PARKERSBURG – A Parkersburg church is the first in the region to install a system aiding the hearing impaired, officials said. The Loop System at the First Lutheran Church, 1701 19th St., works ...

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 ...

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 ...

The opportunity to participate in a religious worship service has not always been readily available for members of the deaf community. Now, they have two choices with different approaches: Emanuel ...

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 ...

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 ...

World Lutheran Deaf Outreach located in Janesville, Wis., is presenting the workshop "Jesus Signs" Oct. 14-16 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in East Dundee. This seminar provides resources and training ...

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 ...