8.56 million
Americans live with an intellectual or developmental disability.
University of Minnesota, RISP (2021 data)
North County's Christian hub for adults
with intellectual & developmental disabilities
Here is the good news: Jesus Christ is for everyone. No exceptions.
People belong here!
For many individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, participating fully in a traditional church can be difficult because the teaching, pace, and format are often not designed with their learning and communication needs in mind.
Just as churches thoughtfully adapt biblical teaching for children and youth, we believe adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities also deserve God's unchanging truth presented in ways they can readily understand.
You're Invited Ministries exists to help remove those barriers so every person can hear God's Word, worship Jesus Christ, build meaningful friendships, discover ways to serve, and grow as His disciples within a loving forever family.
Did you know…
98%
of pastors believe a person with an intellectual disability would feel welcome in their church.
Lifeway Research, 2026
47%
of parents have left at least one church because their child with a disability wasn't welcome.
Carter & Le Shana, Baylor University
Nearly 2×
Children with autism are nearly twice as likely to never attend worship.
Whitehead, Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
1 in 3
young adults with autism have no job and no school in their early 20s — just as youth programs end.
Drexel University, A.J. Drexel Autism Institute
Our IDD friends are already here.
The need is already here.
And the body of Christ is already here!
Pastors, musicians, teachers & friends — there's a place for you too!
One Vision. Three Expressions.
Outreach
Celebrate Jesus
The first Sunday of each month at the TERI Campus of Life: pastoral Bible teaching, worship, gospel skits and prayer.
Starts December 6Discipleship
Midweek Fellowship
Connecting adults with Bible studies and discipleship through our growing network of North County churches.
MidweekChurch-style experience
Sunday Gatherings
Second and third Sunday mornings with pastoral Bible teaching, worship, prayer and real church fellowship. Locations and church partners are being explored.
Starting JanuaryDifferent abilities. Same Jesus. Same family.
Not another church
An invitation to the whole church!
We're not asking one church to do everything. We're inviting the whole body of Christ to do something — together!
Churches can take part through intern pastors, musicians, volunteers, Bible study teachers, Biblical counselors and community outreach.
Greetings from
TERI Campus of Life
San Marcos, California
Have you heard about the TERI Campus of Life?
Once a month, we gather for our Celebrate Jesus outreach in the Bornemann Theatre on TERI's beautiful 22-acre campus in San Marcos — surrounded by gardens, oak trees and orange groves.
Since 1980, TERI has served people with developmental disabilities and their families — more than 900 families today — with dignity, opportunity and belonging.
We're so grateful they open their doors to us!
Learn more about TERI
Come and See
A Christ-centered community for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and the families, caregivers and friends who love them.
See you on Sunday mornin'!