Disability Committees: Annual Conference and State

To find your annual conference disability ministry, check this list, organized alphabetically by state. We strive to make these lists as accurate and complete as possible. If you find any inaccuracies, or wish to suggest an addition, please contact us.

• Alabama
  • (north): North Alabama Conference Disability Ministries Team
  • (south): Alabama-West Florida Conference Disability Ministries
• Alaska: Alaska Missionary Conference: no committee; contact Rev. Carlo Rapanut, Conference Superintendent, or visit Greater Northwest Disability Ministries on Facebook
• Arizona
  • except Four Corners: Desert Southwest Conference Disability Awareness
  • Four Corners: New Mexico Conference, no committee, contact Leslie Bledsoe
• Arkansas: Arkansas Conference, no committee, contact Rev. Jim Polk, Assistant to the Bishop
• California
  • south: California-Pacific Conference Disability Ministries Task Force or Cal-Pac Resources for Disability Ministries on Facebook
  • north: California-Nevada Conference Disability Task Force
• Colorado: Mountain Sky Conference Disability Visions — Ability Matters
• Connecticut
  • eastern: New England Conference Disabilities Committee
  • western: New York Conference Committee on Accessibility, contact Rev. Matt Curry, Director of Connectional Ministries
• Delaware: Peninsula-Delaware Conference Committee on Disability Ministries
• District of Columbia: Baltimore-Washington Conference Commission on Disability Concerns
• Florida
  • east and central: Florida Conference, no committee, contact Laurie Hofts, assistant to director of Connectional and Justice Ministries
  • west: Alabama-West Florida Division of Disability Concerns
• Georgia
  • north: North Georgia Conference Disability Concerns
  • north: Holston Conference, no committee, contact Charlotte Riggins, Administrative Assistant, Connectional Ministries
  • south: South Georgia Conference, committee forming, contact Rev. Nita Crump, Director of Connectional Ministries
• Hawai’i: California-Pacific Conference Disability Ministries Task Force or Cal-Pac Resources for Disability Ministries on Facebook
• Idaho
  • north: Pacific Northwest Conference: contact Sharon Ryder, Disability Ministries committee chair, or visit Greater Northwest Disability Ministries on Facebook
  • south: Oregon-Idaho Conference: contact Janine deLaunay, Disability Ministries chairperson, or visit Greater Northwest Disability Ministries on Facebook
  • central valley: Mountain Sky Conference Disability Visions — Ability Matters
• Illinois
  • north: Northern Illinois Conference Accessibility Ministries 
  • central, south: Illinois Great Rivers Conference Committee on Disability Concerns or visit on Facebook
• Indiana: Indiana Conference Disability Advocacy Team, visit on Facebook
• Iowa: Iowa Conference Commission on Ministry with People with Disabilities
• Kansas: Great Plains Conference, no committee, see disability awareness page or contact Rev. Nathan Stanton, Director of Connectional Ministries
• Kentucky
  • east: Kentucky Conference, committee forming, contact Kelly McDonald, Executive Assistant to the Bishop
  • southeast: Red Bird Missionary Conference, no committee, contact Rev. Karen Stigall, Conference Superintendent
  • west: Memphis Conference Disability Concerns
• Louisiana: Louisiana Conference, no committee, contact Katherine Moore, Administrative Assistant to the Bishop
• Maine: New England Conference Disabilities Committee
• Maryland
  • east: Peninsula-Delaware Conference Committee on Disability Ministries
  • west: Baltimore-Washington Conference Commission on Disability Concerns
• Massachusetts: New England Conference Disabilities Committee
• Michigan: Michigan Conference, committee forming, contact Rev. Benton Heisler, Director of Connectional Ministries
• Minnesota Conference: Contact Debby Newman, the DMC MN Resource Volunteer
• Mississippi: Mississippi United Methodist Disability Ministries
• Missouri: Missouri Conference, Rev. Tina Harris
• Montana: Mountain Sky Conference Disability Visions — Ability Matters
• Nebraska: Great Plains Conference, no committee, see disability awareness page or contact Rev. Nathan Stanton, Director of Connectional Ministries
• Nevada
  • north: California-Nevada Conference Disability Task Force
  • south: Desert Southwest Conference Disability Awareness
• New Hampshire: New England Conference Disabilities Committee
• New Jersey: Greater New Jersey Conference Committee on Disability Concerns
• New Mexico: New Mexico Conference, no committee, contact Leslie Bledsoe
• New York
  • central, north, west: Upper New York Annual Conference Accessibility Committee
  • southeast: New York Conference Committee on Accessibility, contact Rev. Matt Curry, Director of Connectional Ministries
  • Rockland Co.: Greater New Jersey Committee on Disability Concerns
• North Carolina
  • east: North Carolina Conference Committee on Disability Concerns
  • west: Western North Carolina Conference, no committee, contact Carolyn Wood, Director of Missional Engagement and Connectional Ministries
• North Dakota: Dakotas Conference, no committee, contact Rev. Rebecca Tretz, Executive Director of Ministries
• Ohio
  • eastern: East Ohio Conference Committee on Disability Concerns
  • western: West Ohio Conference, Persons with Disabilities  (Oct 2020)
• Oklahoma
  • Oklahoma Conference, no committee, contact Rev. Derrek Belase, Director of Connectional Ministries
  • Oklahoma Indian Missionary Conference, no committee, contact Rev. Dr. David Wilson, Conference Superintendent
• Oregon: Oregon-Idaho Conference: contact Janine deLaunay, Disability Ministries chairperson, or visit Greater Northwest Disability Ministries on Facebook
• Pennsylvania
  • eastern: Eastern Pennsylvania Conference Disability Ministries
  • western: West Pennsylvania Conference Disability Concerns
  • central: Susquehanna Conference Disability Ministries
  • Pike Co.: Greater New Jersey Committee on Disability Concerns
• Rhode Island: New England Conference Disabilities Committee
• South Carolina: South Carolina Conference, no committee, contact Rev. Kathy James, Director of Connectional Ministries
• South Dakota: Dakotas Conference, no committee, contact Rev. Rebecca Tretz, Executive Director of Ministries
• Tennessee
  • east: Holston Conference, no committee, contact Charlotte Riggins, Administrative Assistant, Connectional Ministries
  • central: Tennessee Conference Disability Ministries 
  • west: Memphis Conference Disability Concerns
• Texas
  • eastern: Texas Conference, contact Rev. William Newcomb, Disability Concerns chairperson
  • central: Central Texas Conference Resource Team on Accessibility
  • northwest: Northwest Texas Conference, no committee, contact Leslie Bledsoe
  • north: North Texas Conference, no committee, contact Andy Lewis, Center for Missional Outreach
  • south: Rio Texas Conference, no committee, contact Rev. Diana Phillips, Director of Connectional Ministries
• Utah: Mountain Sky Conference Disability Visions — Ability Matters
• Vermont: New England Conference Disabilities Committee
• Virginia Conference Commission on Disabilities
• Washington: Pacific Northwest Conference: contact Sharon Ryder, Disability Ministries committee chair, or visit Greater Northwest Disability Ministries on Facebook
• Washington, DC: Baltimore-Washington Conference Commission on Disability Concerns
• West Virginia
  • panhandle: Baltimore-Washington Conference Commission on Disability Concerns
  • West Virginia: West Virginia Conference Disability Ministries
• Wisconsin: Wisconsin Conference: contact Liz Brinnehl, Wisconsin Church and Society Chair
• Wyoming: Mountain Sky Conference Disability Visions — Ability Matters