1 /5 Brandy Hatch: Cant believe the way we were treated at crosspoint church perry today. I dont usually post stuff like this but I feel the need to let other people know not to bring your kids there. This was the first time I have visited this church. We were excited to go this morning. As soon as we walked in everyone was so nice and welcoming. They were very kind. But when we went back to the kids ministry things went south. I let the lady over the childrens program know that Nehemiah is nonverbal autistic so he cant talk but he CAN still communicate in other ways. She immediately said " we might not be able to accommodate him"
The look on his face broke my heart. I cant believe someone in a leadership role in church would discriminate against someone with a disability. So she told us to come in a room and talk with her. We went back there and she belittled Nehemiah so much. She said "can he understand what Im saying "
We said yes he absolutely understands everything you are saying. Oh and keep in mind she said " we are having fall snacks " before she knew about his disability. Well while we were walking to the room to talk to her justin grabbed Nehemiah a snack off of the big table they had laid out. She snatched it from him.
She also told me if he wanted to go to class I HAD to go in the class with him. We informed her he is fine in a class with other kids. He just simply cant talk. She said " well you HAVE to stay in here today" keep in mind , we hadnt even got to see the class when she said this! She says to my husband , "do you know how to get to the service? She has to stay in here" then she proceeded to take us into a NURSING room and told us we should just all sit in there and watch the service on tv and closed the door. We immediately went and got my young daughter out of her classroom and I had some words with that lady. I also went to the front of the church to let the others know how she treated my son today. They were very sorry to hear we were treated like that. So this is not against the church as a whole but this lady should not be in ministry. Especially not childrens ministry. I am enraged at how my boy was treated today.
So do yourself a favor and dont visit that church if you have kids or plan to have kids.