The Seed Company
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Summary
We accelerate the work of Bible translation by connecting local field partners around the world with investors, resources, and training.
Through these global partnerships, God's people are being equipped to reach communities still waiting for Scripture in the languages they understand best.
Contact information
Mailing address:
The Seed Company
220 Westway Pl
Ste 100
Arlington, TX 76018
Website: seedcompany.com
Phone: 817-557-2121
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 330838929
CEO/President: Davis Powell
Chairman: Logan Brown
Board size: 10
Founder: Bernie May
Ruling year: 1999
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 09/30
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 2025
Purpose
God's Word transforming lives in every language in this generation.
At Seed Company we are passionate about accelerating the translation of God's Word in every heart language that needs it by 2025.
Mission statement
To accelerate Scripture translation and impact for people without God's Word through Great Commission partnerships.
Statement of faith
We believe the Bible, the inspired Word of God, is completely trustworthy, speaking with supreme authority in all matters of belief and practice.
We believe in one God, who exists eternally in three persons, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
We believe all people, being created in the image of God, have intrinsic value, but as a result of sin are alienated from God and each other, and therefore in need of reconciliation.
We believe that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, born of the virgin Mary, is fully God and fully human; He demonstrated God's love for sinners by suffering the penalty of death in their place, rose bodily from the dead and ascended to heaven where He intercedes for His people.
We believe all who repent and trust in Jesus Christ alone as Lord and Savior are, by the grace of God, declared to be right with Him, receiving forgiveness and eternal life.
We believe the Lord Jesus Christ will return personally in glory, raise the dead, and judge the world.
We believe all people will rise from the dead, those who are in Christ to enjoy eternal life with God, and those who are lost to suffer eternal separation from Him.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, who imparts new life to those who believe in Christ; through His indwelling presence and transforming power He gives assurance and equips believers for holy living and effective service.
We believe the Church is the body of Christ, the fellowship of all believers, and is commissioned to make disciples of all nations.
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History
1991 - Wycliffe Bible Translators, Seed Company's parent organization, identifies the need to focus on national translators to gather the momentum of the global Bible translation movement.
1993 - Partners With Nationals-which would soon become Seed Company-begins with 10 projects funded by 10 financial partners.
1999 - Seed Company and the Jesus Film Project form the Luke Partnership to bring heart language Scripture to life on film.
2004 - A bold vision plan is approved to bring the total language engagements up to 1,000 in the next 10 years.
2014 - Seed Company begins its 1,000 language engagement. Seed Company helps form illumiNations, an alliance of Bible translation and resource partners working together to eradicate Bible poverty in this generation.
2015 - Seed Company's Bible translation principles-called the Common Framework-are more widely recognized and adopted by other Bible translation agencies to accelerate Bible translation.
2017 - Seed Company forms Avodah Labs, a nonprofit that harnesses artificial intelligence to accelerate Sign Language Bible translation.
2018 - 1,500th language engagement begins.
2021 - Seed Company starts its 1,800th language engagement.
Program accomplishments
1800+ Languages Engaged in Bible Translation
2 Billion People Reached with God's Word in Their Language
596 Local Interns Trained to Guide Translation and Outreach