Rick Kelly said he might not know the pain or loneliness you’re experiencing, but he’s willing to listen and help because he knows about facing challenges, hardships and feelings of being overlooked ...

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 ...

Worship at Miami Valley Baptist Church for the Deaf in North Dayton. The sound system is intentionally loud so the mostly deaf congregation can feel the vibration of the music. When places of worship ...

The occasional boom of a bass drum punctuates the Mass at St. Francis Borgia Deaf Center on the Northwest Side, signaling particularly important moments during the liturgical service, which is ...

Context is a third critical difference. When Deaf believers study the Bible, they’ll start with the passage’s context before ...

NEW YORK (RNS) — On a Thursday afternoon early this summer, seven people sat in a circle in the basement of St. George’s Episcopal Church in midtown Manhattan, facing a whiteboard covered with ...

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 ...

Pastor Rick Kelly at Kenton and Hartly United Methodist churches was born almost completely deaf. He's leading efforts to serve those in need in the rural Kent County towns and inviting people to join ...

For three decades, an Archdiocese of Chicago-supported Ministry Formation Program has been training Deaf Catholics to become lay leaders in church ministry. The program celebrated its 30th anniversary ...