During 2011 we are hosting a number of events supporting and promoting Biblefresh.
The launch event was on Saturday 12th February at All Saints Church between 10am and 4pm. This was an inspirational day of workshops, activites and worship, and the guest speaker was Rev Alison Tomlin, President of the Methodist Conference. You can read a report of the day by clicking this link - REPORT.
Sing the Bible took place on October 9th at Wesley Methodist Church. You can listen to the recording HERE
King James and his world-shaping Book - At 10.00 a.m. on Thursday, 6th October Steve Baker MP opened an exhibition “King James and his world-shaping Book” at Wycombe Central Library. The exhibition explains the background of the King James Bible and its impact on the English-speaking world and beyond during the four centuries since its publication in 1611. The exhibition will trace the King James Bible’s impact on
* science
* politics and law
* education
* literature
* music
* the visual arts.
as well as explaining the background to the work of translation and the history of the Bible in English both before and beyond 1611. The exhibition has been prepared by local churches and a local school. It is of interest to all ages. Young people will be encouraged to hunt for information and ideas with Freddie, the king’s falcon. The exhibition will continue until the end of December.
See the poster HERE
Also during 2011 Wycliffe Bible Translators are running BibleFresh Evening Classes. Click HERE for more information.
You can see more about the national Biblefresh campaign on the Biblefresh web site. This year they are focussing on Bible Translation with a particular focus on the Biblefresh translation project in Burkina Faso. The Bissa people are still without a Bible in their own language, and don't know what it is like to read the scriptures for themselves. There is a presentation showing some pictures of people with comments about the project.