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!

Manna from Heaven

Registration for Manna from Heaven has closed. We have reached capacity with our funding. This initiative provides $50 grocery store gift cards for autistic persons in need.

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Donate to our Nonprofit!

We accept donations all throughout the year! Your tax-deductible donation will support our three main initiatives: Manna from Heaven, Cheerful Giving, and Space to Belong. Thank you for supporting our cause!

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UPDATED RESOURCE

2026 Activity Toolkit

We are excited to share our updated Accessible Faith Initiative Toolkit! Get activity ideas for Autism Acceptance Month and beyond, guidance for starting a disability ministry, and more! Best of all, it’s FREE!

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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 Beginning

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.

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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!

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Our Latest Blog Articles

Our First Giving Campaign

We are excited to announce that we celebrated our FIRST anniversary as a 501c3 nonprofit organization on August 21, 2021! We kicked it off with our first giving campaign and it is off to a great start! Since 2016, we have served over 35 churches and thousands of...

We Dare Be Brave: Parenting Children with Disabilities

Are you the parent or caregiver of a child with disabilities? If so, we would love for you to join our upcoming webinar with Salina Miller, Patricia Parker and Charisse "Nikki" Montgomery! We will be discussing their new book, "We Dare Be Brave: African American Moms...

A Webinar about Disability and the Church

Don't forget to join us for our FREE upcoming webinar on Sunday, April 18th at 4pm EST! We will be interviewing Dr. Lamar Hardwick and discussing his new book, "Disability and the Church: A Vision for Diversity and Inclusion." You can register for this webinar by...