European Deaf Christian Alliance

Since 1998-2019

EDCC

European Deaf Christian Conference is to be held every four years immediately after the formal EDCA Board meeting.

EDCPLW

Focused on equipping, empowering and encouraging Deaf pastors and
leaders; typically held every year.

EDCY

Focused on evangelism and spiritual growth and encouragement for youth ages 18 – 35; typically held every two years.

EDCBT

Focused on bringing together a network of churches and organizations involved
in Deaf Bible translation and Bible use throughout Europe.

ISRAEL

EUROPEAN DEAF CHRISTAIN PASTOR'S AND LEADER'S WEEKS

6-13 February 2020

Sign Language Discipleship Training school

SL DTS STARTS JANUARY 25, 2020

OUR VISION

As one of the most unreached people groups in the world, globally speaking, the Deaf community is in great need of training and discipleship in the native sign language. Coming straight from the heart of the Creator, the vision behind this sign language DTS is that Deaf believers from all over the world would be trained and equipped for their calling to make God known to their communities and beyond.

Romans 10:14 says it perfectly, ‘How will they call on him whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?’ The emphasis here isn’t on a disability, nor on the lack of preachers, but on the need for teaching and preaching the Word in the language they will understand. Our passion is to see Deaf people receiving the Gospel and being discipled in their own language, for only then the Gospel has the power to transform their lives!

Constanta, Romania

dtsconstanta@ywam.ro

EDCA

The European Deaf Christian Alliance (EDCA) is an umbrella of representatives from Deaf Christian
Denominational and Non-Denominational Churches and organisations in Europe.

INTRODUCTION

These representatives are born-again, Spirit-indwel t believers who have submitted themselves to God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit and to the fulfilment of the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18- 20; Mark 16:16-20; Acts 1: 8).

HISTORY

Deaf Christian Fellowship-Europe was formed in Holland in April 1998, comprised of five member nations: Holland, Estonia, Denmark, Sweden, and England. This organization changed its name in November 2000 to the European Deaf Christian Alliance, hereafter EDCA.

THE AIM OF EDCA

The aim is to reach deaf people of every nation (in co-operation with other evangelical groups), to lead them to the knowledge of salvation through Jesus Christ and to build them up in the Christian life in fellowship with other deaf believers.