Parkview CARES Special Needs Ministry

Caring for, Assisting & Respecting

Everyone with Special Needs

“Parkview CARES” is a ministry to families with special needs.  Our goal is to include children and adults with disabilities in our church community by providing the support they need to participate as fully as possible, so that they may hear the life-changing message of Jesus Christ.

At least initially, this will be an inclusion program and we hope to accomplish the above by:

• Assessing those being ministered to through a parent questionnaire and an observation by a member of the “Parkview CARES” ministry team.
• Training parents, teachers, and volunteers to include the child or adult in our current Sunday ministries.
• Pairing children with special needs with a peer Buddy or a one-on-one volunteer for Sunday services - the parent will choose which service they would prefer to attend.
• Providing the opportunity for volunteers to develop a relationship with those children in order to minister to them more fully and assist them in participating in various children’s ministry activities.
• Assessing adult needs on an individual basis and offering an 11:00 AM adult Sunday School class.

If you have someone in your life with special needs and you would like to help them more fully participate in the community at Parkview Christian Church, please fill out our Special Needs Assessment Tool:

 SPECIAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT TOOL (Print and Submit)

SPECIAL NEEDS ASSESSMENT TOOL (Online Form)

If you have questions about the Parkview CARES ministry, please contact Patti Powell at parkviewcares@parkviewchurch.com.