Merger with World Bible Translation Center - September

Bible League International® Merger Complete Operations officially combined with World Bible Translation Center

CRETE, Ill., Sept, 2011 – Bible League International® (BLI) and the World Bible Translation Center (WBTC), like-minded ministries with complementary missions, today announced the official completion of their merger into one more effective and efficient organisation.

On August 1, Bible League announced that the merger had been unanimously approved by both ministries’ boards.

“All the business details came together very quickly and on schedule which is more evidence that God’s hand was in our decision to combine operations,” said Global CEO Robert T. Frank. “I believe our ministries are paving the way in creating the types of unions that are unique in the non-profit world. And it’s important that others see the benefits of following suit. After all, we’re all part of the body of Christ, and it’s not about our individual ministries but more about what we need to accomplish for Him and His glory.”

Bible League and WBTC have a common mission of sharing the Word of God around the world so it can be understood and lives can be changed. Each ministry brings unique strengths to the relationship. Bible League has an extensive distribution network and evangelism training expertise and WBTC’s strengths are in Bible translations and publishing. All over the world, believers and those who need to know Christ will benefit from the ministries combining forces.

“We look forward to how He will use our new combined ministry to more effectively bring people into a relationship with Him,” said Eric Fellman, formerly WBTC President and now President of Bible League. “We know our efforts will help people prepared by the Holy Spirit to have a relationship with Jesus Christ.”

Bible League is a non-profit evangelical Christian ministry, dedicated to serving those involved in evangelism, discipleship and training of Bible study leaders and church planters using the Word of God. Since its founding in 1938, Bible League has placed millions of Bibles in the hands of people in more than 80 countries. Its goals are that every person who wants a Bible can have one, every neighbourhood has a vibrant Bible study group and every community has a thriving church grounded in God’s Word.

WBTC is a non-profit, Bible translation organisation founded in 1973 and based in Fort Worth, Texas. A handful of people began the Center’s work with the desire to see God’s Word accurately translated in a simple and clear way into the world’s majority languages. The Center has printed and distributed more than 21 million Bibles and New Testaments; it has also provided tens of millions of Scripture portions and internet downloads.

For more information, please visit www.wbtc.org.