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Accessibility & Welcome

Making an older building reachable, and genuinely hospitable, for every body.

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Empty fellowship hall with round tables lit by one row of ceiling lights

Fifteen Welcome Areas That Say Come In

A walking tour of fifteen entry and narthex spaces (porticos, vestibules, coat walls, coffee corners, check-in nooks) and what each one quietly tells a first-time visitor.

13 min →

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All Accessibility & Welcome guides

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    Accessibility and Hospitality in Older Sanctuaries

    How church boards can make older sanctuaries more accessible with dignity: barriers to spot, quick wins, capital projects, and where the law actually lives.

    8 min →
  2. 03

    From the Parking Lot to the Pew: The Arrival Journey

    The welcome starts at the curb, not the door. How to walk your church's whole arrival journey: parking, paths, doors, thresholds, the way a visitor does.

    8 min →
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    Accessible Restrooms in Older Church Buildings

    For many members, the restroom question decides whether they attend at all. How boards can face the hardest retrofit in the building with honesty and dignity.

    8 min →