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Gideons International is an evangelical Christian association founded 1899 in Janesville, Wisconsin. These copies are printed in over 100 languages.

For those on mission to spread the Gospel, The Gideons International in Australia is an evangelical association that equips and mobilises Christian business and professional men, along with their wives, to share God’s Word, winning others for Christ. The Gideons' primary activity is distributing copies of the Bible free of charge. This Bible distribution is a global enterprise taking place in 200 countries, territories and possessions. The association's members focus on distributing complete Bibles, New Testaments, or portions thereof. The association is most widely known for its Scriptures placed in hotel and motel rooms. The Gideons also distribute to hospitals and other medical offices, schools and colleges as well as jails and prisons. The association takes its name from the Biblical figure Gideon, depicted in Judges 6. The Gideons International has an international presence. Its members distribute Scriptures in many countries to people who cannot afford to purchase Scriptures on their own. Gideons began distributing free Bibles, the endeavor for which they are chiefly known, in 1908, when the first Bibles were placed in the rooms of the Superior Hotel in Superior, Montana. Members of The Gideons International currently distribute over 80 million Scriptures annually, and the numbers are growing, especially in places like Brazil, India, and Asia. On average, more than two copies of the Bible are distributed per second through Gideons International.[1] In late April of 2015, Gideons distributed their historic two billionth Scripture. The distribution of the first one billion Bibles and New Testaments by Gideon members spanned 93 years (1908 to 2001). The second billion was attained in less than 14 years (2002 to 2015). [2]

The headquarters of Gideons International is in Nashville, Tennessee. The head office for Gideons International in Australia is located in Canberra.

25/09/2026

Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.
- Revelation 4:11

17/09/2026

"Following a serious health crisis caused by Broken Heart Syndrome, Vivienne found herself physically and emotionally overwhelmed. Unable to eat properly, her anorexia worsened, and the experience left her deeply traumatised. During her stay in a psychiatric unit, a hospital chaplain gave her a Gideons New Testament, a gift she believes may have saved her life. Since then, she has read from it daily and writes verses in her notebook. She is deeply grateful for the comfort and hope God’s Word continues to bring. Her daily reading has also sparked the interest of a fellow patient, who has since requested a New Testament of her own."

09/09/2026

No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.
- Matthew 6:24 (ESV)

01/09/2026

"After hitting rock bottom, nothing seemed enjoyable to Nathan anymore. Family and friends felt distant, and the addiction he turned to could not fill the emptiness he carried. Struggling with ongoing health issues, he felt lost and without hope. Though he had received a New Testament from the Gideons in school and had always believed God existed, he had never truly prayed for help. When he finally cried out to God, he experienced improvements in his health and freedom from addiction. Today, the things that once attracted him seem empty compared to the love he has found in Jesus Christ, his Saviour."

24/08/2026

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.
- Psalm 46:1 (ESV)

20/08/2026

A Bible in a psych ward.

14/08/2026

“I met with a man in his late 30s to whom I had previously given a New Testament. We caught up again over coffee, and he was eager to understand how Christianity differs from other religions.

I asked him to read John 3:16, and we spoke about God’s love - that unlike other religions, God is presented as loving, and because of that love, He gave His Son so that we might receive eternal life as a gift.

We also discussed how many religions focus on earning our way to God, but this is something we could never achieve, so God, in His grace, has provided a way for us to receive eternal life as a free gift. I then asked him to read Romans 6:23. After reading it, he looked up and said, ‘eternal life is a free gift,’ then read it again, repeating, ‘it is a free gift.’

What a joy to see his response to the Word of God.”

07/08/2026

How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching?
- Romans 10:14 (ESV)

29/07/2026

“I recently found myself in a new pathology collection centre.
The waiting room didn’t have a skerrick of reading material… except for a Gideons Bible, placed upright and clearly visible on the windowsill.
I loved seeing this! Thank you to The Gideons for your faithful work in sharing the Word.”

22/07/2026

But whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.
- John 4:14 (ESV)

Address

33 Colbeck Street
Canberra, ACT
2607

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+61262861566

Website

https://www.gideons.org.au/

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