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Making Communities

Our Place nurtures and disciples mixed-ability, neurodiverse, residential Christian community in living relationship with local churches. We link people and families to housing and disability support possibilities.

Resourcing Churches

Our Place inspires churches to build living relationships of mutual discipleship with people with disability. We resource the Christian community to practise inclusion through church training events, consultation with church leaders, support workers, and families.

Our Vision
& Values

Our vision is a world where people with disabilities are safe and known, connected and growing, celebrated and loved. We want to love the people in our communities, practising hospitality, sharing life’s seasons and celebrations. We value being, becoming, believing, belonging, blessing and being blessed.

Support Us &
Get Involved!

Would you like to help resource churches and make communities that truly include people with disabilities? We are looking for members to formally join our team and to grow our informal network of disability inclusive Christian Community makers. From celebratory meals to help with housing we would love you to be involved.

“A thoughtful, Christ-centred vision undergirded by rigorous planning, deep prayer and abundant hope in the Kingdom of God.”

Kanishka RaffelAnglican Archbishop of Sydney

“This is not a ministry or a service to people with disabilities, but rather a ministry with people. It is a commitment to the call to bring those on the margins to the centre of the community and to live life with one another.”

Fiona SherwinLaidlaw College, Auckland, New Zealand

"A vitally important initiative arising out of close personal experience, mature Christian wisdom, and deep reflection on the implications of the gospel for the shape of intentional Christian community.”

David StarlingMorling College, Sydney

“A tremendous innovation that not only will provide a safe, Christian environment for those involved, it also offers a vital template for others to create similar initiatives in different places. The Our Place Christian Communities initiative gives body to the gospel and opens up fresh spaces for discipleship, friendship and care. ”

John SwintonProfessor in practical theology and pastoral care, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK

“The vision for Our Place Christian Communities strikes at the heart of how God’s people should be caring for the most vulnerable around them. Our Place Christian Communities is more than providing a roof or somewhere to sleep.”

Elizabeth McCleanCEO Jericho Road

“A thoughtful, Christ-centred vision undergirded by rigorous planning, deep prayer and abundant hope in the Kingdom of God.”

Kanishka RaffelAnglican Archbishop of Sydney

Fiona SherwinDisability Liaison, Laidlaw College, Auckland, New Zealand

David StarlingChief Academic Officer, Morling College, Sydney

John SwintonProfessor in practical theology and pastoral care, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK

Elizabeth McCleanCEO Jericho Road

Contact us

Do you have questions for us? Ideas we should consider? People we should get in contact with? We are actively looking for new members to join Our Place, churches wanting to host our training events and people looking to join communities. Please send us an email or use this form to get in touch.

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