The determined and passionate efforts of a young girl named Mary Jones to obtain a copy of the Bible 200 years ago inspired a group of men in London England to start what became the first Bible Society in the World.

In the last 200 years Bible Societies have grown from this small beginning until in 2004 the movement translated printed and distributed scripture in more than 2,600 languages. The Bible Society is committed to the task of making God’s Word available to people everywhere and in the language they understand.
Last year a new project involving the production of audio tapes for the less literate in the Gulf region was started. The tapes are integral in a cheap sealed solar powered cassette player thus enabling the very poor to hear scripture in their own language.

To make the scriptures available to the less fortunate the Bible Societies rely on donations from both individuals and churches, and in Bahrain the many congregations are very supportive.

The main Bible Society facility in Bahrain is the extremely well stocked Resource Centre at the National Evangelical Church. It is there that Mr. Anup Patro, the local Bible Society representative has his office (see below contact details). At the Cathedral the smaller subsidiary centre is well worth a visit. It is open every evening except Monday, and also on Friday mornings.

J.R.T