WASHINGTON (RNS) — 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 ...

The Word is a thing beyond words when pastor Dean Francini delivers a sermon in American Sign Language. "American Sign Language is more pictorial; it's a lot different than spoken English," said ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 Baptist Temple Church has opened its doors to another congregation to give hard of hearing persons a place to worship. The Family Deaf Church is the third congregation holding services at Baptist ...

The deaf live with many challenges, not the least of which are barriers to a spiritual life. But that is changing as more churches add worship services and Bible studies for the hearing-impaired. Next ...

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 ...

BENICIA, Calif. (BP)--At a beginning sign language course for a church's deaf ministry in the Deep South in 1979, Howard Burkhart III liked his teacher so much he married her. Because of Tina McMillan ...