Jerry Pearson recently taught about the importance of forgiving others, and people acting as peacemakers in society. Pearson taught the message through the use of American Sign Language (ASL) at the ...
Offering a sign language interpreter to spread the word of God in some area churches is a great community asset, but at Bible Baptist Church, interpretation alone isn’t enough when saying you offer a ...
Attitudes about ministries for deaf people have changed considerably since Woodhaven Baptist Deaf Church was founded in 1924. "For many years, the deaf ministry was treated as a mission to handicapped ...
Ron and Wanda Ferris of Chicago found more than a church to feel completely comfortable at when they first attended services at the Oak Brook Community Deaf Church, a ministry of Oak Brook Community ...
On a Sunday morning at Fayetteville Deaf Church, it's mostly silent. Before the weekly service begins, the Rev. Larry Barnes and his wife, Dawn, teach Bible classes. Men are gathered at one end of the ...
On Saturday, a large cross-section of locals sat down for tea at Northwest Philadelphia’s New Covenant Church for an all-ages gathering enabling deaf and hearing community members to share faith and ...
The Rev. Tom Hudspeth demonstrates how to measure, mark and cut boards for house repair during a mission trip to Santa Fe, Texas. The weekly Sunday morning fellowship class of the Deaf Ministry at ...
Our Lady of Hope Parish will offer a signed Mass at 9 a.m. on the third Sunday of each month at St. Pius X Church beginning Sept. 20. Just days after being ordained to the priesthood, Fr. Kevin Hughes ...
GREEN BAY - Patricia Sebranek and Bob Kamasky were every bit as involved in the Mass at St. John the Evangelist Parish last Sunday morning as celebrants the Rev. Joe Dorner and Deacon Tom Mahoney. The ...
FAYETTEVILLE Priscilla Scanlan grew up as the only deaf person in a hearing congregation. It wasn’t until she left her home in Fayetteville for Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., that she ...
Its financial struggles notwithstanding, the Vallejo Deaf Church — still one of a very few houses of worship catering to the hearing impaired — celebrated its 20th year last month. Pastor Oscar Bibb ...