Many Deaf Christians want to serve God. Many times we find barriers that block our way. We want to serve God, but there are few opportunities for us. We want to serve God, but the only Bible training we can find is hearing Bible training. We want to serve God, but some people tell us we can't, because we are Deaf.
That's why DOOR was established - to open the "door" of the Bible, true worship, Christian service, and Christian leadership to Deaf people. DOOR started in 1983 to give Deaf people opportunities to serve and training in how to start Deaf believers' fellowships. DOOR started in the United States. Later DOOR became an international organization. Our headquarters are is in the United States.
Now, DOOR has 4 Deaf Christian Leadership Training Programs around the world. The majority of DOOR staff has always been Deaf people. We have Deaf people on our staff now from 7 different countries on 4 continents. Our teachers are Deaf. Our teaching is all in Sign Language. We teach in a way that works well in Deaf culture: Chronological Bible Storying.
We are excited to see our Deaf students learn the Bible deeply and grow in their relationship with Jesus. We praise God to see our Deaf graduates going back to their home countries and teaching their Deaf friends what they have learned. We rejoice when we see our graduates starting Deaf believers' fellowships and training other Deaf leaders.