Welcome to Ashland Special Needs Ministry
Ashland Special Needs Ministry wants your family to experience the love of Jesus and the support of community at our bi-weekly respite care program.
Respite occurs the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month September through April.
Courtesy of the The Tim Tebow Foundation, experience a magical prom night created just for people with special needs (ages 14 and up).
Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) are challenging! Ensure your child receives the best and most appropriate education as guaranteed by law.
* we also support 504s and BIPs
Pure Joy is a weekly program held at Ashland Grace Church exclusively for individuals (infants through adults) with special needs. Pure Joy offers care so that parents may attend church service; meanwhile, their children learn from modified Bible lessons.
Contact Us
Upcoming events.
Please use the arrow icons to navigate through our calendar. All Ashland Special Needs Ministry spring events are listed.
About Us
Ashland Special Needs Ministry wants to support your family and help in the following ways:
Provide twice-monthly respite care in local churches.
Work toward sending your family to Family Retreat with Joni and Friends.
Welcome your family into a church body with trained staff and volunteers able to provide care so that you may enjoy church service, Sunday school, or other church events or activities.
Pure Joy; an inclusive special needs program with modified Bible lessons. (10:45 AM church service at Ashland Grace Church)
Our Leadership
Christina Teevan, Executive Director
Kaitlyn Hanshaw, Assistant Director
Kloey Kaeser, Executive Assistant
2024-2025 INTERNS
2024-2025 INTERNS
Magdalen Teevan, intern
Morgan Kaufman, intern
Support Group
Join us for our bi-weekly support group meetings. This group is specifically for parents and caregivers of individuals with special needs.
We will discuss IEPs, 504s, ETRs, IEEs, Insurance, Waivers, grief, self-care and balance, and medical resources.
Hosted by Kloey Kaeser and Celeste Gerwig