6 Billion - Current world population
6,912 Languages currently spoken in the world
(SIL Ethnologue)
2,426 Languages with all or a portion of the Bible
429 Languages with a complete Bible
1,144 Languages with only a complete Testament
853 Languages with only a portion of Scripture
4,486 Languages that have no Scripture
(UBS Scripture Language Report)
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55 Current LBT missionaries
34 Current LBT associate missionaries
89 Total LBT missionaries
16 LBT Service Center staff (full-time)
2 LBT Service Center staff (part-time)
18 Total LBT Service Center staff
19 Countries in which LBT is working
31 Bible translation programs in progress
54 Scripture Use programs in progress
1 Linguistic Research program in progress
86 Total LBT programs
28 New Testament translations completed
Over 7 Million people who have God’s Word from those completed New Testaments
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Date of Incorporation: May 19, 1964
State of Incorporation: California
Founders: Rev. Morris and Lois Watkins
Executive Director:
Dr. Marshall R. Gillam
Director of Advancement:
Don F. Ruhter
Director of Program Ministries:
Dr. James Maxey
Director of Finance and Operations:
Mr. Joseph Dunsey, CPA
Board of Directors Chair:
Rev. Dr. Wayne Braun
Board of Directors Vice-Chair:
Rev. Dr. Douglas Rutt
Board of Directors Secretary:
Mr. G. Edmund Stelling
Board of Directors Treasurer:
Mr. James Gross
Members, Board of Directors:
Rev. Karim Baidaoui
Mrs. Bernice Bunkowske
Mr. Thomas Hacker
Mr. Gary McCall
Mrs. Marie Meyer
Mr. Allen Prochnow
Rev. Dr. Vernon Schindler
The mission of Lutheran Bible Translators is to help bring people to faith in Jesus Christ by making the Word of God available to those who do not yet have it in the language of their hearts.
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