by Sarah Phelan | Apr 21, 2020 | News & Updates, Special Events, Special Needs Ministry
Guest post by Ashley Parks, Director of Special NeedsWe made lemonade! That’s right! Memphis Joy Prom made lemonade out of lemons. Sometimes life gives you lemons, but we made something sweet instead. The Memphis Joy Prom team said it was not an option to cancel...
by Sarah Phelan | Mar 23, 2020 | Missions, News & Updates, Special Events, Special Needs Ministry, Worship
Guest post by Douglas Turner, Coordinator of Group Life As news reports change daily, we continue to consider ways to do life a little differently to stay connected to friends and relatives. I’m sure many of you are missing your Sunday school friends like I am! A...
by Sarah Phelan | May 10, 2019 | Members, News & Updates, Special Events, Special Needs Ministry, Staff
Guest post by Ashley Parks & Pearl Holland, Christ Church Special Needs Ministry April 26 was definitely an Evening to Remember for the special needs community of the Mid-South. Memphis Joy Prom just wrapped up six years of full-scale prom celebration. From...
by Sarah Phelan | Jul 13, 2018 | News & Updates, Special Needs Ministry
If you stop by the EMC on Fridays this summer, you will hear sounds of joy and praise from Summer Club participants. Sponsored by Joy Life 901, which is a collaboration of ministries in the Mid-South through our Special Needs Ministry, Summer Club includes a...
by Sarah Phelan | Nov 3, 2017 | Giving, Members, News & Updates, Special Needs Ministry
At 22, Wesley Baucum is really working hard to be independent. Wesley is a part of our Special Needs community and faithfully attends Sunday school and serves his church as a crucifer. So when our REACH 2018 stewardship emphasis began, Wesley was the very first person...
by Sarah Phelan | Aug 15, 2017 | News & Updates, Special Events, Special Needs Ministry
Recently, 23 children spent a week at Christ Church in a theater camp designed just for them. CampOUT is a nonprofit camp devoted to bringing the joy of theater to persons with special needs and open to children of ALL abilities, age 8-25. This week-long, half-day...
by Sarah Phelan | May 12, 2017 | News & Updates, Special Events, Special Needs Ministry
If you drove down Poplar Avenue on the evening of Friday, April 21, you probably noticed that something special was happening here. That’s when 230 guests and 650 volunteers gathered for a night of dancing, laughter and fun at the 4th annual Memphis Joy Prom, a...
