Institute for Bible Translation

The Institute for Bible Translation’s (IBT) main aim is to translate, publish, and distribute the Bible in the languages of the non-Slavic peoples living in Russia and the other countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). These 85 million non-Slavic peoples represent a tremendous diversity of language (at least 130 different languages) and religion (Christianity, Islam, Buddhism and Shamanism). Some of these peoples number many millions; other languages have only a few thousand speakers. Some of the languages have a long written tradition; in others a written form is only now being created. Over the past 30 years, IBT has sought to share the Gospel with these underserved communities.