Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors

Creating Access and Inclusion in Worship

• Mark your congregation's calendar for Inclusion Awareness Day. Use the last weekend in September or choose an alternate date for your congregation's celebration.



• Start an inclusion committee to raise awareness to the need for access and inclusion. Introduce committee members to the congregation on Inclusion Awareness Day. Use tips on starting an inclusion committee to get started.



• Download the song "Open Doors" and ask your choir to learn it for Inclusion Awareness Day.



• Plan a series of bulletin articles and a special worship service for Inclusion Awareness Day. Use the Inclusion Awareness Day Workbooks for articles, prayers and homily hints.



• Survey your congregation on Inclusion Awareness Day to find out the needs of your members. Use our access survey to get started.



• Invite members of your congregation who happen to have disabilities to begin a ministry on Inclusion Awareness Day. Provide any accommodations needed and make sure their participation continues throughout the year.



• Invite members of your congregation with disabilities to speak at a worship service about what inclusion means to them.