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May/June 2004 |
Congress of deaf to meet in Indiana this summer
By Curt Keller
ANDERSON, Ind. - The North Central Jurisdiction meeting of the United Methodist Congress of the Deaf is scheduled to meet June 25-27 at Anderson University.
This summer's featured leaders include two deaf ministers: the Rev. Dr. Francis Casale of Covina, Calif. and the Rev. Joo Kang of Jacksonville, Ill.
Daily Bible studies and worship will be deaf led. Workshops also will be offered that are designed to help church leaders learn how to develop deaf ministries and reach out to deaf individuals. There will be interpreters to voice for the hearing and sign for the deaf. This year organizers will be working with the Church of God deaf ministry in creating a large ecumenical deaf ministry convention.
The Rev. Dr. Curt D. Keller, director of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Ministry of the Illinois Great Rivers Conference of The United Methodist Church, is the president of the NCJ of UMCD. He says, "It is important that we as United Methodist concerned about deaf coming to know Christ gather together to celebrate our concern and rejoice that a language barrier is not enough to keep the Good News of our Lord from being shared." He hopes that this congress will provide one of the largest registrations for the conference.
The United Methodist Congress of the Deaf was established to bring together deaf and hearing people who wanted to celebrate Christ together, sharing how a ministry with deaf can grow. Any person interested in ministry with deaf is welcome to attend. For more information contact: the Rev. Dr. Curt D. Keller, 2 Rainbow Dr., Pekin, Ill. 61554, or by e-mail at ckeller@mtco.com or by phone at 309-353-5792.
Last updated on May 17, 2004