In 1967, with assistance from the Deaf leader, Vincent Spicuzza and his friend, Reverend Raymond Gruenke, C.S.S.R. set up a Community Center for the Deaf (CCD) on the property of Saint Alphonsus Rock Church located on Cook Avenue and Grand Avenue. When different organizations gathered for the first time at a meeting at CCD, they were known as CCD Committee members. Those members adopted the title, "Roundtable Representatives of the CCD" with its abbreviated name as "RTR" on April 24, 1967.

In 1979, RTR committee decided to move their evening meeting site to Blue Cross and Blue Shield and later to Concordia Seminary's Sieck Hall. RTR continued to use CCD gym for large meetings, workshops, printing RTR newsletters, and fundraising.

In late 1980's, it was renamed to "Saint Louis Metro Round Table Representatives on Deafness."

Reverend Gruenke died in 1988. Since CCD was built on the Redemptionist Order's property, the Redemptionist Order decided to have the neighborhood community to utilize the former CCD building.

Throughout the years after Rev. Gruenke's death, RTR refused to let itself dissolve. They still held on to their dream with a desire of owning a Center for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing.

RTR site was then moved to the Hearing and Speech Center on Manchester Road for a few years for RTR meetings.  The structure of RTR is made of Board of Directors including Officers and Directors, Representatives, and Committee Members from various organizations.  RTR is a unique organization in the Saint Louis Metro area because the people, who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Hearing, work together to provide a high quality service to the Deaf Community.  The majority (51% or more) of the RTR Board are Deaf,  Hearing people are welcome to participate in RTR to serve the Deaf Community.

The RTR Board made accomplishments with the new RTR restated bylaws on June 7, 1997; An Article of Incorporation on June 22, 1998; IRS Section 501(c)(3) on September 29, 1998; Post Office Bulk Permit on November 22, 1998; State Sales Tax Exemption on February 17, 1999; and a Trademark registration in 2000.

On Tuesday evening, October 5th, 2004, RTR signed the final paperwork securing a "home" for the RTR DCC (Deaf Community Center). The new center is located in the Telegraph Professional Building at 2716 Telegraph Road, St. Louis, MO. Final office construction began last January 2005. On March 1, 2005 the RTR Board achieved the dream by obtaining a new 3-year leased office with a Grand Opening taking place on November 12, 2005.