In Tyndale's footsteps

2026 marks the quincentenary of William Tyndale’s masterpiece, the 1526 English New Testament. It was the first time that the whole New Testament had been translated from Greek into English and published.

He famously said to a priest:

Because of William Tyndale’s legacy the Bible is now freely available in our country.

We’re celebrating his core belief that the Bible is for everyone and raising £5,000 to invite more people to discover its message for themselves.

From 16–17 September we'll be walking a 26-mile trail from Tyndale’s statue in central Bristol to the Tyndale Monument in North Nibley, Gloucestershire passing through the places he lived and worked.

Your impact

Bible Society works in England and Wales and in partnership with local Bible Society teams in over 240 countries and territories around the world. We invite people to see the Bible through fresh eyes and discover its life-changing message for themselves.

Significant barriers still prevent many people from reading and understanding the Bible for themselves. These include:

– Low literacy rates, particularly among women and girls

– Political restrictions on the sale or ownership of the Bible in some parts of the world

– Poverty and economic instability, including the effects of displacement from natural disasters, conflict and persecution

– Limited access to Scripture in local languages, with many still waiting for the full Bible to be translated into their heart language. A quarter of Christians around the world still don’t own a Bible

– Here in England and Wales, the Bible is freely available but many people aren't convinced of its relevance for their lives

Your gift today will help share the Bible with someone who needs to hear its message.

£15 could give someone a Bible in their heart language in Asia

£50 could train a Bible study leader in the Middle East

£60 could sponsor a place on a Bible-based women’s literacy course in West Africa

£100 runs The Bible Course in a prison in England or Wales

When people have the opportunity to open the Bible and encounter Jesus, we see individual lives transformed as well as whole communities.