardillo | Nov 5, 2020 | BaptistLIFE, Children's Ministries, Church Service, disability ministry, Featured, Maryland-Delaware Baptists, Pastor/Planter, Special Needs, Student Leader, WMU, Women, Worship Leader, Youth
By Jim McCaffrey In February 2017, my family and I began a new chapter in the long story that is my career. Until recently, my career path both in secular and ministry work never lasted more than two years at a place. It became the normal expectation that I would...
