You’ve spent a lifetime building your legacy. You have strived to help as many people as you could. Maybe your greatest joy was telling people about the Gospel, God’s sacrificial work and his son Jesus, who made the ultimate sacrifice for all humanity. Maybe you wish that you were more emboldened to share the Good News with those you met during your lifetime. Do you wish you had more time to accomplish all you’ve set out to do? All your life you’ve cherished the Bible and how its values guided you through your life, times of happiness, difficulty, uncertainty, sorrow, and despair.

The Bible Society of South Africa (BSSA) commemorates its 204th anniversary on Friday, 23 August 2024. Since its founding in 1820, the BSSA and those in its service have faithfully strived to fulfil the vision of “a Bible for all”. In practice, this took the form of producing Bibles for the diverse people of South Africa in their heart languages and formats that make the Word of God accessible to them.

A new book from the Bible Society of South Africa (BSSA) documents the significant history of the Bible Society’s translation projects in numerous indigenous languages. Lighting the Lamp on the Pathway of Life was written by Dr Eric Hermanson, who retired as the BSSA’s Assistant General Secretary of Translation and Text Processing in 2005.

BELLVILLE, CAPE TOWN. The Bible Society of South Africa announced today that Rev Rodney van Wyk has been appointed the new CEO of the organisation. He will hold this position for the next two years. Rev van Wyk was unanimously appointed during the Annual General Meeting at the Bible House in Bellville, on 16 March 2023. He has held the position of Interim CEO since 1 November 2022, following the departure of Rev Dirk Gevers, who joined the United Bible Societies as Secretary General.