Chelsea Hertz

I started learning American Sign Language (ASL) in my 10^th grade year of high school, only because Spanish did not go so well in the 9^th grade. I never knew 10 years later I would be an ASL interpreter. I also did not know I would have this wonderful relationship with The Lord.

My name is Chelsea Hertz. I am first a Child of God. I am also a wife and soon-to-be mother. My husband and I are currently apart of a team of amazing people who are planting a church! The church will be known as College Creek Church and will be located in Annapolis. We currently are meeting weekly with our core team to worship and discuss all the things you need to know about a church to plant. We will be launching sometime August of 2021.

I grew up in Texas and moved to Maryland in 2013, where I knew I would have access to the Deaf Community. I attended Community College of Baltimore County and obtained two associate degrees: ASL interpreter preparation and ASL and Deaf Culture. Currently I attend online with Carolina University to achieve my bachelor’s in ASL interpreting, with a minor in ministry.

I have been working as a Freelance ASL interpreter for the last two years and have recently began working as a Video Interpreter with ZVRS. I have a background of working with many different individuals in many different settings, such as: medical, education, theatrical and VRS. The amazing part about this is it opens my eyes to the beauty of diversity that we will see in Heaven.

Some things that I love: my cats, coffee, and having girl time with my friends.