Bible
Society work in Zimbabwe
Bible Society of ZimbabwePO Box 1081
Harare
Zimbabwe
Tel: +(263)-4724583 / 4759627
Fax: +(263)-4703910
E-mail: bibliash@ecoweb.co.zw
Country Data:
| Area: | 390,797 sq.km. | |
| Population: | 11,200,000 (1999) | |
| Annual Per Capita Income: | US$460 (2000) | |
| Literate Population: | 85.1% (1995) | |
| Religions in % of Population (1998): | Protestant |
33.0%
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| Indigenous churches |
32.0%
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| Traditional beliefs |
24.0%
|
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| Roman Catholic |
9.0%
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| Muslim |
1.5%
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| Other |
0.5%
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| Official Languages: | English, Shona, Ndebele | |
Bible Society Data:
| Beginning of organised work: | 1880 | |
| Date of formation of Bible Society: | 1966 | |
| Date of Full Membership in UBS: | 1995 | |
| Scripture distribution in 2005: | |||||
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Bibles
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New
Testaments |
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| 62,599 | 2,616 | 24,329 | 21,750 | 445,256 | 0 |
Latest News #354 — ‘There are many needy children who have to be reached’...
(June 2006) [PDF]
Latest News #353 — Desire to serve God ‘on the rise’ in suffering Zimbabwe...
(June 2006) [PDF]
Spiritual hunger offers opportunities for Bible Society of Zimbabwe (June 2006)
Passion for God’s Word: the driving force behind Bible work in Zimbabwe (March 2006) Society helps chaplains hit by literature shortage (June 2005)
Latest News #309 (April 2005)
Latest News (Aug./Sep. 2004)
Latest News (June/July 2004)
Working to bring hope where it is scarce (April/May 2004)
Smile of Mercy (April/May 2004)
‘I want to work, please help me’: the casualties of Zimbabwe’s collapsing economy (April/May 2004)
Former prisoner thanks Bible Society ‘for giving me the Word of Life’ (March 2004)
Latest News (September 2003)
Half a million Zimbabwe famine victims to receive Scriptures e-228 (March 2003)
Bringing God’s Word to Zimbabwe’s “forgotten” Tonga people (March 2003)
Train crash adds to Zimbabwe’s misery e-231 (March 2003)
Bible Society of Zimbabwe produces Selection to encourage reconciliation
(Dec. 2002/Jan. 2003)
Bible Society of Zimbabwe sees potential for ‘making connection between material and spiritual needs’ (October 2002)
Zimbabwe election distribution sparks demand for more Scriptures about leadership (June 2002)
New home owners given free Bibles as Zimbabwe economy weakens (Sep. 2001)
Scriptures Offer Hope to Zimbabwe’s HIV/AIDS Sufferers (November 2000)
New Testament Brings ‘Hope, Pride and Self-Confidence’ to Zimbabwe’s Ndau People (November 2000)
Election Selections ‘Go Like Hot Cakes’ (September 2000)
Bible News in Brief (July/August 2000)
Selections for Zimbabwean Voters (June 2000)
Cyclone Victims ‘Lack Spiritual Food’ (June 2000)
Play for the Bible (October 1999)
UBS Presents Bible Challenges to WCC Delegates (January 1999)
Zimbabwe’s Struggle for Stability (March 1998)
The Struggle for Stability (March 1997)
