American Bible Society

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The American Bible Society (ABS) is a group, founded in 1816, that publishes, distributes, and translates the Bible.

In 2000-2001, ABS distributed 4,113,106 Bibles and 8,322,112 copies of the New Testament. They are the translators of the Good News Translation and the Contemporary English Version.

ABS is headquartered in New York, where it also maintains an extensive archive of editions of the Bible, many of them rare or otherwise unusual.

The current President of ABS is Paul Irwin, who was confirmed by the board in 2006.

In 1999, ABS launched its first major internet ministry, ForMinistry.com, a free church webbuilder. Since then, it has released many different ministry sites including ShareYourStoryNow.org (2006), which allows users to share stories of how the Bible has changed their life, and enables ABS employees to share their ABS mission experiences.

In 2006, ABS launched its first television series, ABS Presents, featuring Dr. Irwin who interviews various Bible Scholars about current issues in society that relate to Christianity.