Used Bible & Christian Book Project

Bibles and Christian books collecting dust on your shelves can transform lives for Christ in India

The Need

  • Many pastors and Christian leaders in India have no libraries, resources, or Bible study tools.
  • Many believers don''t even have a Bible.
  • India, with over a billion people, has the second largest English speaking population in the world.
  • Many private schools in India are English Medium Schools - creating a significant need for Bibles and Christian books in English.

First Investment

Your donated used Bibles and Christian books are made available at an affordable cost to guarantee they will be valued and used and not simply taken for free and sold for the waste paper value. Pastors purchasing used Bibles spend many hours reaching underdeveloped rural areas where even clean drinking water is a luxury. The used Bibles also benefit believers who deeply desire the Word of God, but don't possess even a single Bible. You can be sure your used Bibles and Christian Books will be wonderfully used and treasured.


Munda school children in Jharkhand.

Second Investment

Funds received from donated Used Bibles and Christian Books are used to provide Bibles in Indian languages.

  • Two Used English Bibles OR
  • Two Christian Books OR
  • One Used English Study Bible = 1 Regional Language Bible

Third Investment

Proceeds from sale of regional language Bibles are used a third time to fund ministries such as:

  • Vacation Bible Schools
  • Bible Content Literacy Classes
  • Church Planting

Needed Donations - In Good Condition

  1. Study Bibles
  2. Bibles (all translations)
  3. Bible dictionaries, commentaries, concordances, etc.
  4. Evangelical Christian books written by such authors as:
    • Billy Graham
    • Chuck Swindoll
    • Kay Arthur
    • Stuart & Jill Briscoe
    • Charles Stanley...
  5. Classics:
    • Pilgrim's Progress
    • Foxe's Book Of Martyrs
    • C.S. Lewis' Books...
  6. Children's Bibles (great demand)
  7. Children's Bible Story Books
  8. Hymnals
  9. Encyclopedias and Dictionaries

(No cassettes or videos, please)

End Result

25,000 Used Bibles & Christian Books

  • Provides $25,000 for ministry.
  • Distributes 8,333 Regional Language Bibles AND Either
  • Sends over 16,000 Children to VBS OR
  • Sends 1,000 Adults to Bible Content Literacy Courses OR
  • Trains 20 Church Planters


Literacy Class with Bonda Tribe.

Make A Difference

To donate Bibles & Books, contact:

Ty Hartman Glad Tidings India
National Coordinator
725 Menges Mill Road 53 Harristown Road
Spring Grove, PA 17362Paradise, PA 17562-9636
(717)225-4487 (717)768-0388
donatebiblesforhim@aol.com gladtidings@frontiernet.net
Contact Information
Glad Tidings India
53 Harristown Road
Paradise, PA 17562		 Email: gladtidings@frontiernet.net
Phone: (717) 768-0388
Fax: (717) 768-0909
Glad Tidings India is funded by the generous gifts of individuals, churches, and businesses.
The official registration and financial information of Glad Tidings India may be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of State by calling toll-free within Pennsylvania, 1-800-732-0999. Registration does not imply endorsement.