July is Disability Pride Month
This month’s article is written by ELCA Disability Ministries Advisory team member Rev. Peter Heide, written from a perspective of blindness. “Organizations by and for people with disabilities have existed since the 1800’s.” [1] In 1921, the American Foundation for the...
Grants: Next Steps for Applicants
Dear Friends in Christ, On behalf of myself and the Disability Ministries advisory team, I wanted to say “thank you!” to everyone who applied for one of our grants of up to $10,000. We were blown away by the response...
Book Review: The Pretty One by Keah Brown
A book review by Rev. Peter Heide on “The Pretty One: On Life, Pop Culture, and Other Reasons to Fall in Love with Me” by Keah Brown At first, the title of this book seems presumptive, but I have come to...
Reinterpreting John 9
A reflection on John 9 through the lens of disability, by Rev. Brian Krause The healing of the blind man in John chapter 9 is one of my favorite healing stories in the whole Bible. I love this story because...
Grants and tAble
Dear Friends in Christ, We had an AMAZING response to our most recent opportunity to receive a grant from ELCA Disability Ministries! Soon you will be notified of your application status. Unfortunately, we could not take all requests or applications....
Grant Update
Hello Friends! I want to say a HUGE thank you to every person, congregation, and camp that has registered onto GrantMaker and started, even completed, their applications! With just a few weeks left, we currently have 20 applications that have been...