VIRGINIA BEACH FAITH COMMUNITIES
Catholic
Church of the Holy Family
1279 North Great Neck Road, Virginia Beach 23454
Office Phone: 757-481-5702
Church of the Holy Family does not have a separate program for children with disabilities, but adjusts the curriculum of their religious education on an individual basis. Also, they make accommodations for adults with disabilities and elderly parishioners wherever needed. "If contacted, we will do everything we can to make sure all parishioners have the accommodations they may need to worship and participate in the life of the church."
Church of the Holy Family also hosts Young Life Capernaum, a non-denominational ministry for persons with disabilities.
Church of St. Gregory the Great
5345 Virginia Beach Boulevard, Virginia Beach 213462-1896
Office phone: 757-497-8330
Contacts: Sue Bucher, Social Justice and Pastoral Care Ministries Director and Parish Nurse
Phone: 757-497-8330 ext. 303 Email: sue@stgregorysva.org
Susan Perron, Parish Advocate, 757-499-9718
Program:
"Soaking Prayer Service"- Prayer time with God through Christian songs that will refresh, renew and revive your spiritual life. Join us and be with Him for an hour every 3rd Monday of the month at 1:00pm in the chapel.
Saint John the Apostle Catholic Church
1968 Sandbridge Road, Virginia Beach 23456
Office Phone: 757-426-2180
St. John the Apostle Catholic Church provides a religious education program for children with special needs called, "Children of Light". The program emphasizes each child's individual strengths and the gifts that they share. The Children of Light Program serves children in elementary through middle school. Each student is paired with appropriate educational resources based upon their individual needs. Children receive services in the regular classroom setting with a special teacher assistant (inclusion), small self-contained classes or individual instruction for sacramental years.
MENTAL HEALTH MINISTRY
This ministry serves as a resource for those with mental illness as well as their family and friends. It provides support to Beach House, a safe haven for those recovering from mental illness.. It brings speakers to our parish to provide education. As advocates, it organizes letter-writing campaigns to local, state and federal legislators regarding mental health initiatives. A member of the ministry represents St. John’s on the Crisis Intervention Team’s Interfaith Committee. Coordinator Kay Ashby 757-285-8362 or oahukay@cox.net
Saint Luke Catholic Church
2304 Salem Road, Virginia Beach 23456
St. Luke's offers Faith Formation Classes through an Inclusion class program as well as individualized instructions to people with special needs desiring to receive sacraments through a one-on-one religious education program. It also offers opportunities for people with disabilities to join several ministries in the parish (Lectors, Altar servers, Ministers of the Eucharist, Ushers, and other non-liturgical ministries).
Jewish
Temple Emanuel
Jewish Conservative Synagogue
424 25th St., Virginia Beach 23451
Office Phone: 757-428-2591
Contact: Rabbi Howard Mandell admin@temple-emanuel.hrcoxmail.com
Tikvat Israel of Virginia Beach
P.O. Box 65544
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23467
(757) 200-8797
Melissa Taylor, Secretary
Currently, we do not have our own facilities; however, we do rent a room at Bayside Baptist Church that is completely handicap accessible--ramps, elevators, and handicapped bathroom facilities are present and functioning there.
Bayside Baptist Church
1920 Pleasure House Road
Virginia Beach, VA 23455
Methodist
Community United Methodist Church
1072 Old Kempsville Road, Virginia Beach, 23707
Office Phone: 757-495-1021
Website: www.communityumc.org
Contact: Athena Rhodes, Director of Christian Education athenarhodes@communityumc.org
Program: AGAPE class for adults
AGAPE is a Sunday school class for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Participants from the community and group homes come to attend Sunday school and worship services.
Virginia Beach United Methodist Church
212 19th Street, Virginia Beach 23451
Office Phone: 757-428-7727
Non-Denominational
Young Life Capernaum Hampton Roads
210 60th Street, Virginia Beach 23451
Office Phone: 757-705-6248
Young Life Capernaum Club is a weekly meeting at a local church (locations in Norfolk, Chesapeake and Virginia Beach) where people with disabilities come and enjoy food, fellowship, activities and games and they hear a message about Jesus Christ. Club is from 6:30-8:00pm and everyone is encouraged to just be who they are and have fun. In Capernaum, able-bodied and disabled come together and love on another just like Jesus taught us to love unconditionally. Fun is always a high priority in Capernaum and we have two options for summer camping: Away camp and Day camp. In 2010, Away camp will be held at North Bay in Cecil County, MD and Day camp is at Triple R Ranch in Chesapeake, VA.
Presbyterian
King's Grant Presbyterian Church
745 Little Neck Road, Virginia Beach, 23452
Office phone: 757-340-2840
Website: www.kgpc.org
Contact: Sue Mooney, s.mooney@kgpc.org and Gretchen Allmond, 340-2840 ext. 11
Mental Health Ministry
The goal of the Mental Health Ministry is to educate and draw awareness to mental health and to better support our families who are dealing with mental health concerns.