Signs of Grace Deaf Ministry

The greater Cleveland area has a very large deaf population, but current statistics show that only a small percentage of the Deaf community attends church.  Sadly, language and cultural differences often prevent the Deaf and Hearing community coming together to worship and fellowship.   The Signs of Grace (SoG) ministry provides an opportunity for those barriers to come down! 

We welcome Deaf and hearing people to fellowship with us by providing needed accommodations and respecting each other's differences!   We also network and resource with other Deaf ministries and churches to reach the Cleveland area for Christ!

Signs of Grace provides opportunities for the Deaf and hearing community to fellowship, worship, and learn God's Word together.   Special events, ministry interpreting, sign language training, and opportunities to volunteer are available through this ministry.

Since beginning SoG, God has established a new community of faith where Deaf and hearing people worship, serve, and socialize together.  A number of Deaf individuals have accepted leadership positions in the ministry!    Several people have completed interpreting degrees and several more people are currently working toward the degree.  We have begun a ministry for new believers to grow in their faith and are working toward providing a kids program to serve the needs of Deaf kids.

When & Where:

The ASL Bible Study with Deaf teachers meets at 9 am on Sundays.
The 10:30 worship service on Sunday is interpreted.
Sign language classes meet at 7 pm on Wednesday nights.
Special events information is available on our website http://www.signsofgrace.net/.

History/development of the ministry:

God made it clear that He was calling Grace Church to establish a Deaf ministry.  So one lady with ‘rusty' sign skills began to teach a basic beginner sign class while she entered intense ASL training through an interpreter degree program.  Three more people from that first sign class have also pursued an interpreting degree and the group PRAYED like crazy.   The ministry served one or two Deaf people for a couple of years, as many hearing people learned sign and a few became trained interpreters.  Recently the ministry began to experience amazing growth!  We now serve over 20 Deaf and Hard of Hearing friends on a weekly basis.  We average 60-70 people at our monthly Game Night outreach!   God is now drawing people to Jesus through  SoG.

Director: Jen Carrick,   Contact Jen at: 440.567.5355 or Jennifer at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Website www.signsofgrace.net/