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Jesus is inclusive, and the church should be too. When a child with specific needs comes to New Hope Church, that child does not bring only different needs. The child comes with gifts, possibilities, and a place prepared by God in the Body of Christ.

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Special Needs: care and welcome for those who need their own pace

New Hope Special Needs is the inclusion ministry of New Hope Church. We believe inclusion is not simply allowing a child to be present. It is doing everything within our reach so that the child belongs. Jesus never treated people as interruptions along the way; He saw them, welcomed them, and drew them close.

“I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.”

Psalm 139:14 (NIV)

At New Hope Church, belonging comes before anything else. A child is part of the church from the nursery on. This ministry exists so that Sunday morning has room for the whole family.

Headphones at the sanctuary entrance, a trained team in the Calm Room, and volunteers who stay close by. Every Sunday at 10:30am, during the service.

The Calm Room

What is the Calm Room?

When the children go to their rooms, the Calm Room receives those who need a quieter environment to learn. It is a room prepared for that purpose: soft light, low sound, its own materials, and a team trained to walk with each child at that child’s own pace.

Inside the sanctuary, right at the entrance, New Hope Church also keeps headphones available for children and adults who are sensitive to sound. They are there in plain sight for anyone who wants them, and they are returned on the way out.

The New Hope Church sanctuary at the Blue Service, decorated with blue balloons, with the church gathered

The Blue Service

What is the Blue Service?

Once a year the whole church at New Hope dresses in blue, and the service is dedicated to autism awareness. It is not a separate service for some families: it is everyone’s service, with this theme at the center.

It is the Sunday when the whole church says out loud, dressed in the same color, that people with autism and their families are part of it. The shirts for that Sunday carry a phrase the church repeats all year long: “Jesus é inclusivo, a igreja deve ser também” (Jesus is inclusive, and the church should be too).

The first morning

How can you prepare for the first visit?

What the families who have already come have taught us.

Come on Sunday

The room is prepared every week for whoever arrives, and your family is already expected.

Arrive early

Twenty minutes before the service, the building is still empty. Seeing the room before the noise and the crowd makes a real difference in how the arrival goes.

You decide when to leave

You choose how long to stay. The family can take part in the whole service or in part of it.

None of these steps is required. The church is open and the Special Needs team is there every Sunday. The most common way for the first morning to happen is still the best one: the family arrives and finds people waiting for them.

Sunday, 10:30am

There is room for your family.

Sunday, 10:30am. The room prepared, the team ready, and the door open for your family.

Plan your visit About New Hope Kids
The Calm Room of the Special Needs ministry
New Hope Special NeedsSunday, 10:30am, during the service (407) 275-6161 · also on WhatsApp

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