FAYETTEVILLE Priscilla Scanlan grew up as the only deaf person in a hearing congregation. It wasn’t until she left her home in Fayetteville for Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., that she ...

Finding a church in Carroll County to meet the Alfords’ needs was initially a challenge. Not only did they have to consider the congregation, the pastor and the doctrine, they also needed a sign ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...