In some parts of the world, the Bible is difficult to access or is simply unavailable. In New Zealand, the Bible is readily available but many people are unaware of its value.
We work in New Zealand and in partnership with over 150 Bible Societies around the world to help to break the cycle of Bible poverty, encourage Bible engagement and increase Bible literacy for people in many different contexts.
All our efforts are driven by one conviction: we believe that when people engage with the Bible, lives can change – for good.
Discover the latest Bible projects you can support below, so that together, we can help make the Bible accessible to everyone and encourage interaction with it! Alternatively, if you know the Bible mission you’d like to contribute to then please use this secure online donation form.
Any gift of $5 or more made to Bible Society is eligible for a tax credit.
At Bible Society New Zealand, we recognise the role of Bible translation as being at the heart of the mission. Through the United Bible Societies Bible Translation Roadmap, we are helping to support the completion of 1,200 Bible translations by 2038.
Partner with us on this three-year project which will see all 66 books from Te Paipera Tapu, the Māori Bible, professionally recorded, mastered, and distributed.
We have received a number of requests from our community, asking how they can help bring comfort of the Word of God to those caught in the midst of war in the region. The need is great, and our teams situated in Israel and Palestine are endeavouring to respond to the situation.
Every $10 you give today will enable us to bring the life-saving power of the Scriptures to young people throughout New Zealand through our recent publication, Identity Identified.
Partner with us to give more children in New Zealand the opportunity to hear the good news of Jesus’ birth by providing them with a free copy of a children’s booklet, entitled, “Amazing Days.”
Our focus is on supporting Bible-based literacy programmes in Pakistan, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka. Here, Bible Societies are reaching illiterate men, women, and children with literacy classes. The impact of these classes in bringing change into people’s lives cannot be underestimated.
Our focus is on supporting the Bible Societies in Algeria, Morocco, and Iraq to continue Bible mission in their countries.
Across the Middle East, Bible Societies are working in Christian minority countries, such as the Gulf States, Jordan, and Egypt, to bring Bibles to people. Will you partner with us in this work and help people in these countries to experience and engage with the Bible?
Around the world women and girls are overrepresented among the oppressed and the marginalised. That is why Bible Societies are reaching out to them through Bible engagement programmes.
This month, our focus is on providing Bible-based trauma healing programmes in Rwanda, Lebanon, and the South Pacific.
This month, our focus is on providing Bibles and Bible resources to poor Christians and to lay preachers in rural China.
From the mountains to the valleys, Bible Society New Zealand is seeking to bring the hope of the Bible to New Zealanders.
Help bring Bibles to people suffering from war and conflict in Ukraine and Armenia!
Following the two earthquakes which hit the south-eastern region of Turkey and north-west Syria on Monday, 6 February the Bible Society in Turkey initiated its first holistic ministry in collaboration with local churches – together they are seeking to coordinate relief efforts, aid and assistance on the ground.
In places such as El Salvador, the Palestinian Territories, and Guatemala children and youth are living with fear, poverty, abuse and violence. Bible Societies in these countries are endeavouring to reach out to these children with Bible-based programmes,.
Help Bible Society NZ to refurbish their office building in Wiri, Auckland.
Around the world poverty, illiteracy, and visual impairment are preventing people from accessing the Word of God. In countries such as Guatemala, Angola, Niger, and Bangladesh, Bible Societies are working to bring these vulnerable people the Hope of the Bible by providing Braille and audio Bibles.
Bible Societies are working to reach out to people in these marginalised communities to bring them the Hope of the Bible, to help in our endeavours to end Bible poverty, and to encourage Bible engagement. This month, our focus is on Brazil, Armenia, and Vietnam.
In many countries in the world, Christians are suffering from persecution due to their faith. We are focusing on two such countries – Niger and Morocco.
Around the world, Bible Societies are working in their own countries reaching out to vulnerable people to give them access to the precious Word of God.
I would like to help bring the Hope of the Bible to people around the world!
1.5 Billion people do not have access to the Bible in their own language – and for others, it is a sad reality that the Word of God is simply out of reach for them, either due to costs or simply because it is just not available. YOU can make a difference…
1.5 Billion people do not have access to the Bible in their own language – and for others, it is a sad reality that the Word of God is simply out of reach for them, either due to costs or simply because it is just not available. YOU can make a difference…
BIBLE POVERTY
BIBLE ENGAGEMENT
BIBLE LITERACY
A new translation is a completely fresh translation into a language that already has Scripture. This is not based on an existing translation, but is a completely new translation, using source texts.
A revised translation updates a translation that already exists so the language is understandable to the community today.
A first translation is the first time that Scripture is made available in a language. For instance, a first Bible is the first time that language has received the full Bible. A first portion is sometimes the first time a language receives any Scripture at all, but it could also be the first time that it receives an additional portion of Scripture. For example, a language may already have the New Testament, but it then receives the Book of Ruth for the first time.
