Please feel free to email us at any time: information@umcdmc.org 

Wanted: Volunteer Resource Persons 

We welcome those who are willing to share their talent, skill, and passion for inclusion and accessibility through ministry with people with disabilities.
Come be a part of something bigger than yourself! There is much to do. You could… 

• Write an article about a success story from your church or district *If you are interested in writing for The Voice, our blog, or other publications, see our Author’s Guide.

• Share a passion about a specific disability and its challenges that would relate to United Methodist church families. 

• Share your ideas

• Use your technical skills or gifts of the Spirit to help United Methodists with disabilities or the committee itself

• Consider working on fundraising for DMC

• Become the Disability Advocate for your local church

• Apply organizing skills to DMC projects

• Provide visioning and big picture thinking to DMC projects and your local church or UMC conference

You can find more possibilities by reading our Resource Person Roles information sheet.  We’d like to hear from you today! 

To volunteer, please complete our Resource Person Application. You can submit it by e-mail to:  information@umcdmc.org  

If you are a hands-on person, please consider opportunities in your local church or conference. Offer to be in ministry with people who have disabilities, serving side-by-side. Options may include:

• Participate in service projects alongside youth or adults with intellectual disabilities, e.g.,

  • • Feed My Starving Children

    • Food Banks

    • Assembling UMCOR cleaning buckets for distribution to people who have faced natural disasters (i.e., flooding)

• Serve in a team as greeter or usher alongside someone with a disability

• Assist in classrooms to ensure full participation of children needing a little extra support

• Ask to join your conference Disability Ministries Committee

• Work with your local church trustee committee to address items needing improvement in your Annual Accessibility Audit 

For Families and Individuals:

Use the online Find-A-Church directory to locate a nearby church that best meets your accessibility needs.

Scroll down until you see, "Search by location or church name" box and enter a location (zip code) to find churches with features such as: Accessible Restrooms; Accessible Entrances; Accessible Parking; Large Print Bulletins/ Hymnals; Hearing Devices; American Sign Language (ASL) Interpretation (listed under languages).

 To filter by need, under Filter Results (left side of screen), click on the + sign next to Accessibility and put a checkmark for the features you are looking for. 

For Congregations:

Promote your congregation’s disability-friendly and accessible features on your Find-A-Church page.

United Methodist Communications has video tutorials to guide you through each step of updating your Find-A-Church (FAC) site.  Sample of a church sharing their accessibility features.

FILTER RESULTS:
Users can check specific boxes to help find churches that are a good fit.  Make it easy for them by promoting your accessibility and inclusion features. Your responses will be summarized in the upper right side of your FAC home page.

• Ministries – If the eight general categories don’t work, be more specific in the Description section under Upcoming Events on your FAC home page.

• Languages – Check “American Sign Language” if your services are ASL interpreted.

• Online Worship – Check the box if your services are available virtually.  Specific accessibility information needs to be in your Welcome* video.

• Accessibility Services - check all the boxes that apply:
          - Accessible Restroom
          - Accessible Entrance
          - Elevator
          - Hearing Device
          - Captioning
          - Parking

• Driving Directions - Describe where to find accessible parking and entrances and provide a Google Maps link.