It all started with a church trip to the Holy Land in 2000. Participants couldn’t wait to walk where Jesus had walked. They wanted to see where He healed people in Galilee, to stand on the Mount of the Beatitudes where He declared “Blessed are the peacemakers,” to contemplate… Read More

In all the hustle and bustle of this season, how can we soak in this “most wonderful time of the year?” Christmas has great significance for our Christian faith, but it’s easy for us to get caught up in its busyness and miss its message. Over the past several… Read More

Julie Henricks lives on her grandparents’ farm in rural Indiana. She loves gardening and attending her small country church, which has a strong Bible focus. Julie is also passionate about sharing God’s Word. One way she’s ensuring she leaves a Bible legacy is by naming American Bible Society in… Read More

Who do you think about on Veterans Day? Perhaps someone in your family gave up everything to fight for freedom. Maybe it was a friend, a neighbor, or a coworker who bravely laid it all on the line to pay the price for peace. There are approximately 20 million… Read More

The people of Georgia, a country at the intersection of Europe and Asia and a former Soviet Union state, recently celebrated the joyous arrival of the New Testament in Modern Georgian. While Christianity has deep roots in this region, Georgians did not have Scripture in their heart language that could… Read More

Jameson* knew nothing about God. He only knew hunger and pain. The child never knew his father, and his mother had trouble feeding his brothers and sisters. So, Jameson ran away to live on the streets of Haiti. But the streets were even more unforgiving and punishing . Read More

Freddy* grew up in poverty in a small mud hut in Africa with no electricity. He was barely a teen when his father died. He felt abandoned and alone. When he was at his lowest, strangers arrived at his village in Benin and shared a message about a… Read More

PHILADELPHIA, PA – October 30, 2019 – American Bible Society today announced that they will send up to 1,000 free Bibles to any Americans curious about the historical book and Christian faith. This comes largely in response to the release of American rapper, Kanye West’s latest album, Jesus is King,… Read More

PHILADELPHIA, October, 28, 2019 – American Bible Society President and Chief Executive Officer Roy L. Peterson announced today that he will retire from the organization, after serving in the role since 2014. The Board of Directors has appointed Robert L. Briggs, who served as Senior Vice President in U.S. Read More

Gabon is a nation on the west coast of Africa where over a third of the population lives below the poverty line. Power losses and water shortages are frequent, and the majority of roads are unpaved. Due to the widespread poverty and the effects of the AIDS epidemic,… Read More