WASHINGTON (RNS) — 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 ...

The occasional boom of a bass drum punctuates the Mass at St. Francis Borgia Deaf Center on the Northwest Side, signaling particularly important moments during the liturgical service, which is ...

If a hearing impairment has kept you from attending church, the New Port Richey Baptist Deaf Church urges you to try its services. Last Sunday the church celebrated Founder's Day in recognition of its ...

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — It is like any other church in Nigeria 's megacity of Lagos. A lectern faces rows of plastic chairs. A biblical quote is written on a beam above. There is a music section, with a ...

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. -- Brian Sims was sitting in traffic when a car with a booming stereo pulled up next to him. Feeling vibrations from the pulsating vehicle, the Baptist pastor who ministers to the ...

The Baptist Temple Church has opened its doors to another congregation to give hard of hearing persons a place to worship. The Family Deaf Church is the third congregation holding services at Baptist ...

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.