About IDC

People with disabilities comprise 20 percent of the American population, yet they traditionally are not represented within congregations. In fact, a 2000 National Organization on Disability/Harris Survey found that though 84 percent of people with a disability state that their religious faith is important to them, less than half attend a religious service at least once a month.

This is a population that wants to participate in the faith community and hopes to be welcomed by it. Interfaith Disability Connection (IDC) recognizes this need and desire and has crafted the tools to encourage this critical outreach.

IDC connects the faith community to the disability community.
IDC connects faith leaders with critical resources to promote change.
IDC connects people with disabilities to faith community membership.
IDC connects questions to answers.

Congregational Members

Beulah Baptist Church

Congregation Bet Haverim

Congregation Beth Shalom

Cumming First United Methodist Church

Episcopal Church of the Epiphany

Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter

First United Methodist Church of Douglasville

Griffin First United Methodist Church

Living Grace Lutheran Church

Lutheran Church of the Resurrection

Mount Bethel United Methodist Church

Northside United Methodist Church

Northside Drive Baptist Church

Oakhurst Baptist Church

Peachtree Road United Methodist Church

Roswell United Methodist Church

Social Circle United Methodist Church

The Temple

Temple Kehillat Chaim

Temple Sinai

Trinity Presbyterian Church of Atlanta

The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Atlanta

Organizational Members

The Amit Program

Dvelopmental Disabilities Ministries

Jewish Family and Career Services-Disabilities Division

Individuals

Megan Branch

Student Members

Maureene Rutherford

IDC is thankful for the continued commitment of these congregations, organizations and individuals to build communities where people with and without disabilities  have  opportunities to worship, study, serve and provide leadership in congregational life.  This commitment along with the financial support of our members is what makes the work of IDC possible.