In the News ... "West Texas deaf church has worldwide ministry"

By George Henson
Staff Writer
baptiststandard.com

BIG SPRING, TEXAS - Blessed Hands Baptist Deaf Church hopes not only to minister to the non-hearing population of Big Spring but to reach the world.

Big Spring is home to the Southwest Collegiate Institute for the Deaf — believed to be the world’s only two-year college for the deaf.

“So, people from all over the world come here to Big Spring,” said Mark Lindsey, pastor of First Baptist Church in Big Spring.

The school serves about 170 students — 20 of them international students. But Big Spring’s deaf population is larger than most communities its size because many students stay in the area after graduation.

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