Saturday, May 26, 2007

The Bible Society of Ghana has launched the project “One Million Bibles for Junior Secondary Schools”

The Bible Society of Ghana is a non – denominational Christian organisation registered under the Trustee Acts, 1962 of the Republic of Ghana. It is an affiliate member of the United Bible Societies operating in 200 countries, whose common task is achieving the widest possible, effective and meaningful distribution of the Holy Scriptures.

In 1965, the then Government of Ghana ordered 500,000 Bibles for free distribution to schools. Since then no government has ordered Bibles for free distribution to schoolchildren. Though the Bible Society of Ghana has been able to make some Bibles free to schoolchildren, it has not been able to meet the request for free Bible that comes from school children. Today, the Bible Society is taking a bold step of faith in seeking to make Bibles available free to school children in public schools and selected private schools in deprived communities. The aim is to supply One Million Bibles to JSS 1 pupils over a three-year period, announced Apostle Dr. Michael K. Ntumy, President of the Bible Society of Ghana...to be continued!

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