A tall white cross hangs on the rear wall and 10 rows of pews line the aisle leading to a pair of royal blue walls with a verse from Colossians 1:18 written in white script. "To God be the glory that ...

Although the majority of the congregation is deaf, the church is far from silent. It's just like any other Southern Baptist church. Service begins with members congregating in the worship center and ...

The opportunity to participate in a religious worship service has not always been readily available for members of the deaf community. Now, they have two choices with different approaches: Emanuel ...

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 ...

At the First Baptist Church of Suitland, just across the District of Columbia border in Maryland, a typical Sunday service includes coffee and pastries, warm greetings and a sermon delivered by the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

KANSAS CITY — The sermon was so animated, it was as if it were being acted out in mime. Instead, it was a deaf preacher signing a sermon to a deaf congregation. One recent Sunday, about 65 members of ...