The Mississippi Baptist Conference of the Deaf

November 4, 2023203 views0

The Mississippi Baptist Conference of the Deaf

2023-11-04T10:37:40+01:00

By Church News

The Mississippi Baptist Conference of the Deaf gathered recently at Garaywa Camp & Conference Center in worship and fellowship.The September 29–October 1 event was organized by the Mississippi Baptist Convention Board’s multicultural ministries.Deaf and hearing brothers and sisters in Christ came together under the leadership of guest speaker Nathan Hill, pastor of Agape Deaf Baptist Church in Georgia, who preached on the theme, “Do You Know God?” With hands in harmony, 106 men and women praised God Sunday morning, led by worship leader and international missionary, Peter Dublin.Fifty-three interpreters-in-training attended the Interpreter Workshop to sharpen their skills through the instruction of Bill Ross, vice president of Hands Up Communications.Treasurer of the MBCD Board since 2011, Ryan McDonald, a deaf member of Pinelake Church, started a deaf ministry at Pinelake.“(The conference) has started different relationships,” McDonald expressed, “of course with God, and then with other people, just to have that fellowship and to meet new and old people, just to have that introduction, just to know their faces.”ALSO READ: ‘Why I Don’t Watch TV’ – Benny Hinn