Bible Society work in Peru
 Peruvian
Bible SocietyApartado 14-0295 Lima 14 Peru Tel: +(51)-(0)14-336608 +(51)-(0)14-335815 Fax: +(51)-(0)14-336389 E-mail: info@casadelabiblia.org |
Bible Society website |
Country Data:
| Area: | 1,285,216 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 26,346,800 (2001) | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$2,080 (2000) | |
| Literate Population: | 94.3% (1999) | |
| Religions in % of Population: | Roman Catholic |
83.0%
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| Protestant |
7.2%
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| Non-religious |
1.4%
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| Mormon |
1.0%
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| Other |
7.4%
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| Official Languages: | Spanish, Quechua | |
Bible Society Data:
| Beginning of organised work: | 1821 | |
| Date of formation of Bible Society: | 1964 | |
| 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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| 253,751 | 65,355 | 281,566 | 429,294 | 8,932,782 | 1,526,359 |
Peru's mountain pastors welcome audio Scriptures (August/September 2007)
Making Bible study material affordable (June 2007)
Quechua-speakers line up to buy Bibles (August 2007)
Return to Ayacucho: Bill Mitchell remembers an earlier time (November 2006)
From biblical coins to digital Bibles (November 2006)
Audio New Testament gives abused woman freedom from pain (June 2006)
Year-long Bible initiative shows unity among Christians in Peru (November 2005)
Two launches for one Bible with a great impact (Sep. 2005)
PERU focus: (Oct./Nov. 2004)
Pan de Vida: the meal with a message (Oct./Nov. 2004)
‘Eternal Rock’: makeshift church with a firm foundation (Oct./Nov. 2004)
Family breadwinner (Oct./Nov. 2004)
Building bridges to the whole family (Oct./Nov. 2004)
Faces from Puentes de Vida (Oct./Nov. 2004)
‘Emerald of the Andes’: a church where the poor lead the poor (Oct./Nov. 2004)
Noelia: Maybe I could have saved my sister’s life (Oct./Nov. 2004)
God’s Word for the poor and needy in Peru (Aug./Sep. 2004)
New Testaments launched in Lima (Dec. 2002/Jan. 2003)
Bible Society quick to respond to Peru’s ‘worst blaze in 40 years’
(June 2002)
Scriptures for earthquake victims (September 2001)
Peru’s poorest homes receive Scriptures through O-21 (July/August 2001)
Crisis in Peru paves the way for distribution of Selections and Portions (April/May 2001)
Listening to God’s Word Gave Me Peace, Hope and Faith’ (Nov 2000)
Blind Men Lead People to Christ Through FCBH (Nov 2000)
Great Faith of Quechua Believers is a ‘Light to the Nation’ (Nov 2000)
Meeting the Challenge in Fujimori’s Peru – Special Report #23 (Oct 2000)
New Bible Teaching Materials Create a Stir (April/May 2000)
British Beavers Raise Funds For Children in Peru (January 2000)
Children’s Lives Transformed in Peru (July/August 1999)
Health and Hope for Peru’s Poorest (February 1999)
Buses Challenge Commuters to Read the Bible (December 1998)
Impact of Bible-listening in Latin America (April/May 1998)
Overcoming the ‘Strong Man’ (October 1997)
Children Deserve Good Teaching (July/August 1997)
Almost Everyone Has Been Bereaved (March 1997)
