Thank you for taking time to
browse the official web site of Christ Lutheran Church of the Deaf,
Silver Spring, Maryland. Be sure to check our Bible study archive and take a look at recent
issues of the Mustard Seed,
our monthly newsletter. If you have questions or suggestions, I
welcome your feedback.
I have served as Pastor of Christ/Deaf since
September 2001, arriving here with my family only one week before
9/11.
Previously, I served in Lutheran Deaf ministry in
Illinois and Texas. While in Texas, I served on the board of the
local
professional interpreters' organization affiated with the Registry of
Interpreters for the Deaf (RID),
and I taught in the interpreter training
program of the Dallas Community College system.
I trained for Deaf ministry at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri,
graduating in 1976. Part of my early training brought me to the
Gallaudet graduate school. Little did I expect
that I would one day return to fill the shoes of those who had mentored
me.
My first field of service was in Northern
Illinois, where I met and married Georganne Potter. Georganne can
sign and is at home in the fellowship of Deaf
Christians. She is a great encouragement and support
for my ministry.
Ron
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