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appointed to manage the organization's activities. In 1960, Jo's husband, John Vander Boom, was appointed as the first
Canadian director and officially changed the name of the organization to the Canadian Home Bible League in 1962. In 1971, the organization was incorporated and became a legal entity separate from the American Home Bible League. The same year, an office in Weston, Ontario became the first purchased property, and an appeal for
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Training + Local Champions = Transformed Lives. The best people to share Jesus are those who live and breathe the local culture, speak the native tongue, and walk the same tough roads as their neighbours. These influential champions become mentors for family, friends and neighbours to grow movements that transform generations to come.
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The Bible League of Canada’s revenue comes from individual donors, churches, corporations, foundations, and
Mission Thrift Stores. In 2009, 90% of funds raised were sent to their ministry programs around the world, 4.5% of its funding was spent on administration and 4.5% was spent on fund raising.
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In 1948, The Bible League of Canada began as the
Canadian affiliate of the American Home Bible League. Throughout the 1950s, the affiliate organization distributed Bibles door-to-door through local churches and various outreach ministries. The organization changed in 1959 when Jo Vander Boom was
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The Bible League of Canada purpose is to do all they can to bring the Living Word of God into the hands of people around the world, providing
Scriptures and training worldwide, so that people prepared by the Holy Spirit will be brought into relationship with Christ and His Church.
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