Bible Society work in Liberia
Bible
Society in Liberia
PO Box 10-0039
1000 Monrovia 10
Liberia
West Africa
Tel: +(231)-227672
Faxl: +(231)-330130
E-mail: bsil1964@yahoo.com
Country Data:
| Area: | 99,067 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 2,973,000 | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$289 | |
| Literate Population: | 45.2% (1995) | |
| Religions in % of Population (2000): | Traditional Beliefs |
42.9%
|
| Protestant |
34.2%
|
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| Muslim |
16.0%
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| Roman Catholic |
4.8%
|
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| Other |
2.1%
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| Official Language: | English | |
Bible Society Data:
| Beginning of organised work: | 1827 | |
| Date of formation of Bible Society: | 1966 | |
| Scripture distribution in 2005: | |||||
|
Bibles
|
New
Testaments |
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| 45,403 | 5,371 | 14,122 | 17,474 | 0 | 0 |
Bible work amid practical challenges in Liberia (November 2006)
Translators sustained through challenge to complete God’s work (November 2006)
Devoted workers for the Bible cause in Liberia (November 2006)
Translation project spanning three centuries brings Bible to Bassa-speakers
(August 2005)
Latest News (October 2003)
Translation Co-ordinator Dies in Car Crash in Liberia (March 2001)
Film Changes the Life of an Angry Soldier (November 1998)
