Bible Society work in Belarus

Bible Society of the Republic of Belarus
19 Chikladze Str.
220093 Minsk
Belarus

Tel: +(375)-172-50-39-98
Fax: +(375)-172-50-22-84
E-mail: byebs@open.by

Country Data:

Area: 207,595 sq.km.
Population: 10,045,237 (1999)
Annual Per Capita Income: US$2,870 (2000)
Literate Population: 99.6% (1999)
Religions in % of Population (1996): Eastern Orthodox
82%
Roman Catholic (including Uniate)
12%
Protestant
4%
Jewish
1%
Other
1%
Official Languages: Belarusian, Russian

Bible Society Data:

Beginning of organised work: 1816
Date of formation of Bible Society: 1991
Date of Associate Membership in UBS: 1996
Scripture distribution in 2005:
Bibles
New
Testaments
8,148 694 1,626 13,669 0 0
No-one too sick to experience God's love (August/ September 2007)
Children's centre responds to special needs (August/ September 2007)
Where the need is great, the love is greater (August/ September 2007)
Weak in body, strong in mind, living in hope (August/ September 2007)
Human stories from the front line in Belarus (June 2006)

Focus on BELARUS:
Bible Society meets needs of elderly and disabled (April/May 2006)
‘For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat’ (April/May 2006)
People of faith share God’s goodness (April/May 2006)
Bible helps addicts towards recovery (April/May 2006)
‘I want to serve God with the life he has given me’ (April/May 2006)
Bibles help to prepare children for a brighter future (April/May 2006)

Focus on BELARUS
Long journey from material wealth to spiritual riches (March 2006)
Bible Society reaches out through dedicated individuals (March 2006)
‘We are all missionaries’ (March 2006)
Bible Society meets the challenge of a changing market (March 2006)

Helping young and old to find the loving God (Dec. 2004/Jan. 2005)
People in Chernobyl region thirsty for God’s Word (June 2003)
Far-reaching distribution to children’s homes (July/August 2002)
Opening the eyes of the blind (June 2002)
Libraries offer key to distribution in region polluted by Chernobyl (June 2002)
Desperate Scripture Need Among Belarus’s Chernobyl Victims (Jan/Feb 2001)
Gospel Leads to Ground-Breaking Unity (June 2000)
Scriptures to Set the Captives Free (June 2000)
New Bible Challenges in Belarus (June 1999)
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