Messy Church SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) Coordinator

Published 9th July 2014 by jane leadbetter

Does your Messy Church attract all ages with special needs and disabilities? Could you do with some advice? We are delighted to announce that Trish Hahn will be our Messy Church SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) Coordinator, offering support and advice to Messy Churches.
Welcome to Trish! She has 16+ years worth of working with children and teenagers, is passionate about Messy Church and working with families who have additional needs and disabilities.
Trish is a minister’s wife and now based at Clacton Christchurch URC and Dovercourt Methodist Church, Essex. Trish has been a coordinator at Adeyfield SEND Messy Church, Hemel Hempstead. She has two children, one with cerebral palsy. Her Messy Church recently won a community award – watch the story.
Get in touch with Trish.

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