Welcome to St. Barnabas Deaf Church!

St. Barnabas group photo March 5 2023 in the chapel with the bishop

St. Barnabas Deaf Church

C/O Church of the Ascension

205 S. Summit Ave

Gaithersburg, MD 20877

NOTE: we meet in the white chapel on corner of 355 and Summit Ave (not the big red brick church)

We meet in a hybrid format- simultaneously in-person and on Zoom.  Please subscribe to our mailing list for weekly updates on the service format and for the links to join.

To receive the recurring Zoom meeting invite, subscribe to our e-newsletter.


Welcome to our church, a mission within the the Episcopal Diocese of Washington.   ASL is the primary language.



Our Partners in Deaf Ministry:

Church of the Ascension our host church

Episcopal Conference of the Deaf serves as a central clearing house concerning all aspects of work among Deaf people in the Episcopal Church.

National Cathedral offers ASL interpreters at the 11:15 am Holy Eucharist on Sundays and at most special services such as Holy Week and Christmas.