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52 Bible Resource

At Bible Society NI we understand that the Bible is one BIG STORY! Throughout 2021 hundreds of individuals, churches and families engaged with our brand new resource, 52, embarking on a journey of discovery through the Bible.  Now, these 28 Old Testament and 24 New Testament passages have been brought to live in a printed […]

SOAP Psalms Study Book

Earlier this year we produced our SOAP Bible Study template, designed to take you deeper into God’s Word. This summer explore one of the Bible’s best loved books: the Psalms. Click here to download your FREE copy of our SOAP Psalms Study Book today! Work your way through the 11 studies exploring the riches contained […]

SOAP Bible Study

The Bible tells us God’s Word is living and active (Hebrews 4:12). It gives us wisdom, hope, peace, comfort and so much more. The reason it can do so is because this Word is from God himself (2 Timothy 3:16-17). In these difficult days filled with uncertainty and fear we want to help you and […]

Longing for Home

Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.” (Matthew 8:20) For Christians, giving shelter and hospitality go to the heart of what it means to love our neighbour. In the gospels, the example of Christ is one of a leader who frequently […]

Sharing the Gospel through sport in Albania

Albania has been described as one of the least religious countries in the world – some might see that as a challenge, but the Bible Society in Albania see this as an opportunity. Since the beginnings of the work of the Bible Society in Albania in 1996 they have used sports to reach out to […]

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 […]

Providing God’s Word in Difficult Places

Despite major persecution, the church across the Middle East and North Africa is growing!  But, they desperately need Bibles.  Your support today is vital to help provide God’s Word to everyone who wants it. There are some places where it is simply too dangerous for me to share about the details of Bible Society work […]

Learn to tell the best story ever told

Many of us will enjoy a good story, some of us might be good at telling a story too. Simply the Story is a group which focus on telling Bible stories. We support a project using Simply the Story material in the Gulf where groups of migrants are equipped to share their faith through telling […]

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 […]

The Amazing Journey: Baptist Youth

Amazing Journey is a primary school assembly lesson which runs through the entire Bible in 40 minutes coordinated by Baptist Youth. It consists of big set pieces laid out in School assembly halls with actors and volunteers from local Baptist Churches coming along to help run the sessions. This project is in 98 schools across […]

‘Growing with the Bible’ Project in Pakistan

We would like to share with you about an incredible project in Pakistan; the “Growing with the Bible” project. This fantastic initiative, led by the Pakistan Bible Society, aims to bring the Word of God to Christian children and youth across the country. Through a collaboration with Scripture Union in Pakistan, they are on a […]

Bible Engagement Forum 2023

In May, Catherine and Mark had the privilege of attending the United Bible Societies’ Bible Engagement Forum in Toronto. This followed the forum in Swindon in 2022 and was part of a major research project commissioned by the United Bible Societies and the British and Foreign Bible Society, investigating people’s perspectives on the Bible worldwide. […]