Wycliffe Bible Translators USA
Join a Wycliffe translation team
Wycliffe recruits translators and linguists along with the finance, IT, and aviation staff that keep field teams working on translation in languages that still have no Scripture. Many roles are support work that needs no linguistics training.
Why this is listed
The largest US translation agency and the one most likely to have a role for someone who is not a linguist, because most field vacancies are support work. It also sets expectations honestly: a first New Testament is usually a decade or more.
How to start
- Open wycliffe.org (opens an external site) and read what Wycliffe Bible Translators USA says about itself before you read anything else.
- Check the time it asks for: years.
- Look at the filings below, then decide. Numbers are context, not a verdict.
- Tell your church. Going out is rarely meant to be done alone.
Public filings
Pulled live from ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer, which republishes IRS Form 990 data. Grain does not edit these figures.
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illumiNations
An alliance of the major Bible translation organizations — among them Wycliffe, Biblica, Seed Company, and American Bible Society — pooling effort toward one goal: a translation begun in every remaining language, ending what they call Bible poverty. Its focus is the languages still without any Scripture.
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- One-off
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- Online
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- Bible translation & distribution
Last verified September 20, 2026
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Hand out Scripture as a Gideon
The Gideons International
Members meet locally as a camp and personally place and hand out Bibles and New Testaments in hotels, hospitals, schools, prisons, and military bases in around 200 countries. Membership is limited to men in a qualifying business or professional role, with the Auxiliary open to their wives.
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- Weekly rhythm
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- Global
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- Bible translation & distribution
Last verified September 8, 2026
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Listen to and share audio Scripture
Faith Comes By Hearing
The organisation records dramatised audio Bibles in thousands of languages and distributes them through the free Bible.is app and solar-powered players built for places with no electricity. The recordings are free to listen to and share, including with people who cannot read.
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- One-off
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- Online
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- Bible translation & distribution
Last verified September 8, 2026