Fellowship of Christian Athletes Distributes 200,000 Bibles

December 15, 2022214 views0

Fellowship of Christian Athletes Distributes 200,000 Bibles

2022-12-15T13:06:54+01:00

By Church News

The Fellowship of Christian Athletes, which is based in Kansas City, United States, handed out nearly 200,000 Bibles to Christian athletes in 2022.“I believe one of the reasons God continues to bless the Fellowship of Christian Athletes is our focus on growing our Bible ministry,” said Shane Williamson, president and CEO of the organization.He added, “We are committed to God’s word and biblical truth, and we continue to be amazed at what God is doing to get His word into the hands of coaches and athletes around the world.”Celebrating its 68th anniversary this year, with a theme based on Ephesians 1:3, which says, “All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ.”“For 67 years, it has been FCA’s priority to make Jesus known throughout the world,” Williamson said. “We have a wonderful gift to give to our coaches and athletes, the hope and truth of Christ through His everlasting Word!”In 1956, the ministry first printed Bibles for camp with its logo on the cover. As the camps grew, new Bible covers were designed with each year’s theme, and more programs were added.The Bible became a key resource for those leading huddles and one-on-one discipleship meetings. This is now referred to as FCA’s Athlete’s Bible, which each camper receives and has become the most requested Bible resource.FCA printed its first Spanish New Testament in 2006. Since then, multiple resources have been translated and printed, such as FCA’s Heart of an Athlete devotional in Chinese and Spanish, the Japanese Baseball New Testament, the Chinese Sports Devotional Bible and the Russian Coach’s Bible.ALSO READ Trinitarian Bible Society Donates 10,000 Bibles to Children in London