Scripture engagement leads to knowing God—and lives changed forever. Now more than ever, Americans need to know God’s Word and the hope we have in its transformative message. The State of the Bible is a yearly, in-depth study, asking Americans their opinions and practices relating to the Bible, all made possible by generous supporters like you.
These Bible insights can provide critical information and give you direction for your Biblical ministry to help better serve the needs of people in your community.
By the Numbers
Photo courtesy of John Mathews About 800 million people — including 70 percent of Chinese Christians — live in rural areas of China. They have little access to personal Bibles or medical care since distribution centers and medical institutions are concentrated in cities. The program will give 150,000 people access to healthcare through the 10 to 12 new vans once…
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Tears of Joy
A woman weeps after receiving her first Bible during a visit to Shang Dang village church by China's first Bible and medical van. (Photo courtesy of Norwegian Bible Society/Dag Smemo) Mrs. Chen is one of about 300 people who benefited from the debut journey in 2010 of China's first Bible and medical van, which has been deployed in Jiangsu Province.…
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Worth the Wait
Photo courtesy of John Mathews Certain images from my ministry trip to China have imprinted themselves forever in my memory, reminding me that the Bible is indeed a precious gift. It's the sight of hundreds of Chinese people — young and old — who walked for hours to churches and waited even longer in those sacred spaces to receive their…
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President's Message – All Things New
You need to see what happens when someone, after waiting her entire life, finally holds a copy of God's Word in her own hands. It's a joy that is literally beyond words. And it's the day-in and day-out story of our Bible ministry across rural China. Here, in one of the fastest growing churches in the world today, thousands are…
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China – A Hunger to Read
Teacher Zhang points out a difficult Chinese word from Matthew 11. Photo courtesy of UBS/China Partnership.Thousands of rural villagers, including an 80-year-old man in teacher Zhang's class, are learning to read by attending Scripture literacy classes. Since 2006, seven rounds of classes have been conducted, training some 25,000 villagers across rural Henan to read the Chinese Bible. “The response for…
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Hong Kong Bible Society Tours U.S. with New Chinese Bible Translation
Through Journeys, God's Word can be delivered by SMS and a variety of other methods such as e-mail and audio.For the first time since 1919, 70 million Chinese Christians worldwide have an updated Bible in a language they can understand. The Revised Chinese Union Version (RCUV) provides an alternative to the Chinese Union Version, which is filled with characters that…
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