by Sharon Mager | Oct 13, 2023 | Disability ministry, Featured
When Tom Stolle’s sister-in-law suggested that he and his wife have their son, Jimmy, tested for autism, Stolle recalls, “I didn’t receive the news very well.” Although Jimmy wasn’t walking at 18 months and wasn’t speaking at age 2, Stolle said he and his wife,...
by Sharon Mager | Sep 8, 2023 | Associations, Featured
Izzy Gets BaptizedChris McCombs, the pastor of Lexington Park Church shakes his head in wonder at the way God moved at the recent Everyone Belongs Camp for individuals with disabilities at Skycroft Conference Center. McCombs said his wife Shonette had the idea of...
by Sharon Mager | Aug 25, 2023 | Evangelism
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 | Jul 14, 2023 | Disability ministry, Featured
What would the world say that my son Jimmy can give to me and Shelley? Many people would say little to nothing. Due to being affected by a developmental disability, many would see my son as someone who is totally dependent on us. Yet we would die for Jimmy without a...
by Sharon Mager | Mar 30, 2023 | Disability ministry, Featured
DAGSBORO, Delaware (BP) – For Tom Stolle, the executive director and chief financial officer for the Baptist Convention of Maryland/Delaware (BCM/D), advocating for the protection of the vulnerable is deeply personal. Stolle’s 21-year-old son Jimmy was born with...
