The aim of the Disability Justice Task Group is to promote awareness around issues of disability justice in order to enable full participation and equality for disabled people in our churches. We seek to do this through working with Baptist churches in HEBA.
During the HEBA Year of Disability Justice, we invite members of our churches to learn more about how to be welcoming through our Storytelling Events - see the flyer below - and
BSL interpretation is available at all of these events. We also promote Disability Awareness Days and resources on this site.
Our next Storytelling event will be held on Wednesday, 12th November, when Lisa, will tell us what it's like to have an Acquired Brain Injury. A booking link will be available shortly.
Disability Awareness Sunday...
...falls on Sunday 28th September this year - or your church can of course choose another Sunday. Resources are available via Through the Roof on the theme of 'Made in God's Image', reminding us that we all, disabled or not, reflect the image of God.
Disability Awareness Sunday - Through the Roof
Sight Loss Sunday
Sight Loss Sunday is an initiative by Torch Trust, an organisation dedicated to enabling blind and partially sighted people to encounter Jesus, grow in their faith and thrive in Christian community. Sight Loss Sunday is a great opportunity to celebrate those who are blind and partially sighted in our congregations and communities; and to equip the church to achieve it’s aim of welcoming all of God’s people.
This year, Sight Loss Sunday will be taking place on Sunday 12th October 2025. Our theme is ‘Who does God call?’ We will be looking at vocation through the lens of Samuel and Eli and through the words Paul writes to the church in Corinth. It will be an opportunity to celebrate God’s gifts and calling on those with sight loss as part of God’s wider calling on His Church and His people; and to think about what God may be calling each of us to do.
We have a suite of resources available on our website (
www.torchtrust.org/sight-loss-friendly-church/sight-loss-sunday/) including a fully planned all age service, a recorded sermon, a video celebrating the leadership gifts and experience of those with sight loss and lots more. We would love churches to celebrate Sight Loss Sunday with us on 12 October but if that date doesn’t work for you, the resources can be used at any time of the year to consider the themes of Sight Loss and vocation.
Blog
During 2022 the HEBA Justice Hub focussed on Disability Justice, providing videos and papers for the website on specific themes. You can view these on our blog.