Bible
Society work in Armenia
The Bible Society of Armenia
Zakyan 6/26
Yerevan 375015
Armenia
Tel: +374 (1) 585509 / +374 (2) 585509
Telefax: +374 (1) 542-439
email: hasmik@biblesociety.am
/ info@biblesociety.am
Country Data:
| Area: | 29,743 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 3,803,000 (2000) | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$520 (2000) | |
| Literate Population: | 98.8% (1989) | |
| Religions in % of Population (1997): | Armenian Apostolic |
92.5%
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| Roman Catholic |
3.5%
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| Eastern Orthodox |
2.0%
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| Muslim |
1.6%
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| Protestant |
0.2%
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| Jewish |
0.1%
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| Other |
0.1%
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| Official Language: | Armenian | |
Bible Society Data:
| Beginning of organised work: | 1819 | |
| Date of formation of Bible Society: | 1990 | |
| Date of Full Membership in UBS: | 1997 | |
| Scripture distribution in 2005: | |||||
|
Bibles
|
New
Testaments |
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| 5,554 | 2,231 | 1,478 | 0 | 4,120 | 0 |
Village communities build on God's word (June 2007)
The Bible across the generations (March 2006)
Zemphyra’s miracle (Nagorno-Karabakh) (March 2006)
Armenian churches host Bible conference in Teheran (June 2005)
Fun, friendship and spiritual food: God’s Word for Armenia’s children
(Dec. 2004/Jan. 2005)
Churches work together to bring the Bible to Armenia’s schools (Sept. 2003)
Schools in historic Armenian village receive Scriptures (June 2003)
God’s Word taken to school children in earthquake city (February 2003)
An old woman’s dream (September 2002)
Bible Society plays leading role in Armenia’s celebration of Christianity (July/August 2001)
Armenian Church Head was Bible Society ‘Father’ (September 1999)
This Special Gift (February 1999)
Bibles for the People of Armenia (April/May 1998)
