Adventist leaders mark growth of Deaf Ministries

Adventist leaders mark growth of Deaf Ministries

New website can help connect Adventist Deaf community, offer resources for hearing people The Seventh-day Adventist Church’s ministry to the Deaf is gaining traction worldwide with increased coordination to better reach and minister to members of the often-neglected subculture. This year marks the first time that each of the denomination’s 13 world divisions has a…

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Hope Channel Germany Video about the Deaf Congress in Germany (April 17-20, 2014)

(Translated from German to English): “The deaf community of the Free Church of the Seventh-day Adventists has a goal: To tell together with all Christians of the faith in Jesus Christ. In Mühlenrahmede it gave an international meeting, where deaf ones met from all over Europe, in order to share experiences with one another and

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Church reaches out to deaf

An Adventist church in Queensland is reaching an often overlooked demographic with a range of initiatives. For some years Logan Reserve church, in outer south-western Brisbane, has used AUSLAN signers in its services and special programs. Now it’s planning a dedicated camp for the deaf in October 2015. The camp, open to deaf people from

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Southern Deaf Fellowship Camp Meeting 2014 in Crandall, GA, USA

The 9th annual Southern Deaf Camp Meeting took place at beautiful Cohutta Springs Convention Center in north Georgia August 6-­‐10, 2014. The theme was “God With Us” with Alan Meis (Holly, MI) as the main speaker. A total of over 150 people (another new record) came from various places (fifteen from Barbados came) to hear

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Kenya Camp Meeting Report

In August 24-30, 2014 we conducted the historic camp meeting for the deaf in Kenya. It was attended by 226 deaf, their leaders and interpreters. On Sabbath we baptized 43 and 99 graduated in the VOP Discover Bible School. Topics handled included Family life, Health, Adventist church structure, Stewardship, Prophecy, Bible study, and reports of

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Deaf Congress in Germany

Seventy-five participants from Europe gathered for what was to be the 95th anniversary of the Deaf work in Germany.  In many ways it seemed like a Pentecostal experience.  Eight different languages were being spoken simultaneously (English, German, Italian, French, Latvian, Finnish, Spanish and German  with many of these with their own corresponding sign language) as the

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“Reportagem sobre a primeira equipe de Calebes Surdos da América do Sul”

Segundo o último censo do IBGE (Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística) 9,7 milhões de brasileiros possuem deficiência auditiva, mais de 5% da população. Pensando neste grupo, há 10 anos, foi criado em Salvador o Ministério dos Surdos da Igreja Adventista do Sétimo Dia, que hoje conta com um Templo no bairro de Engenho Velho

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