SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Nearly 96% of deaf individuals in the U.S. are not connected to a church, but one Texas congregation is working to change that. For the first time in San Antonio, Community Bible Church is launching a deaf-led worship service in American Sign Language (ASL), providing a new way for thousands to experience faith in their heart language.
Pastor Ed Newton, lead pastor at Community Bible Church, says deaf people are the third most unreached people group in the world. There are more than 78,000 deaf people in San Antonio — and until now, not a single deaf church. That reality struck a deeply personal nerve for Pastor Newton.
“My mother was born deaf, my father was born deaf, and I’m an only child,” said Pastor Newton. #DeafAwarenessMonth
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