OUR STORY · ONE FAMILY, TWO LANES OF CALLING
After more than sixteen churches could not receive their whole family, Rachael opened the Vermeulens' home for a Bible study with disability moms. It grew to nearly eighty women, expanded through leaders across Colorado, and was joined by Kyle's dads group. That community became A Little Extra Love. Inclusive Pathways came later to help churches build the practical plan families need.
Supporting families. Equipping churches. Building belonging.
WHERE THE CALLING BEGAN
Our calling began at home with our son Caleb, who has Down syndrome, autism, and complex medical needs. Raising him has filled our family with joy and opened our eyes to the realities disability families often carry.
When Caleb was extremely sick, we moved to Colorado looking for answers, resources, and a church our whole family could call home. We visited more than sixteen churches. At one of the last, before we even made it inside, someone looked at Caleb and said, “Sir, I’m sorry, we don’t do that here.”
We did not give up on the Church. We got to work.
Rachael opened our home for a Bible study with moms raising children with disabilities. As the group grew to nearly eighty women, she equipped leaders to host groups across Colorado, and Kyle began a group for dads. That growing community became A Little Extra Love, a ministry created to care for disability families through faith, practical support, and relationships with people who understand.
We soon realized support outside the church was not enough. Families needed church communities where their whole family could belong, participate, and grow in faith. Inclusive Pathways was created to help churches become ready, so the families we serve in Colorado and around the world can find lasting belonging in the body of Christ.
We believe families should not have to choose between following Jesus and finding a church where their whole family can participate. That conviction still guides every gathering, resource, training, and conversation.
ONE MINISTRY · TWO LANES
Families need people who understand the life they are living. Churches need practical help turning care into shared, sustainable practice.
01 · FOR FAMILIES
Spiritually grounded support, honest companionship, practical resources, and relationships with people who understand disability, faith, marriage, siblings, advocacy, and the rhythms of an entire home.
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02 · FOR CHURCHES
Church training and consulting that helps leaders assess what is happening now, build a right-sized roadmap, equip their people, launch practical changes, and sustain a culture of biblical belonging.
Start a Church ConversationTHE FAITH BENEATH THE WORK
Our hope is rooted in God's faithfulness and the life of the body of Christ, not in promised ease, cure, or positive thinking. We believe disabled people are not side projects of the Church. They are members, friends, leaders, disciples, and contributors to its shared life.
“The Church is not whole until every family belongs.”
Read What We BelieveACCOUNTABILITY IN PRACTICE
Trust grows through honest language, clear choices, and work that stays close to the people it is meant to serve.
We center agency, consent, preferred language, ordinary life, and the whole family story. People are never projects or fundraising devices.
Most churches care deeply. We respect that heart while helping leaders build the practical plan, shared responsibility, and sustained culture families need.
We use verified stories, public teaching, specific resources, and clear next steps. We do not measure faithfulness with invented reach or transformation numbers.
Family support, church training, and ministry giving are distinct choices. We name each one plainly so people understand where they are going and what they are supporting.
TEACHING, CONVERSATION, AND PUBLIC WORK
These verified public conversations show the ministry's family voice, church-equipping work, and commitment to practical help.
THE STORY CONTINUES
