Christian disAbled Australia

I am looking for contact of any Christian churches in Australia that make it just as easy as they do for other people to get around. For example do they have ramps for wheelchairs, or leval grounds, disabled toilets, wide doors at all times for wheelchairs, is their room made for guide dogs and are they welcome, is communion brought to people who can't walk forward for it, do they have braile for the blind in important places,eg toilet signs etc, do they have a hearing aid loop system or translaters for Auslan {Australian Sign language} and other things like that. Plus most importantly are disabled people made to feel welcome, that they feel just as accepted as everyone else. If you know of any Christian church please let me know with those churches that have been helpful in these or other ways. Please give as much details as possible. How to contact me is on the links page.

Please let me know if you church is helpful even if in only a part way. It may help someone and ad to your church. Contact me at email colourfuldave@gmail.com  or Colourful Dave P.O. Box X2222 Perth WA 6847 Australia.

Wesley Uniting Church in the City of Perth WA Corner of William and Hay Sts Perth. This church has a ramp at a good angle leading to the front door, as well as steps. The front doors are usually both open making it suitable for a wheelchair to enter. They bring communion{The Lord's Supper} when they have it to people who cant walk to the front to receive it.They have a hearing loop for hearing aids. It has toilets suitable with large room for a wheelchair to turn around in below available by the lift. The only problem seen for people in a wheelchair is that both doors aren't always open to go through to the lift. But people generally help when asked. The congregation are generally friendly towards disabled people and every year, a special service is run by the CrossRoads people [Intelectually hanicapped adults where they take part, See more on them on links page} and each week some of them come along. More details on the church and other Uniting churches in the city  by phoning 08 61034222 office hours or at www.perthunitingchurch.com.au  Sunday worship is at 10am. In the city of perth there are "beeping sound" crosswalks for the blind and this is at the corner there. Lights outside have been completed and there are both ramps and steps in seperate places. Phone the church for Sunday parking facilities available. They are often open for part of the days during the week to be open for silent prayer and meditation and business cards are available free about this service there to take home and other disability and other services too. It has close access to public transport being in the city and a taxi stand is right next to the church.

Catherine Street Community Salvation Army Corps {Church}

Catherine St is the second Salvation Army church in Morley and is located near The Galleria Shopping Centre, behind John Forrest High School in Unit 4/ 103 Catherine St Morley. The church is in what looks like a set of ordinary business units but in it [right down the far end] you will find a group of compassionate Christians and on Sundays after the Salvo's service is an African speaking church the uses the same building. During the year they run women's ministries and the all popular on Mondays free lunch called Cathie's Kitchen.These have a break over the Christmas/new year period and are not open on public holidays. It doesn't have the traditional Salvation Army band but a small piano/organ. Free bread is available at Cathie's Kitchen to take home. They are on level ground and only a slight bump for a wheelchair or frame. There are no steps. It's not far from The Galleria shopping centre and busport for public transport. They don't have particular disabled toilets but if you can get help out of your wheelchair you should be fine with two uni - sex toilets.Like other Salvation Army churches worldwide they don't condemn ,nor do they practice communion due to tradition related to there long history of helping alcoholics recover from being addicted to alcohol.  More information on the activities and times of services etc from the office on 08 93759841.

Subiaco Church of Christ 

Subiaco Church of Christ is at 260 Bagot Rd Subiaco has wide doors for wheelchairs and only a slight ramp going up to the church itself from Bagot Rd. It has disabled toilet and shower, braille on toilet signs, an area set aside in worship for wheelchairs. It has a high asian community as well as wide range of ministries set aside to different groups of people which can be found on the website at www.subiacochurch.com/. There is a bus that goes up from Subiaco train Station on Sunday mornings. If going by push wheelchair on public transport this one is always wheelchair friendly and I suggest you get off the first stop AFTER Bagot Road and coming back. All information about this church can be found at their website. Careful if coming by wheelchair down the hill to the train station....it's very steep!

Saint Peter and Emmaus Anglican/ Uniting Church Joint Venture

56 Green St, Corner Banksia St Joondanna, Perth WA. This is a very welcoming church and the profess a good mixture of their Anglican and Uniting Church histories. They sold diffent buildings in the local area to meet on the one new building.  With that they have been able to put in a modern disabled toilet with shower facilities. There are ramps to the front wide open door and communion is brought to those who wish to receive it but cannot walk forward to it. Access is made in the service for those in wheelchairs. They have disabled parking or you can be driven right up the front door to be dropped off. They have various groups that meet there including AA (Alcoholic's Anonymous), dancing groups, a play group, and on the first Saturday of the Month a morning markets from about 8.30 to 11am. They sell pot plants, books, bric a brac, cakes, jams, scons, knitted items and other donated goods. Sunday services are 8am and 9.30am. The minister can be rung at the office on 08 9444 1447. There church is open for a chat to a volunteer or for quiet prayer and meditation most weekday mornings.