Disability Committees

State and Annual Conference lists

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

llinois

• 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

• 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, Ohio Disability and Ministry Collaborative (September 2021)

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

• 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