Our History
1983
DOOR founded as a ministry dedicated to the training of Deaf leaders and establishing indigenous Deaf churches.
1995
DOOR merged with United World Mission.
1997
DOOR begins utilizing the Chronological Bible Storying (CBS) method.
1999
DOOR registered as a not-for-profit organization called D.O.O.R. International (Deaf Opportunity Out Reach).
2000-2002
Deaf Christian Leadership Training centers established on 4 continents (Africa, Europe, America, Asia).
2000-2006
302 students from 48 countries graduated from DOOR’s 11-month training program.
2005
DOOR begins 2-by-2 Program in a strategic region of South Asia.
2007
DOOR begins sign language translation work in Africa and South Asia.
2009
Translation work started in BEGUT (Burundi, Ethiopia, Ghana, Uganda, Tanzania) sign languages.
2011
Dedication ceremony held in Nairobi, Kenya, for the Africa Deaf Bible Translation and Training Center (DBTTC).
2012
Three new South Asia Sign Language projects started.
Begin 2-by-2 Program in BEGUT nations (Burundi, Ethiopia, Ghana, Uganda, Tanzania).
Dedication ceremony held in South Asia for the Asia Deaf Bible Translation and Training Center (DBTTC).
2013
Nigerian Sign Language translation project started at DOOR center in Kenya.
DOOR begins 2-by-2 Program in Kenya.
110-passage Chronological Bible Translation (CBT) completed in Kenyan Sign Language.
32 scripture portions completed in American Sign Language.
2014
Launched new website to distribute completed Bible projects in several sign languages: www.deafbibles.com
Begin 2-by-2 Program in Nigeria.
Translator’s Notes (DEEPs) 110-passage CBT started in Kenyan Sign Language. 110-passage CBT completed in Burundian, Ethiopian, Ghanain, Ugandan and Tanzanian (BEGUT) sign languages.
2015
Start translation projects in South Sudanese, Mozambican, and 2 Eurasian sign languages.
2016
110 CBT passages completed in three South Asian sign language
DOOR’s 2-by-2 program nearly doubles in size
2018
A new translation project is started in the Middle East
2019
110 passages published in South Sudanese and Mozambican sign languages
15 new sign language translation consultants and linguistic advisors certified
2020
119 Bible passages published in American Sign Language (ASL) through a partnership with Deaf Harbor
A new translation project is started in North Africa
2021
A major gateway sign language in Eurasia published 110 CBT passages
2022
60+ Deaf leaders officially commissioned in Asia by a partner church in groundbreaking ceremony never seen before in the Deaf communities there
2023
32 CBT passages completed in 3 Asian sign languages
