Bible Society work in Moldova
 Interconfessional
Bible Society of Moldova 2059, Str Teodoroiu 33A Chishinau Moldova Tel: +373 2 46 08 16 Fax: +373 2 46 07 35 E-mail: info_bsm@biblesocieties.org |
Country Data:
| Area: | 33,800 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 4,264,300 (2001) | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$400 (2000) | |
| Literate Population: | 98.6% (1998) | |
| Religions in % of Population (2000): | Christian (mostly Eastern Orthodox) |
68.2%
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| Non-religious |
24.6%
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| Muslim |
5.5%
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| Jewish |
1.1%
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| Other |
0.6%
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| Official Languages: | Moldovan/Romanian (National) Gagauz, Russian (Regional) |
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Bible Society Data:
| Beginning of organised work: | 1826 | |
| Date of formation of Bible Society: | 1990 | |
| Date of Associate Membership in UBS: | 1996 | |
| Scripture distribution in 2005: | |||||
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Bibles
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New
Testaments |
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| 14,729 | 7,606 | 2,028 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Focus on Moldova
Helping the people who need an aunt (August/September 2007)
An unwanted child no more (August/September 2007)
Orphanage with a warm heart (August/September 2007)
Co-ordinating help for the blind (August/September 2007)
The poor blind of Glodeni (August/September 2007)
'I started to hear from God' (August/September 2007)
Why the deaf should read the Word (August/September 2007)
'People were frightened of me: I felt like a God' (July 2007)
'Faith under fire: being a Christian in the army of the Soviet Union (July 2007)
'My thoughts are not your thoughts (July 2007)
'I've tried to believe - perhaps it's not for me' (July 2007)
Taking light into lives of darkness(July 2007)
‘How Svetlana's winter turned to Spring (July 2007)
Moldova travellers beware!(July 2007)
‘God really does cure’ (December 2006)
Tackling despair, one life at a time, in Moldova (December 2006)
Young offenders welcome spiritual guidance (December 2006)
True Light for Moldova’s visually impaired (November 2006)
God’s Word for people in despair in Moldova (November 2006)
Lecturer helps students open up the Bible (Sep./Oct. 2006)
Deaf ministry still vital in Moldova (Sep./Oct. 2006)
‘The Lord worked in marvellous ways’: successful summer camp for deaf children in Moldova (Dec. 2004/Jan. 2005)
Summer camp brings the Bible to deaf children in Moldova (Nov. 2003)
Hearing-impaired Christians bring God’s Word to prisoners in Moldova
(July/August 2003)
Broad distribution in Moldova (January/February 2002)
