S9E7 - Rachel Baskerville

Welcome to season nine of the podcast! This season, an "honest conversation about disability and the Church" will be hosted by Letiah Fraser. Her guest in this episode is Rachel Baskerville! Here is a little more about Rachel: Rachel Baskerville is the Community Resource Specialist for Camden County Developmental Disability Resources, also known as the Senate Bill 40 Board, in Camden County. She pursued a bachelor’s degree in social work from Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri. Rachel grew up in the St. Louis area and graduated from high school in Platte City, a city just north of Kansas City. In 2005, Rachel was selected to be a delegate in the Governor’s Council on Disability’s program, the Missouri Youth Leadership Forum. This program had a huge impact on her life, and she realized she had a passion for helping and advocating for people with disabilities. Rachel grew up with a belief in God, however she did not attend church on a regular basis as a child. It wasn’t until her younger sister chose to get baptized, Rachel got more interested in going to church. More recently, Rachel has been in a more active role in church due to her significant other growing up in the church and wanting to find a home-based church where they live. She is bringing more awareness of people with disabilities and disabilities in general to the church she and her significant other attends. Rachel enjoys time with her family, which consists of her parents, 4 sisters and 2 brothers, and her significant other.