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 ...

NEW YORK — The Lord’s Prayer ended with the bang of dozens of fists that landed on open palms after a circular motion and a thumbs up in a joint “Amen!” Not a voice could be heard inside the cavernous ...

Deaf people can bring interpreters with them to any church, and some churches in Amarillo even offer interpreters, but there is a draw in basing a church off of deafness, allowing the deaf to worship ...

Beginning Sunday, St. Philip's in the Hills Episcopal Church will offer American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation of its 9 a.m. service each Sunday this summer. Interpretation is being provided by a ...

IRMO, S.C. — The Beacon Church in Irmo wanted their deaf community to hear God's word. According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, one in eight people in the ...

LAGOS, Nigeria — 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 set ...

NEW YORK – The Lord’s Prayer ended with the bang of dozens of fists that landed on open palms after a circular motion and a thumbs up in a joint “Amen!” Not a voice could be heard inside the cavernous ...

New York • The Lord’s Prayer ended with the bang of dozens of fists that landed on open palms after a circular motion and a thumbs up in a joint “Amen!” Not a voice could be heard inside the cavernous ...