Who We Are

Wycliffe Australia is made up of ordinary Australians who have the deepest commitment to people of all cultures and to the uncompleted task of Bible translation bringing God’s Word to life while simultaneously serving people’s needs holistically. Wycliffe is about translating the Bible and transforming the world. We’re happiest working behind-the-scenes, yet the results of this life-changing work speak loudly. Wycliffe comes alive when God’s Word comes alive.

Wycliffe Worldwide Facts

• 6837 languages spoken in the world
• 2040 languages needing translation
• 2696 languages with some or all the Bible
• 1476 languages with translation in progress
• 7000  members world wide
• At work in over 90 countries
• 3000+ people needed to complete the task

Partners

Wycliffe Australia partners with the Australian Christian Community and other organisations in the global Bible translation movement. Our primary partnerships are with SIL and its entities, national Bible translation organisations and other national partners. Australian Wycliffe members serve in various roles in these organisations.

Wycliffe Australia is a member of Bible Agencies Australia.

Training

SILA (trading as EQUIP Training) is our primary training institutionwww.equip.edu.au.(link). We also partnership with a number of Bible colleges for combined courses, internships, short-term mission trips and more.

Churches

All our members are also members of local churches who make this work possible through their financial and prayer support.

Wycliffe Bible Translators Australia Board

Chair – Mr Ross Wilkerson

Vice Chair – Mr Phil Bignall

Secretary – Mrs Janet Ezard

Treasurer – Mr Tim Wilson

Members – Mr Fai Peng Chen, Rev Graydon Colville, Mr Richard Early, Mrs Ann Eckert, Dr David Grayden, Mr Peter Holliday, Dr Moses Khor, Mrs Cindy McGarvie, Mrs Kathy Snook, Rev Steve Wyndham.

The Need

Doesn’t everyone speak English?

It’s easy to forget that English is just one of the thousands of languages spoken in the world today.

There are 6,837 spoken languages in the world. Try this for multi-lingual:

• Africa 2,109
• Americas 947
• Asia 2,277
• Europe 272
• Pacific 1,232

That’s a lot of languages! Imagine if you were handed a Bible in Swahili, Zulu or a language that you’ve never even heard of, how would you find getting to know God in another tongue?