Joni and Friends Nashville

We envision a world where every person with a disability finds hope, dignity, and their place in the body of Christ.

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Joni and Friends Nashville

We envision a world where every person with a disability finds hope, dignity and their place in the body of Christ.

Joni and Friends Nashville is honored to serve Middle Tennessee and the country of Ghana.

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3534 West End Avenue,
Nashville, TN 37205

Contact Us
(615) 490-9130
[email protected]

Reach

We reach out to families living with disability with Gospel-adorned hope.

Care

We extend Gospel-centered care through Community Support, Respite, Retreats & Getaways, and Crisis Response.

Connect

We connect families with Christ-honoring, disability friendly churches where they find a place of belonging.

Leadership

A headshot of Aaron Gray smiling for the camera.

Aaron Gray

Area Director

Aaron has always had a heart for those who are overlooked. He has 15 years of experience in pastoral and college ministry, including in cross-cultural settings abroad. This has shaped his ability to care for the hurting while equipping others to enter into that space as well. Aaron loves helping others catch the vision of seeing every person with a disability feel hope, dignity, and their place in community with Jesus and with others. Aaron holds degrees in management and marketing, as well as a master’s in divinity, all of which augment his role at Joni and Friends as he seeks to support and strategically grow the ministry in and around Nashville, Tennessee.

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Joni and Friends volunteers make 98% of our ministry programming happen! Join us to bring hands-on help and Gospel hope to people with disabilities, at home and across the globe.

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Prayer and Praise

We invite you to join us in prayer for our ministry activities and outreaches.

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Partner Organizations:

 

Family Voices of Tennessee
Tonya Bowman
[email protected]
familyvoicestn.org

Tennessee Respite Coalition
Breion Dixon
[email protected]
tnrespite.org

Jill’s House
Kentral Moore
[email protected]
jillshouse.org

Rising Above Ministries
Becky Davidson
[email protected]
risingaboveministries.org

Autism Career Training
Matthew Powell
[email protected]
autismcareertraining.org

Autism Tennessee
Omegbhai Uriri
[email protected]
autismtennessee.wildapricot.org

High Hopes Development Center
Gail Powell
[email protected]
highhopesforkids.org

First Steps Nashville
Heather Higgins
[email protected]
firststepsnashville.org

We Rock The Spectrum
Steven Komarnitsky
[email protected]
werockthespectrumfranklintn.com

BrightStone
Pam Horne
[email protected]
brightstone.org

Empower Me Center
Michelle Hill
[email protected]
empowermecenter.com

Kharis Care
Esther Ampofo
[email protected]
khariscare.com

The Arc of Davidson County
Ashley Coulter
[email protected]
www.arcdc.org

Our Place Nashville
Carolyn Naifeh
[email protected]
ourplacenashville.org

Vocational Rehabilitation Services (VR)
Quinn Howard
[email protected]
tn.gov/humanservices/ds/vocational-rehabilitation.html

We equip our interns to become leaders and advocates for people living with disabilities around the world.

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Every manual wheelchair donated is the opportunity for someone to experience the love and hope of Jesus Christ!

Your tax-deductible donation of mobility equipment provides an opportunity for someone to attend school, church, and become part of their community.

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