Steve
Blann was born and raised in Baldwinsville, New York. Sherry
Blann was born in St. Louis, Missouri and raised in Oneida, New York. They
both were saved as youth in Syracuse, New York area churches. They married
in 1966 after Steve's Navy boot camp. Steve worked 15 years at General
Electric as an electronic technician and 20 years at the SUNY Health
Science Center as a biomedical engineer. He retired in 1995 and has
dedicated himself totally to Christian service.
Steve & Sherry have been
associated with North Syracuse Baptist Church (NSBC) since 1970. Sherry
has served in Pioneer Girls since 1975. Steve began ministering to the
Deaf in 1983 and has pastored the Deaf at NSBC as an unpaid staff member
since 1989. In June 1995, Steve was ordained into the ministry of Jesus
Christ.
In 1995 Steve founded
D.E.A.F. (Deaf Evangelism and Fellowship, Inc.), which is an international
mission board to the Deaf. Steve pastors the Deaf at NSBC as a full-time
missionary under D.E.A.F. He also ministers to Deaf persons in North
America, Central America, and The Caribbean and is planning trips to
Europe and Africa. The vision of D.E.A.F. is to add missionaries who can
extend the work around the world. |
