The United Methodist Committee on Ministries with Deaf,
Late-Deafened, Hard of Hearing, and Deaf-Blind People
(formerly
the National Committee on Deaf Ministries)
Member
List PowerPoint
Presentation about the Committee Mardy
Walker Assistive Listening System Available for Loan
Grants
Available
The
United Methodist Committee on Ministries with Deaf, Late-Deafened, Hard of
Hearing, and Deaf-Blind People (formerly the National Committee on Deaf
Ministries) was established as a mission initiative by the 1992 General
Conference. The committee affirms -- as a foundational Christian belief -- that
the ministry of God's people should be experienced without barriers. Committed
to an inclusive Gospel, the Committee is helping the
United
Methodist
Church
to reach out to persons who are Deaf, deafened, hard-of-hearing or deaf-blind,
using the most effective mode of communication, whether it be sign language
and/or oral interpreting, and/or assistive technologies such as assistive
listening devices or computer-assisted text translation.
The United
Methodist Committee is different from the United Methodist Congress of the Deaf
and was originally created by members of UMCD. Thanks
to a strong and concerted effort by UMCD members,
the United Methodist Committee is recognized and funded by the
United
Methodist
Church
through the General Board of Global Ministries.
The United
Methodist Congress of the Deaf remains an independent organization focused on
increasing Christian leadership and discipleship within the Deaf, signing
community. UMCD holds conferences biennially and recently held its first
international conference in
Baltimore
,
Washington
with attendees from several countries. Jurisdictional
area chapters hold local conferences on the years in between the larger UMCD
conferences.
The United
Methodist Committee is working with both individuals and the larger church to
help churches learn how to be in solidarity with persons who are deaf, deafened,
hard of hearing and deaf-blind. Good
communication, both attitudinal, functional and technological, is a prerequisite
for a church to fully open its doors to people who are deaf, have hearing loss,
or are deaf-blind. Contributions to
the Advance Fund #982562-7 provide opportunities that empower individuals for
mission and ministry. The United
Methodist Committee’s publication Signs
of Solidarity provides much needed information to churches on how to
enrich their ministries by including deaf, late-deafened, hard of hearing and
deaf-blind and how to foster Deaf churches and ministry as well.
----- Candis
Shannon
The United Methodist
Committee on Ministries With
Deaf, Late-Deafened, Hard of Hearing, and Deaf-Blind People
5629 Kingwood
Drive, Kingwood TX 77345
281 360-4500 V (TTY Available for return
calls)
713
315-7593 Cell phone/home phone
winevah@yahoo.com
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Members
of the Committee
Rev.
Dr. Tom Hudspeth, President, South Central Jurisdiction, Hard of Hearing,
Clergy active in Deaf Ministry
Candis
Shannon, Vice-President, Western
Jurisdiction, Late-deafened
Rev. Wineva
Hankamer, Coordinator,
Hard of Hearing
Patricia
Magyar, Liaison
with General Board
of Global Ministries Staff Representative, Health & Welfare Division,
Hearing
Dr. Rick Gentzler, Board
of Discipleship Staff Representative, Hard of Hearing
Jeffrey Roberts,
Western Jurisdiction, Deaf
Rev. Curt Keller, North Central Jurisdiction,
Clergy
active with Deaf Ministry, Hearing
Rev. Elke
Sharma, North Central Jurisdiction, Deaf
Rev. Joo Hai Kang,
Pastor Deaf Church, Northeast Jurisdiction, Deaf
Michelle Martin, South Central
Jurisdiction, Late-Deafened
Rev. Kirk VanGilder, Northeast Jurisdiction, Deaf Professional
Rev.
Dr. Robert Walker, Western Jurisdiction, Deaf-Blind
Rev.
Tizzy von Trapp Walker, South East Jurisdiction, Late-deafened
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Powerpoint Presentation about the United Methodist
Committee
This is a great
introduction to the work of the United Methodist Committee.
MS PowerPoint needed.
Mardy
Walker Assistive Listening System Available for Loan
The United Methodist Committee has a meeting room size assistive listening
system available for loan to churches.
Guidelines
ALS
Application
Grants Available
The United Methodist Committee has some funding available for small grants and
scholarships to help with our mandate
Guidelines
Grant Application
Scholarship
Application
Advance Special
#982562-7
General
Board of Global Ministries
The
United
Methodist
Church
The
United
Methodist
Church
is committed to ministry with all persons. Gifts to Advance #982562-7 provide
opportunities that empower Deaf, hard of hearing, late-deafened, and deaf-blind
people for mission and ministry. Projects include seed money to assist in the
establishment of new ministries, global outreach to deaf, late-deafened, hard of
hearing and deaf-blind people, curriculum development, deaf ministry
internships, deaf and deaf-blind camping, and aids to communication access
(interpreters, listening devices, real-time captioning, and others).
How to participate? Make your check payable to your local church or Advance
GCFA. Be sure to write the Advance code number 982562-7 and "Ministry with
the Deaf" on the check. You can place your check in the Sunday offering at
your church, or mail it to Advance GCFA,
P.O. Box
9068
, GPO,
New York
,
NY
10087-9068
. To send a gift by credit card, call (888) 252-6174.
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