Answering the Seeking Heart
The history of the Canadian Bible Society is anchored in the call to help all people hear God speak
More than a century ago,
English immigrants, Gaelic-speaking highlanders, Moravian missionaries, travelling salesmen, relentless volunteers and outward-looking churches fuelled the establishment of what became the Canadian Bible Society.
Today through the Canadian Bible Society (CBS), God’s voice is being made clear to people in thousands of communities across the country and in multiple languages.
We serve young and old, those in prisons and in the military, people in Indigenous communities and the most recent immigrants.
We direct people to God’s Word, from those struggling to make ends meet or find a place in society, to those in the highest reaches of power.
Our impact is intensely personal and felt around the world through projects we support and our membership in United Bible Societies.
Donor Powered Service
Everything we do or have ever done is made possible by donors – individuals, families, churches, ministry partners, foundations – people who want others to hear God speak in the language closest to their hearts.
Explore Stories from the Field
Hope blooms anew: Ukrainian families receive God’s Word in their heart language
In partnership with Youth For Christ, Comox Valley, the Canadian Bible Society provided Ukrainian-language Bible resources to meet the spiritual needs of the Ukrainian newcomers. Several Ukrainian families, displaced by the war in Ukraine, received the gift of hope and peace through God's Word this past Christmas.
word@work Issue 1 | 2024: God is at work in Cuba
Last spring, Rev. Dr. Rupen Das visited Cuba, where he saw the Spirit drawing people to Christ and a deep hunger for God’s Word.
word@work Issue 1 | 2024: The day Kaiyrgul received a Bible…
Read Kaiyrgul’s story of how her decision to follow Christ changed her own life and her entire family.
word@work Issue 1 | 2024: How Darlen overcame abuse and found new life in Jesus
Meet Darlen, a young woman who found in Scripture a source of healing from heartbreaking abuse and betrayal.
Spreading the Good News to Young Hearts
Camp is an incredible place to introduce campers to Jesus! This year, the Canadian Bible Society was able to give 400 Bibles to Snider Mountain Ranch to give to their campers.
Shining a Light in the Darkness
Overcomers is a Bible-based 12-Step Support and Recovery Program to help people who are struggling with life-controlling issues and destructive habits. Overcomers is strongly and openly focused on the God of the Bible as the “higher power” to whom we can “go boldly in our time of need.”
Legacy of the Mohawk Bible celebrated in Caledonia, Ontario
After nearly 200 years, the Mohawk Bible is now complete, thanks to the efforts of several other Mohawk translators and Gabriel, who spent nearly 24 years translating the Bible. Published by CBS, the project was a partnership with the Mohawk Council of Kanesatake and the United Church of Canada.
Healing Through Language Reclamation
47% of First Nations people in Canada self-identify as Christians. We are honoured by the invitation to work alongside Indigenous partners to advance language reclamation efforts.
Mohawk Bible is in the books
More than 150 years in the making, the first complete translation of the Bible into Kanien’kéha is not only a testament to one man’s faith, but a document that is no doubt among the most comprehensive Mohawk texts in existence.
Dream of a Mohawk Bible realised by Chief’s great-grandson
The first complete translation of Mohawk language Bible has been published in Canada.