awareness | acceptance | inclusion
Welcome to the Autism Faith Network
“If there’s any space that should be equipped to welcome autistic people, it should be places of worship.”
—Tonya Nash, Founder of the Autism Faith Network
Registration is now closed!
Apply for Cheerful Giving!
Our Cheerful Giving initiative opened up for registration on Friday, November 14th at 8:00am EST! Registration has now closed, as we have reached our maximum number of participants.
New Resource
2025 Activity Toolkit
Did you know that going to church can be difficult for autistic persons and their families? The lighting, sounds, crowds and social expectations can be very overwhelming without proper support.
New Interview
Special Needs Ministry Leader Highlight
We’re shining a light on the incredible work of Rev. Sylvia Taylor, who has led the special needs ministry at First Baptist Church of Glenarden for 17 years! She serves with passion, creating a safe, loving space where individuals with disabilities are embraced, celebrated, and encouraged in their faith journey. You don’t want to miss this interview!
Our History
The Autism Faith Network began in 2016 with the goal of equipping faith-based communities to become more autism friendly. Here’s how it got started.
Our Mission
We seek to spread autism awareness, acceptance and inclusion in local and faith-based communities all over the world! Learn more about our mission and goals.
Our Participants
Over 102 churches have participated in the Autism Faith Network since 2016! We hope to partner with more in the coming year! See if one of our churches is near you!
Our Latest Blog Articles
2021 Accessible Faith Initiative Events
Autism Awareness Month is here! Each year, we recruit and empower places of worship to do activities for this special observance. In 2020, we had to be creative about our Accessible Faith Initiative events due to COVID-19. This year is no different. However, the need...
Parenting Children with Disabilities
Join us in April for a very special webinar with three amazing ladies! Salina Miller, Patricia Parker and Charisse (Nikki) Montgomery are the authors of a new book, "We Dare Be Brave: African American Moms and the emotional journey of raising children with...
A Discussion on Disability and the Church
We are very excited to announce that we will be conducting an interview with Dr. Lamar Hardwick, also known as Autism Pastor! It will take place via Zoom on Sunday, April 18, 2021 at 4:00PM EST. We will be discussing Dr. Hardwick's latest book, "Disability and the...
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