Bethany Home is a School and Training Centre for disabled children and adults.

We Exist – to improve the quality of life of people with disabilities and their families in both the school and community environment.
We Believe - people with disabilities should be able to achieve their full potential and enjoy maximum opportunity to determine every aspect of their lives, ensuring rights and opportunity within a supportive environment.

We offer - a wide range of services to cater for the varied needs of the disabled population in the surrounding districts.

Bethany Home aims to provide a comprehensive service for children and adults who are disabled and living mainly in the Lower Perak District but also throughout Malaysia.

Bethany Home's policy is to encourage and support people with a disability to live within their families and community. It aims to equip them with skills needed to become as independent as possible and contributing members of that community.

Targeted Clients – Children and adults with disabilities from birth onwards. At present the eldest is 55 years old. We cater for people of both sexes, of different races and from all socio-economic backgrounds.

The range of disabilities we see at Bethany Home includes intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, autism, epilepsy, Down Syndrome, hearing and visual impairment. We have a small group of slow learners.

Number of Students – 180 children and adults

Number of Staff – 56

Location - The school, with outreach services, is situated in Simpang Empat, a rural community close to Teluk Intan, Perak, Malaysia about three hours drive from Kuala Lumpur. See Map

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Malaysia and Singapore established Bethany Home in 1966. We are a Christian organization that practices Christian values at the same time respecting other religions. This place is for all children from all religions and backgrounds. It was built to provide training and educational programmes for children and adults with disabilities including intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, autism, epilepsy and many others. See History