A Church is the House of Christian Faith, the building carved in stone, the spiritual family of the Believers in Christ, and the place of public worship.
A faith followed by Clergy Pioneers Father Charles-Michel de l’Épée, who founded the first free school for the Deaf in Paris in 1760 and Minister Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet, who co-founded the first permanent school for the Deaf in the United States in 1817.
My ASL Dictionary cartoon of a young Pastor showing the ASL hand sign for CHURCH.
The thumb of the C hand taps the back of the opposite S hand twice.
An initialized sign for ROCK connecting to the scripture of Jesus speaking to Peter. “You are Peter, and on this Rock I will build my Church”. (Matthew 16:18)
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