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Become a Roofbreaker

Become a Roofbreaker

Posted on 25 November 2020

Thank you for considering becoming a Roofbreaker. Your membership of this movement is going to help transform lives and enrich churches all around the...

Stay in Touch

Posted on 22 March 2018

We've got lots of exciting plans for the rest of the year, and we'd love to keep you up to date with everything we're...

International Trips 2016

International Trips 2016

Posted on 30 July 2014

Through the Roof have trips planned right through into 2016 at the moment, with both our Wheels for the World and Churches Inc programmes....

Alternative Gift Cards from Through the Roof

Alternative Gift Cards from Through the Roof

Posted on 10 April 2025

Alternative gift cards available online that bring ‘life in all its fullness’ for a disabled person. Disabled people are the...

We're recruiting: International Missions Manager

We're recruiting: International Missions Manager

Posted on 3 April 2025

Is God calling you to shape the future of our international missions and transform the lives of some of the poorest, most unreached people...

Spring 2025 Vital Link:

Spring 2025 Vital Link: "God is in Charge of Making Me"

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Welcome to the Spring 2025 Vital Link newsletter from Through the Roof. This issue, we begin our 2025 series exploring the Disability Awareness Sunday theme, 'Made in God's...

News release: Anxiety levels soar among disabled people!

News release: Anxiety levels soar among disabled people!

Posted on 31 March 2025

Proposed cuts to disability benefits are causing rising levels of anxiety among disabled people, according to Through the Roof, the Christian charity that works...

Online Easter retreat: Together on Pilgrimage

Online Easter retreat: Together on Pilgrimage

Posted on 27 January 2025

We had a wonderful online retreat 'virtual pilgrimage' in March 2025,  journeying together (online) to the Holy Land, following some...

Know and Grow Makaton training in 2025

Know and Grow Makaton training in 2025

Posted on 16 January 2025

Learn a new skill this year... Makaton is a communication programme using symbols, signs and speech to enable people to communicate. Many churches use Makaton...

November 2024 Vital Link: “I don’t need working legs...”

November 2024 Vital Link: “I don’t need working legs...”

Posted on 21 November 2024

Welcome to the November 2024 Vital Link newsletter from Through the Roof. This issue we have a new look! Hope you like the more-accessible purple design.

News release: Free online event with Christian social media stars

News release: Free online event with Christian social media stars

Posted on 16 September 2024

Spring Harvest speakers with over 1 million ‘followers’, Jade and John Reynolds, are on a mission to normalise their faith and disability. They will...

Wheels for the World in Rwanda

Wheels for the World in Rwanda

Posted on 11 September 2024

Wheels for the World enables the distribution of life-changing mobility aids to many disabled people: on this mission, it was in Nyagatare and Kayonza...

News release: launch of Disability Awareness Week 2024

News release: launch of Disability Awareness Week 2024

Posted on 29 August 2024

Join the launch on Sunday 15 September The Revd Helen Cameron, President of the Methodist Conference and Moderator of the Free Churches Group, and President...

Luke 5 disability inclusion award for breaking down barriers in Ely

Luke 5 disability inclusion award for breaking down barriers in Ely

Posted on 28 August 2024

The Rich Tea Community, a local group for adults with additional needs at the Countess Free Church, Ely – and its co-founder, Cate Allen...

Jade and John Reynolds, The Power of Your Story

Jade and John Reynolds, The Power of Your Story

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On Saturday 28th September 2024 from 10.30am to noon we held a free Through the Roof online event, 'The Power of Your Story,' with...

The joy of sharing God’s Word in Jinja, Uganda

The joy of sharing God’s Word in Jinja, Uganda

Posted on 7 August 2024

Shaun Burrows, Though the Roof's International Missions Manager, shares how God's power transformed disabled people's lives for the better in Uganda on an

New hope and new horizons: Summer 2024 Vital Link newsletter

New hope and new horizons: Summer 2024 Vital Link newsletter

Posted on 12 July 2024

Welcome to the Summer 2024 Vital Link newsletter from Through the Roof. Download your copy to: read all about lives transformed in Lagos and Delta State,...

News release: Journey with Jesus for Disability Awareness Week 2024

News release: Journey with Jesus for Disability Awareness Week 2024

Posted on 24 June 2024

Disability charity Through the Roof is inviting churches to celebrate Disability Awareness Week. Everyone is encouraged to include local disabled people and to hold...

Luke 5 Award for Parish Nurse Roofbreaker

Luke 5 Award for Parish Nurse Roofbreaker

Posted on 19 June 2024

Through the Roof’s Luke 5 Award celebrates disability inclusion in Christian life. Usually, a disabled individual makes the nomination – to celebrate how an...

Understanding Hidden Disabilities in the Church

Understanding Hidden Disabilities in the Church

Posted on 16 May 2024

Walking into a church can feel daunting for anyone, but for people with hidden disabilities, this seemingly simple act can be a...

New life in Nigeria 2024 Wheels for the World blog

New life in Nigeria 2024 Wheels for the World blog

Posted on 10 May 2024

Our Wheels for the World team in the UK helped support the distribution of life-changing mobility aids to many disabled people in Lagos and...

The sunflower lanyard scheme. And what churches should know about it.

The sunflower lanyard scheme. And what churches should know about it.

Posted on 8 April 2024

Tim Wood, CEO of Through the Roof, the church disability charity, reveals why sunflower lanyards are key to supporting individuals with hidden disabilities.

Disability inclusion framework ABC: Spring 2024 Vital Link Newsletter

Disability inclusion framework ABC: Spring 2024 Vital Link Newsletter

Posted on 22 March 2024

Welcome to the Spring 2024 Vital Link newsletter from Through the Roof. Download your copy to: read all about our new framework: the ABC Journey of...