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

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FREE SENSORY TOOLS

Registration Closed for Space to Belong!

Space to Belong registration is now closed.

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UPDATED RESOURCE

2026 Activity Toolkit

We are excited to share our newly 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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MINISTRY RESOURCE

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! You don’t want to miss this interview!

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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

2025 Autism Acceptance Month Activities

April is Autism Acceptance Month and we have several resources available for you! These resources are part of our Accessible Faith Initiative. Mark your calendar for the following upcoming events. 2025 Activity Toolkit Have you heard about our Activity Toolkit? It's a...

An Important Change to our Donation Platform

Hello everyone, As of February 20, 2025, we will no longer be using our current donation platform. While it has served us well, its costs were covered by a grant that has now ended. We are in the process of selecting a new donation platform and will share an update...

Highlights from 2024 and the Promise of 2025!

Happy New Year, everyone! We had a wonderful 2024 and we look forward to all that is in store for 2025! Let's walk down memory lane and review some of our highlights from 2024. Accessible Faith Initiative We provided 28 Sensory Toolkits for places of worship...