Every child deserves a place at church.
Project Noah helps churches create supportive, structured spaces where children with disabilities can participate, families can worship, and everyone has a place to belong.
All aboard—everyone belongs.
Built from experience. Created to make room.
Our story
Project Noah started with one child.
Noah is my son.
It began with a simple question: What would church look like if children with disabilities were truly known, supported, and welcomed?
I didn't want families like mine to have to choose between belonging to a church and getting the support their child needs. That shouldn't be a choice anyone has to make.
So I started building something.
What grew from that moment became more than a ministry — it became a framework to help other churches make room, too. Because every family deserves a church that says: all aboard, everyone belongs.
Churches want to help. Sometimes they just don't know where to start.
- “Where do we begin?
- “How do we prepare the room?
- “How many volunteers do we need?
- “How do we train our buddies?
- “How do we communicate with parents?
- “What does Sunday actually look like?
Project Noah is designed to help churches answer those questions.
The heart of Project Noah
Welcome to The Ark Room.
The Ark Room is Project Noah's dedicated space for children who need additional support while participating in church.
It's designed around…
- Predictable routines
- Visual supports
- Sensory-friendly activities
- Trained volunteers
- Connection
- Worship
- Age-appropriate lessons
- Family communication
Sunday flow
- 01ARRIVE
- 02CONNECT
- 03SNACK + ACTIVITY
- 04WORSHIP
- 05LESSON
- 06FAMILY PICKUP
A Sunday in Project Noah
What does a Sunday actually look like?
10:45 AM
Doors open. Check-in begins and families arrive.
11:00 AM
Service begins. Children settle in with sensory activities.
11:20 AM
Transition toward worship.
11:35 AM
Lesson and structured activity.
12:00 PM
Family pickup.
It's not complicated. But it does need to be intentional.
It takes people.
Project Noah depends on people who are willing to show up, learn, listen, and support children and families. No special-needs experience required — we train every volunteer.
What makes Project Noah different
- A Place
- A dedicated and prepared environment.
- A Routine
- Predictability helps children know what to expect.
- People
- Volunteers and buddies who are prepared to support.
- Partnership
- Parents are part of the conversation.
- Purpose
- The goal isn't simply childcare. It's participation, belonging, and connection.
For churches
Thinking about starting a special-needs ministry?
You don't have to figure everything out from scratch.
Project Noah is developing a practical framework to help churches think through:
Talk to Us About Project Noah- Ministry structure
- Volunteer recruitment
- Buddy systems
- Classroom setup
- Parent intake
- Visual supports
- Sunday routines
- Volunteer training
- Ongoing ministry support
Hi, I'm Nichole.
I created Project Noah because I lived the gap it fills — as a mom, as an advocate, and as someone who knows firsthand what it feels like when your family doesn’t quite fit the mold of a typical Sunday morning.
I built the Project Noah framework from the ground up: The Ark Room concept, the volunteer structure, the ministry resources, and the systems churches are using right now to support families like mine.
This isn’t a program I designed from a distance. It came from real life, real struggle, and a real belief that every child deserves a place at church.
Ready to make room?
If your church wants to explore creating a special-needs ministry, we'd love to hear from you.