Category: General
Staff Update – May 2024
Our General Secretary, Catherine, is moving on from Bible Society NI this month to a new role with our United Bible Societies global fellowship as Head of Mobilisation. Her new role will involve building collaboration between Bible Societies around the world. Please pray for Catherine as she finishes up her time with Bible Society NI […]
World Assembly 2023
James Diffin, Chairperson of the Board of Trustees “I wonder what language we’ll speak in eternity?” This was the question I asked myself as I stood in a service with delegates from at least 130 nations in Westerkerk, the largest church in Amsterdam, as part of United Bible Societies’ (UBS) World Assembly. The songs were […]
Confidence in God’s Word
If you were to decide one day to go sky diving, you have decided to put your trust not only in the person you are attached to but also the big piece of material that they are attached to. You have decided to put your entire life in the hands of a stranger and their […]
The Gathering
Friday the 17th of November at our Gathering was a wonderful evening of fellowship, stories and lovely big tray bakes. Meeting in the beautiful T3 centre in the House of Vic-Ryn we had a time of tea and coffee facilitated by some of our volunteers. This gave people an opportunity to find out more about […]
Updates on our Board
Updates on our Board! We have appointed a new Chairperson to our Board of Trustees – James Diffin. James takes over from Tommy Stewart. James joined the Board in 2018 and was appointed Chairperson at our last meeting in June. He works at the Hub Belfast working with students at the Church of Ireland and […]
Can we trust the Bible?
If you were to decide one day to go sky diving, you would be deciding to put your trust not only in the person you are attached to but also in the big piece of material that you are attached to. You would be deciding to put your entire life in the hands of a […]
A Bible for Every Cuban – Summer Appeal
We wanted to share about one of the most ambitious Bible distribution projects we support: the mission to give every Cuban a Bible, run by the Cuban Bible Commission (the Bible Society in Cuba). Working alongside the local church and its leaders, this project reaches more than 70 denominations. This allows the Word of God […]
Reunited with the Word
Read this interesting article from the BBC’s new website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-65913245 We were made aware of this wonderful article that appeared on BBC News. How amazing that this Bible was reunited with the family it belonged to, bringing with it the vast history and memories locked within. It is such an interesting story that brings so […]
Creation Care in Mission
Creation Care in Mission Over the last few years, Bible Societies across the globe have been asking how we can deliver relevant and resilient Bible ministry in a rapidly changing world. One of the biggest issues facing our generation, and those who will come after us, is the issue of Creation Care, and how this […]
Big Stones, Little Stones
Imagine an empty jar. If I were to fill it with stones, would you say it was full? If I were to then pour gravel into the jar, I could fill it further. If I then poured sand into the jar, I could still fill it even more and, if I were to add water, […]
