Bible Society work in Ghana
 Bible
Society of GhanaPO Box 761 Accra Ghana Tel: +(233)-21663803 Tel: +(233)-21672722 Tel: +(233)-21664208 Fax: +(233)-21669613 E-mail: info@biblesociety-ghana.org |
Bible Society website |
Country Data:
| Area: | 238,533 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 19,700,000 (1999) | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$340 (2000) | |
| Literate Population: | 64.5% (1995) | |
| Religions in % of Population: | Christian |
47%
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| Traditional beliefs |
37%
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| Muslim |
16%
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| Official Language: | English | |
Bible Society Data:
| Beginning of organised work: | 1843 | |
| Date of formation of Bible Society: | 1966 | |
| Date of Full Membership in UBS: | 1972 | |
| Scripture distribution in 2005: | |||||
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Bibles
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New
Testaments |
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| 227,835 | 9,036 | 17,850 | 21,104 | 325,950 | 0 |
Bible Society Annual Report 2005-06
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Schools in Ghana receive first Scriptures for 40 years (June 2007)
Through the rain – with joy – to Dagbani Bible launch (August 2007)
Different people, different needs: the continuing challenges of Bible work in Ghana (November 2006)
FCBH goes from strength to strength (August 2006)
Latest News #356 — Refurbished Bible House opens in Accra (July 2006) [PDF]
Bible Week unites Ghana’s Christians (June 2006)
Celebrations raise profile of Bible work in Ghana (March 2006)
Latest News #336 – Bible Society fosters closer links with Ghana’s Catholics
(February 2006) [PDF file]
‘Faith really does come by hearing!’ (Oct./Nov. 2004)
Healing without cost: Meegmege’s story (Oct./Nov. 2004)
Faith Comes By Hearing continues to grow in northern Ghana (Aug./Sep. 2004) Ghana’s Sehwi people set to experience the richness of literacy (June/July 2004)
FCBH cassettes have unexpected impact in Konkomba village (March 2004)
Alcoholic ‘pierced in the heart’ by FCBH (October 2003)
Jesus film helps plant churches in Ghana villages (October 2003)
Equipping Ghana’s young people with Scripture (October 2003)
Latest News (September 2003)
How 57 people came to Christ after a car broke down (April/May 2003)
Traditional music to enhance audio Scriptures in Ghana (March 2003)
Bible People in the News (October 2002)
Audio Scriptures move powerfully in Ghana (April/May 2002)
Psalms sung in traditional style aim to reach Ghana’s ‘fisher-folk’ (April/May 2002)
Newspaper advertisements put the Easter message across (July/Aug 2001)
Bible Society president head Accra football disaster inquiry (July/Aug 2001)
A Film Show with a Difference (December 2000)
New Ways to Tell an Old Story (December 2000)
Ga Audio Scripture Program Launched (October 2000)
Dangme Bible Launched to People ‘in Need of Renewal’ (September 2000)
On the Road with the Word of God (February 2000)
Bring Them Hope in the New Millennium (October 1999)
First Nzema Bible Launched (October 1999)
Bible News in Brief (March 1999)
A Launch to Remember (October 1998)
Bible News in Brief (September 1998)
Bible News in Brief (July/August 1998)
