OKC Disability Dialog at Bethany Children's Center and SNU

All God's Children launches a conversation designed to strengthen disability ministry and foster a deeper Wesleyan theological dialog.
About this Event

Event Highlights

Tour of Bethany Children's Health Center 1:30-3:00 pm

See firsthand how Bethany Children’s is transforming the lives of children and families through specialized pediatric rehabilitation and complex care. As Oklahoma’s only inpatient pediatric rehabilitation hospital, Bethany Children’s serves thousands of children each year through medical and rehabilitative services, while continuing to expand care to meet growing needs across the state.

Participants will explore:

• Pediatric rehabilitation services
• Pastoral care ministry
• Care for children with complex medical needs
• The center's Wesleyan heritage
• The relationship between healing, hospitality, and faith communities

Public Panel Discussion/SNU campus 3:30-5:00 pm

Following the tour, a panel of ministry leaders, disability advocates, practitioners, and scholars will engage practical questions facing today's churches:

Building congregations where everyone belongs

Supporting families raising disabled and neurodivergent children

Disability and spiritual formation

The role of churches in community inclusion

How Wesleyan theology can enrich disability conversations

Register and Attend to receive two free books and resources