When officials from the International Lutheran Deaf Association approached Sara Hale about seeing if the organization's biennial convention could be held this year in Topeka, she took the idea to ...

Pastor John Telyea uses sign language to convey his message at Geeseytown Lutheran Church. The church will host the first deaf ministry in the 116 churches that make up the Allegheny Synod of the ...

When the Rev. Beth Lockard prays, she doesn't ask God to hear her prayers. She asks God to pay attention. Lockard, the first culturally deaf person ordained into the Evangelical Lutheran Church in ...

Christ the King Lutheran Church owned a 200-seat church building, a two-story parsonage and more than six acres in Flint. What the congregation lacked was members. Over the years, some moved away and ...

When she moved to Schaumburg 13 years ago, there was one thing Susan Elizabeth Rangel refused to give up: St. Francis Borgia Catholic Church in Chicago. Rangel, who is deaf, has been a member of the ...

The Rev. Russell A. Rockwell knew he wanted to be a Lutheran pastor when he was in fourth grade. In ninth grade, his family moved next door to a deaf family who taught him American Sign Language. In ...

Pastor Darrel Kois before congregants during Sunday service at Bethlehem Deaf Lutheran Church. Bethlehem Deaf Lutheran Church is at 5074 Lake St. in Omaha. Mike Warren follows along during Sunday ...

Grace Lutheran Church and St. Matthew's Lutheran Church for the Deaf, 2222 Vauxhall Road, Union, will offer a special series of Wednesday evening worship services for the Lenten season beginning with ...

It’s not always easy for Christians who are deaf or hard of hearing to find services and Masses that can accommodate their needs, but some churches are finding a way to do just that. Our Lady of the ...

Grace Lutheran Church and St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church for the Deaf, 2222 Vauxhall Road, Union, will celebrate the Christmas season with the following schedule of special services in celebration of ...