Bible
Society work
in Congo Republic
Bible Society in CongoBP 3087
Case J020 V
OCH Moungali III
Brazzaville
Congo
Tel: +(242)-820388
Fax: +(242)-825184
E-mail: abicongo@biblesocieties.org
Country Data:
| Area: | 342,000 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 2,846,279 (2001) | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$630 (2000) | |
| Literate Population: | 74.4% (1995) | |
| Religions in % of Population (2000): | Roman Catholic |
49.3%
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| Protestant |
41.5%
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| Traditional beliefs |
4.8%
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| Muslim |
1.3%
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| Bahá’í |
0.4%
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| Jehovah’s Witness |
0.3%
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| Other |
2.4%
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| Official Language: | French | |
Bible Society Data:
| Beginning of organised work: | 1920 | |
| Date of formation of Bible Society: | 1995 | |
| Scripture distribution in 2005: | |||||
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Bibles
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New
Testaments |
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| 16,252 | 32 | 548 | 261 | 5,008 | 0 |
Exciting opportunities for ecumenical activity in Congo (July 2007)
Scriptures distributed at African youth football championship (February 2007)
Bible Society forges closer links with Congo’s Churches (January 2007)
Latest News #346 – ‘God speaks Munukutuba’ (April 2006) [PDF file]
Opening Doors on the Bible in Congo’s economic heart (March 2006)
...Congo’s visually impaired tell of the benefits of Bible Society centre (Sep. 2005)
From debauchery to a life in God’s service (July 2005)
Police officer becomes ‘brave soldier for Christ’ (July 2005)
Congo’s young Salvationists encouraged to learn biblical values (June 2005)
Reaching out to taxi drivers for Christ (June 2005)
Bible Society helps blind people take charge of their lives (June 2005)
Vincent helps young people learn from his mistakes (June 2005)
Latest News #310 (April 2005)
Bible Society facility gives Brazzaville’s blind people new opportunities (Oct./Nov. 2004)
Under the trees, on the banks of the majestic River Congo:
open air dramas bring the Scriptures to ex-combatants (Jan./Feb. 2004)
‘Me and my house’: families help in the fight against HIV/AIDS (Jan./Feb. 2004)
The Parole de Vie Bible: ‘a happy discovery’ for Wilfried Loko (Jan./Feb. 2004)
‘Military Christmas’ brings God’s Word to Congo’s armed forces e-228 (March 2003)
Good News for all (November 2001)
Impressions of a Distributor (January 2000)
Bible Staff Trapped in Rebel-held Territory (June 1999)
Bible Days in Brazzaville (September 1998)
Physical Food for Spiritual Food (September 1998)
Bible for Tomorrow’s Army (June 1998)
