Koorong joins the Bible Society family

In July 2015, Bible Society Australia acquired leading Christian retailer Koorong in a deal that will aid Bible distribution across the country and support Bible Society’s core mission work around the world.

Koorong is a company that began over 40 years ago, and provides a wide range of Christian resources, at great prices, to help people in their walk with Jesus Christ. Koorong has a thriving online business and 15 stores across Australia. From the beginning, Koorong has remained committed to spreading God’s word and building up the body of Christ by providing an extensive range of Christian books, Bibles, music, DVDs, gifts and more.

In the second half of 2015, Koorong sold 158,728 Bibles and New Testaments, increasing the overall reach of Bible Society’s Bible distribution in 2015 to 316,183.

Since becoming a part of the Bible Society Australia family, Koorong's profits go to the support of Bible Society Australia as it undertakes Bible translation, Bible distribution and Bible engagement both here in Australia and around the world. Koorong customers are still able to get great Christian resources, but now their purchases and any voluntary extra donations will also help Bible mission too.

“Bible Society and Koorong share a common goal and we believe that by coming together, we have the potential to transform hundreds of thousands of lives… We will now be able to share our important Bible work with, and garner support from, Koorong customers. What’s more, those who shop at Koorong can now know that their purchases will fund even more Bible mission projects here and around the world.”
- CEO of Bible Society Australia, Greg Clarke.

“We’re thrilled with the new partnership as it allows us to both share the important resources that mean so much to our fellow Christians and support vital missions around the world.”
- CEO of Koorong, Paul Bootes.

“The partnership will allow Bible Society to deliver even more services towards a shared mission to enhance access to the word of God for a world that desperately needs it.”
- Chairman of Bible Society Australia, Richard Grellman.