Faith Communities
The Religion and Disability Program of the National Organization on Disability
(NOD – www.nod.org)
is an interfaith effort urging national faith groups, denominations, local congregations and seminaries to identify and remove barriers of architecture, communications,
and attitudes towards people with disabilities. The program reaches out to congregations and
people of faith through publications, information referral, and various program initiatives.
NOD had developed an Accessible Congregations Campaign (ACC) Commitment Form
www.nod.org/index.cfm?fuseaction+Feature.showFeature&FeatureID=1326
By completing this form a congregation and its people of faith commit to the
following principles:
• In our congregation, people with disabilities are valued as individuals, having been
created in the image of God.
· Our congregation is endeavoring to remove barriers of architecture, communications and
attitude that exclude people with disabilities from full and active participation.
· People, with and without disabilities, are encouraged in our congregation to practice their
faith and use their gifts and talents in worship, service, study and leadership.
Chester County Congregations that have taken the ACC Pledge
• Christ the King Deaf Lutheran Church -- West Chester, PA
• The Church of the Holy Trinity -- West Chester , PA
• The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd – King of Prussia , PA
• The Faith Community of the Brethren Home Church – New Oxford, PA
• *Kesher Israel Congregation -- West Chester, PA
• St. Andrew's Episcopal Church – Glenmoore, , PA
• St. Mary’s Episcopal Church – Wayne, PA
• St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church – Douglassville, PA
• St. John’s United Church of Christ – Phoenixville, PA
• St. James' Episcopal Church – Downingtown, PA
• St. Paul’s United Church of Christ - Douglassville , PA
• St. Paul's Lutheran Church – Exton , PA
• St. Peter's Lutheran Church -- Chester Springs , PA
• Trinity Evangelical Congregational Church – Boyertown , PA
• Trinity Reformed Church – United Church of Christ – Collegeville , PA
• Wayne Presbyterian Church - Wayne , PA
* Kesher Israel Congregation
1000 Pottstown Pike - West Chester, PA 19380
Kesher Israel Congregation has always strived to be inclusive of all persons. The building is totally accessible. People of varying abilities always take an active part in services and other activities. Kesher Israel’s Religious School sponsors two classes for students who are not mainstreamed, and this year this faith community conducted training for teachers with mainstreamed students with special needs.
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