Free Wheelchair Mission Partners with Churches

The scene seared itself onto his heart, and he sensed God calling him to use his time, talents, and treasures to do something about it.

Using his skills as an MIT-trained biomedical engineer, Don set out to design a low-cost, durable wheelchair for use by people with disabilities in developing countries. He built 100 prototypes in his garage and began to give them away during a mission trip to India in 2001.

That’s when Free Wheelchair Mission was born.

Free Wheelchair Mission is a humanitarian, faith-based nonprofit that designs and manufactures cost-efficient, durable wheelchairs for individuals living with disabilities in developing countries.

In collaboration with a worldwide network of like-minded partners, Free Wheelchair Mission has distributed more than 1.4 million wheelchairs in 95 countries around the world since 2001, providing renewed dignity, independence, and hope through the gift of mobility, all at no cost to the recipient.

Free Wheelchair Mission is dedicated to supporting your church family as you join our mission to provide the gift of mobility to people living with disabilities in developing countries. Partnering with the faith community, we educate and engage with churches, small groups, children’s and student ministries, and VBS to encourage a tangible expression of compassionate outreach.

We connect your congregation with God’s family around the world, creating opportunities to demonstrate the love of Jesus Christ through the life-changing gift of a wheelchair, all for less than $100.

With your contributions, your church will change the lives of individuals with the gift of a wheelchair, offering them renewed hope, independence, and dignity. The World Health Organization estimates that 80 million people worldwide need a wheelchair and cannot afford one.

Your church can help us change this.