About Charlotte Deaf Mission

Since 1911, Charlotte's First Baptist Church has ministered to the Deaf in the Charlotte region. Programs reaching them for Christ have varied throughout the years. They ranged from a Sunday afternoon Bible Study group to a Sunday School Department, then Worship Services signed by an interpreter. In 1988, after recognizing the Deaf's unique language and culture, the church established separate services as well as special events for the Deaf.

History of FBC Charlotte's Deaf Mission

We have are unique in many ways:

• Separate Sunday School and worship services in American Sign language
• Occasional interpreted evening worship services with the hearing congregation
• Wednesday evening devotion in American Sign Language
• Regional Bible Study groups in American Sign Language
• Sign-to-Voice Interpreting provided in services to accommodate hearing friends and family that do not sign
• Televised worship for hearing services are close-captioned for the deaf and hard-of-hearing.
• Discipleship training
• Ministry opportunities such as counseling, visitation, and special fellowships
• Church-wide fellowship opportunities

Sunday School 9:25 - Room 237
Sunday morning worship 10:30am - Choir Room
Sunday Evening Bible Study 5:30pm - Room 217
Wednesday Devotion* - Room 206

*We meet on Wednesdays at 4:45 for dinner at Fellowship Hall

Pastor Dale Kesterson
dale@charlottedeafmission.org
Fax: 704-335-3870
VP: 704-469-5895
(VP will not accept incoming calls, but call me and it will record missed calls and I will call you back..)

Charlotte Deaf Mission
301 S. Davidson
PO Box 31046
Charlotte, NC 28231-1046