A Welcoming Worship &
Fellowship Experience
Rejoicing Spirits is a groundbreaking, successful ministry which reaches out to enrich
the spiritual lives of people with developmental disabilities, their families, friends and other supportive community members. This
is done through an inclusive, adapted worship and fellowship time which delivers God’s message of love.
Worship services
include lots of music and joyous singing, along with brief, meaningful messages. Especially important is that it’s a shush-free environment.
Through a Rejoicing Spirits Ministry, congregations become aware, educated and accepting of individuals with developmental disabilities.
Attitudinal barriers are removed allowing us to truly be one body united together in Christ.
The foundation of the ministry
is rooted in 1 Corinthians 12:25, “So that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for
each other.” A priority is to overlook each other’s differences and instead value all people as one body. The service is a great example
of overcoming prejudice and instead creating unity.
Mission Statement
The Rejoicing Spirits ministry reaches out to enrich the
spiritual lives of individuals with developmental disabilities along with their families, friends and other supportive community members.
God’s message of love is shared through a meaningful and adapted Christian worship service and fellowship time.
Individuals are free to be themselves while actively participating as contributing members in an inclusive faith community.
The ministry shares the Rejoicing Spirits model of religious inclusion with disability and faith-based organizations.
Location
Hosted
at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
in the historic village of Lionville
104 S. Village Ave, Exton, PA19341
St. Paul's is a member of the National Organization on Disability
Accessible Congregations Campaign. St. Paul's is committed about
spiritual inclusion of all people.
