UNION, Kentucky -- Dwight Swim, the minister to the deaf at Union Baptist Church, doesn’t just teach a Sunday school lesson – he acts it out. He communicates with the hand gestures of American Sign ...

The church is silent when the Rev. Brian Sims takes the pulpit for his Sunday sermon. He pauses to make sure all eyes are on him, then raises his hands and begins preaching. Not a word passes his lips ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Staten Island’s only deaf church held its services at a new location on Sunday -- with services conducted in American Sign Language (ASL) and voiced for a hearing audience. The ...

Interpreting Disability is a refreshingly honest look at real life as faced by people with disabilities. Its three essays preface an important ecumenical statement on the place of persons with ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — When it comes to the Christian faith, the deaf community is one of the most underserved. The Deaf Bible Society says close to 98% of deaf people don't know Christ, or go to church.

If you’re deaf and want to attend a worship service, you’re likely to encounter some difficulties. If you’re blind, it’s not much easier. Few religious texts are widely available in Braille. Most ...

Pope Francis held an audience with the blind and deaf on Saturday, encouraging them to become witnesses of Christ and to build a culture of encounter rather than exclusion. "We think of the many whom ...

IRMO, S.C. — The Beacon Church in Irmo wanted their deaf community to hear God's word. According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, one in eight people in the ...