Before and Beyond the Benediction

Before and Beyond the Benediction: Inclusion of People with Disabilities in the Community is a conference and community conversation with Erik Carter. 

This conference and community conversation is for congregations, community organizations and agencies, families, caregivers, faith based organizations, and service providers who believe we are better together and want to include people with disabilities. Discover how we can partner together in our communities to make inclusion a reality. Learn strategies for inclusion and make connections with others who share the same vision.

Carter is an associate professor in the department of special education at Vanderbilt University and an investigator at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center. 

Also speaking will be:

• Presbyterians for Disability Concerns Leadership Team


• Sue Montgomery, disability consultant for the PC(USA)

Register at www.everybodyschurch.org. The deadline to register is April 1.

The conference costs:

• $20 for Friday night only (dinner included)


• $30 for Saturday only


• $40 for Friday and Saturday (breakfast and lunch included)