Hanover Bible Society

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House of ecclesiastical services of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover, seat of the office

The Hanover Biblical Society was founded on July 25, 1814. It is the largest Bible Society within the German Bible Society . The office is located in the house of ecclesiastical services of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover , to which it is affiliated.

The Hanover Bible Society was founded for the Kingdom of Hanover . The Bible Society has been interdenominational and ecumenical since the beginning . The area of ​​the Hanover Bible Society today extends over 28 Protestant church districts with around 1.6 million parishioners around Hanover , Lüneburg and Hildesheim . A total of a million Bibles, parts of the Bible or New Testaments have been distributed by her to date. The focus of the work is educational work with Bibles. The company also organizes events.

The Hanover Bible Society is organized as a registered association . The organs of the association are the general assembly and the board.

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  1. ↑ Press release Hannoversche Bibelgesellschaft celebrates its 200th anniversary at www.landeskirche-hannovers.de (accessed July 23, 2014)

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