Hands for Christ Community Church
Staten Island NY
10307
Who we are
Welcome to Hands for Christ Community Church. We are so happy that you are here to join us as we worship Our Loving Father with our hands and hearts.
Growing up surrounded by deaf parents and relatives, I have come to appreciate, understand, and treasure my first language, American Sign Language (ASL). Being able to share the gospel in ASL has always been in my heart as a Christian for over 45 years as a deaconess working in the Deaf community, in my church, and in different church conferences training interpreters. I developed curriculum and signs that would represent the biblical meaning of the gospel to the deaf, having first shared the gospel as an interpreter and later as the Pastor of Hands for Christ Community Church.
Hope to be able to share the gospel in ASL with you one day soon.
In Christ’s Love,
Pastor Mary Joseph Bacheller
Hands for Christ Community Church’s Core Values:
– To be Christ Centered – To respect language differences – To be mindful and inclusive of others – To be broken, surrendered and live through holiness – To be grace centered
Vision:
Deaf participants will be able to attend a service with confidence, pride, and education of their true identity in Christ. They will know what it is like to truly know their Maker and grow in the knowledge of truth and learn of the Triune God in their own language. They will be part of the “Going Forth” of sharing and spreading the gospel through the means of their own language, American Sign Language.
Mission:
To unite people to Jesus via the gospel through devoted hands. The people whose native language is sign language will have an opportunity to have a relationship with Christ through means of face-to-face instruction with a native user pastor and not have to gain knowledge or information through an interpreter. Deaf people will be able to engage in biblical studies, worship, devotion, and learn more about the Word through American Sign Language.
Growing up surrounded by deaf parents and relatives, I have come to appreciate, understand, and treasure my first language, American Sign Language (ASL). Being able to share the gospel in ASL has always been in my heart as a Christian for over 45 years as a deaconess working in the Deaf community, in my church, and in different church conferences training interpreters. I developed curriculum and signs that would represent the biblical meaning of the gospel to the deaf, having first shared the gospel as an interpreter and later as the Pastor of Hands for Christ Community Church.
Hope to be able to share the gospel in ASL with you one day soon.
In Christ’s Love,
Pastor Mary Joseph Bacheller
Hands for Christ Community Church’s Core Values:
– To be Christ Centered – To respect language differences – To be mindful and inclusive of others – To be broken, surrendered and live through holiness – To be grace centered
Deaf participants will be able to attend a service with confidence, pride, and education of their true identity in Christ. They will know what it is like to truly know their Maker and grow in the knowledge of truth and learn of the Triune God in their own language. They will be part of the “Going Forth” of sharing and spreading the gospel through the means of their own language, American Sign Language.
Mission:
To unite people to Jesus via the gospel through devoted hands. The people whose native language is sign language will have an opportunity to have a relationship with Christ through means of face-to-face instruction with a native user pastor and not have to gain knowledge or information through an interpreter. Deaf people will be able to engage in biblical studies, worship, devotion, and learn more about the Word through American Sign Language.
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Leadership
Leader Name:
Mary Bacheller
Leader Position:
Pastor
Phone:
Leader Email:
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Mailing Address
Hands for Christ Community Church
P.O. Box 13-1481
Staten Island, NY
10313
P.O. Box 13-1481
Staten Island, NY
10313
Driving Directions to Hands for Christ Community Church
Travel/Direction Tips
From Manhattan:
Take the Staten Island Ferry. Then take the Staten Island Rapid Transit from St. George (SI Ferry) station heading to Tottenville. Get off at the Tottenville Station, which is the last stop, and walk up on Main Street to Amboy Road. The church is one block over (on Swinnerton and Amboy).
By Bus: Take the S59 or S78 Staten Island bus to corner of Main Street and Amboy Road. (Walk one block over to Swinnerton and Amboy.)
From New Jersey:
Take Outerbridge Crossing into New York. When on Staten Island, Stay to the right, take the first exit “Page Ave”. Make a right at the light onto Boscome Avenue. Boscome Avenue becomes Page Avenue. On Page Avenue turn right onto Richmond Valley Road. Then make a left onto Arthur Kill Road. At the end of Arthur Kill Road make a left onto Main Street. (You will pass a Police Station on your right). Continue on Main past Amboy to Pittsville Avenue. Make a right onto Pittsville and at the next corner make a right onto Swinnerton. The Church parking will be on your right.
From Brooklyn, NY:
Take the lower level of the Verrazano Bridge
Merge onto I278 W
Take the Narrows Road West exit, Exit 14, toward Hylan Blvd. Keep left at the fork in the ramp
Turn left onto Fingerboard Rd
Turn left onto Hylan Blvd. (continue on Hylan Blvd approximately 11 miles to Swinnerton Street)
Turn right onto Swinnerton.
The church parking is two block up, on the right.
Take the Staten Island Ferry. Then take the Staten Island Rapid Transit from St. George (SI Ferry) station heading to Tottenville. Get off at the Tottenville Station, which is the last stop, and walk up on Main Street to Amboy Road. The church is one block over (on Swinnerton and Amboy).
By Bus: Take the S59 or S78 Staten Island bus to corner of Main Street and Amboy Road. (Walk one block over to Swinnerton and Amboy.)
From New Jersey:
Take Outerbridge Crossing into New York. When on Staten Island, Stay to the right, take the first exit “Page Ave”. Make a right at the light onto Boscome Avenue. Boscome Avenue becomes Page Avenue. On Page Avenue turn right onto Richmond Valley Road. Then make a left onto Arthur Kill Road. At the end of Arthur Kill Road make a left onto Main Street. (You will pass a Police Station on your right). Continue on Main past Amboy to Pittsville Avenue. Make a right onto Pittsville and at the next corner make a right onto Swinnerton. The Church parking will be on your right.
From Brooklyn, NY:
Take the lower level of the Verrazano Bridge
Merge onto I278 W
Take the Narrows Road West exit, Exit 14, toward Hylan Blvd. Keep left at the fork in the ramp
Turn left onto Fingerboard Rd
Turn left onto Hylan Blvd. (continue on Hylan Blvd approximately 11 miles to Swinnerton Street)
Turn right onto Swinnerton.
The church parking is two block up, on the right.
Hands for Christ Community Church Service Times
Weekly Sunday worship services are held at 7558 Amboy Road, Staten Island, NY 10307, and are simultaneously live streamed. For more information about live streaming, contact Pastor Mary Bacheller at: [email protected]
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Hands for Christ Community Church listing was last updated on the 7th of September, 2021
