Baptist church spreads the God's Word using sign language

In a bid to fulfill the Great Commission, ministers at Wayne Hills Baptist Church, Virginia, are teaching the deaf about God's plan of salvation through sing language.

The church started a ministry named Wayne Hills Deaf Fellowship, which aims to welcome the deaf and share with them the Good News.

According to a report by NBC29, the Baptist church's doors are open to everyone, including the deaf. Every Sunday, the deaf are welcome to enter a small room where a facilitator uses sign language to teach them.

The fellowship uses American Sign Language (ASL) in order to make sure that everyone is on the same page in worship services and Sunday School lessons.

Wendy Fletcher, who interprets for the deaf, said that there are a lot of things in the Bible that are more difficult to explain in ASL than in English.

Meanwhile, Randy Biser presides over Sunday School. He was born deaf.

"I really felt God calling me here to Wayne Hills because I really, because I really thought that they needed that interaction," Biser told NBC29 using sign language. "They needed to make sure that God's word was clear to them because I didn't want them to continue to be lost." 

While the Wayne Hills Deaf Fellowship is flourishing in God's work, Biser still aims for something big for the deaf community.

He added that it would be better if there were an entire church exclusively for the deaf, with its own building.

After attending Sunday School, the deaf join the congregation for the worship service while interpreters stay close to interpret the entire service.