British and Foreign Bible Society

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The British and Foreign Bible Society, known as Bible Society, is a Christian [charity] that exists to make the Bible heard throughout the world. The majority of its work is overseas, making the Bible available in a language people can understand and at a price they can afford. In doing this, Bible Society is responding to a situation where: • For a billion people, the Bible is a luxury they cannot afford. • 4,500 languages still wait for even one book of the Bible. • One billion people haven’t learnt to read – but only 3% of languages have the Bible in audio. • Someone goes blind every five seconds – but the Bible in Braille exists only in 30 languages.

Bible Society is linked with a 140 national Bible Societies through the United Bible Society. Together, they distribute most of the world’s Bibles.

In England and Wales the Society works to build bridges between the Bible and people’s everyday lives, as well as to rebuild confidence in its message. In this context Bible Society is a campaigning organisation which works to engage people with the Bible’s message through culture, the arts, the media, education and politics. Its main strategic approaches are geared towards a mission to the world, to the Church, to society and to other Bible Societies across the world.

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Mari Jones A poor Welsh girl who loved the Bible and inspired the founding of the British and Foreign Bible Society
Bible Society
American Bible Society