FREE at Special Touch Summer Get Away
People with disabilities are often confronted with limitations when trying something new, like walking barefoot in the grass. Special Touch Ministry facilitates many experiences for people with disabilities, giving them a sense of freedom from their limitations. Over the years, the Special Touch Summer Get Away ...read more
Touching Lives Across the Country
Here are just a few ways that Special Touch Chapters are reaching out, touching the lives of people in local communities across the United States.
Meet Our Leadership Team
Jerry & Rebecca Fields
Jerry and Rebecca have been with Special Touch Ministry since the year 2000. They... [Read more]
Thomas & Angelia Carpenter
Thomas has been associated with Special Touch Ministry since 1999. What started out... [Read more]
Charles & Debra Chivers
Charlie & Debbie founded Special Touch Ministry in 1982. Since that time, the... [Read more]
Meet the Rest of the Leadership TeamSupport The Ministry
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All gifts are tax deductible and are used for designated projects and the on going... [Read more]
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Pick ‘n Save We Care Program
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Touching Lives Across the Country
Here are just a few ways that Special Touch Chapters are reaching out, touching the lives of people in local communities across the United States. We had an awesome chapter meeting. A YMCA staff member kept stopping by our meeting room. She stood just inside the utility room, looking at what was happening during our meeting. After a while, she came... [Read more]
NEW RELEASE: Principles for Life
Also available for purchase through the Special Touch Ministry office is Principles For Life, a one-year Christian Education Curriculum published by Special Touch Ministry, Inc. in cooperation with Life Publishers. Principles for Life is a series of simple Bible lessons designed to assist Christian education leaders and churches in reaching people... [Read more]
NEW RELEASE: Compel Them to Come In
Close your eyes for a moment and imagine being born into permanent darkness. Continue the journey. Your eyes see but your ears don’t hear. You are born into a sub-culture that largely rejects both the label of disability and the remedies for your condition. In this next vignette you are traveling to meet your fiancée when in the space of ninety... [Read more]
Seeing Beyond Her Chair
When I saw the Special Touch CD, I immediately knew the Arizona Summer Get Away was something I could do. I told my husband I wanted to go and would he go with me. We filled out the paperwork and received our staff manuals. I have to admit… we were intimidated. I waited in my room for Harriet to arrive. I’ve never worked with anyone in a wheelchair... [Read more]
Ministry Operations Center on the Verge of Becoming Reality
THE VISION:A National Special Touch Ministry Operations Center designed to house… Individual and Family Support Services Disability Ministry Training Center Special Needs Adult Day Care Residential Housing for People with Developmental Disabilities Retreat Center Crisis Intervention Support Teams Weekly Chapel Services and Spiritual Support National... [Read more]
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