As Pastor Jeremy Fass preaches the Gospel, the only sound he makes is tiny wisps of breath and the occasional smack of hands coming together. His congregation’s eyes lock on him as he does it. Fass ...
OLATHE, Kan. -- Born hard of hearing, the child of two deaf parents, the Rev. Debbie Buchholz -- pastor of a church for the deaf and mother of seven adult children, four of whom are deaf or hard of ...
GOSHEN — Rex Brake, Goshen's new pastor at Deaf Christian Fellowship, didn’t always plan to go into ministry. As a kid, he enjoyed church, where he had the benefit of an American Sign Language ...
Pastor Ed Newton was raised by deaf parents in Orlando, Florida. Though the 49-year-old grew up learning American Sign Language, most of the local churches at the time didn't offer services for deaf ...
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the array of worship services offered by Lovers Lane United Methodist Church included one in American Sign Lan­guage. About two dozen people came on a typical Sunday. On ...
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 ...