Deaf Ministry
DeafChurch First Coast
Bringing Anglican worship to the Deaf community in American Sign Language
Bringing Anglican Worship to the Deaf Community
DeafChurch First Coast is a church plant serving the Deaf Community across Northeast Florida. Christ the King serves as an Anchor Church in the DeafChurch Together movement, helping establish in-person community in addition to online worship.
The DeafChurch Together Model
“DeafChurch Together” is an online liturgical expression of the Christian faith in the Anglican tradition. The model establishes a regional Deaf Liturgical Church movement based on multiple sites as part of a single parish, connecting Deaf communities with Anglican anchor churches.
Regional Reach
Anchor Churches
In-Person Community
Online Worship
“God has stirred up a vision for establishing a regional Deaf Liturgical Church movement based on the model of multiple sites as part of a single parish.”
The Story
A Vision for Deaf Ministry
The Rev. Dr. Bob Ayres
Fr. Bob is the founding pastor of DeafChurch Together. He and his wife Deacon Kathy have been involved in Deaf ministry since the mid-1980s.
Fr. Bob and Kathy have six adopted adult children (two of whom are Deaf) and 12 grandchildren.
Deaf Teen Quest (2000)
DTQ is now a national ministry model for Youth For Christ USA.
Online ASL Services (2020)
Weekly liturgical services in American Sign Language launched in May 2020.
Publication
"DEAFCHURCH 21: Vision for a New Generation"
Join Us
Weekly ASL Services
Experience Anglican liturgy in American Sign Language, streaming live on YouTube.
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Get Involved
Whether you're Deaf, hard of hearing, know ASL, or simply want to support this ministry, we'd love to connect with you.