AMARILLO, Texas (AP) - Worshipping at Paramount Baptist Deaf Church is not a silent affair. Deaf people who can speak joyfully shout during the baptism of one of their friends. A member of the ...

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 ...

The silence suggested that this was no ordinary church service. Only a few people opened their mouths to sing on a recent Sunday at Woodhaven Baptist Deaf Church. Instead, most moved their bodies to ...

NEW YORK – Anna Wade often sits in a church pew on Sunday and “kind of spaces out a little bit” until it’s time for communion, and then, she said, “that’s it.” Wade’s lack of attention, though, has ...

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 ...

As music plays at the Fresno (California) Deaf Church on a recent Sunday, most people sitting in the pews sign along. The only audible voice in the room is the one on the recording, singing a soulful, ...

“We worship the same God as you. We sure can't hear, but we can feel it.” – Pastor Seth Sobral NORTH KINGSTOWN – You could easily drive past Alpha & Omega Deaf Church without noticing it. The ...

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 ...