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

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...