YouVersion
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Summary
From Bible apps to ministry tools, everything we build is designed to help people grow in their faith and stay connected to God's Word.
Contact information
Mailing address:
YouVersion
4600 E. 2nd St
Edmond, OK 73034
Website: www.youversion.com
Phone: (405) 680-5433
Email: [email protected]
Organization details
EIN: 881014594
CEO/President: Bobby Gruenewald
Chairman:
Board size: 0
Founder: Bobby Gruenewald
Ruling year: 2023
Tax deductible: Yes
Fiscal year end: 12/31
Member of ECFA: Yes
Member of ECFA since: 2008
Purpose
Created by Life.Church, YouVersion designs free, biblically-centered experiences that encourage and challenge people to seek God throughout each day.
Mission statement
To lead people to become fully devoted followers of Christ.
Statement of faith
God is the Creator and Ruler of the universe.
He has eternally existed as the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The three are coequal and are one God.
Jesus is the Son of God.
He is coequal with the Father and Holy Spirit. Jesus lived a sinless human life and offered Himself as the perfect sacrifice for the sins of all people by dying on a cross. He arose from the dead after three days to demonstrate His power over sin and death. He ascended to Heaven and will return again someday to earth to reign as King.
The Holy Spirit lives in each Christian from salvation.
The Holy Spirit is coequal with the Father and the Son of God. He is present in the world to make people aware of their need for Jesus Christ. He provides Christians with power for living, understanding of spiritual truth, and guidance in doing what is right. He gives every believer spiritual gifts when they are saved. As Christians we seek to live under His control daily.
The Bible is God's Word to us.
The Bible was written by human authors, under the supernatural guidance of the Holy Spirit. It is the supreme source of truth for Christian beliefs about living. Because it is inspired by God, it is truth without error.
People are the supreme object of God's creation.
People are made in the spiritual image of God, to be like Him in character. Although every person has tremendous potential for good, all of us are marred by an attitude of disobedience toward God called "sin." Sin separates us from God and causes many problems in our life.
Salvation is God's free gift to us, but we must accept it.
We can never make up for our sin by self-improvement or good works. Only by trusting in Jesus Christ as God's offer of forgiveness can anyone be saved from sin's penalty. When we turn from our self-ruled life and turn to Jesus in faith we are saved. Eternal life begins the moment one receives Jesus Christ into his life by faith.
People will exist eternally with or without God.
People were created to exist forever. We will either exist eternally separated from God by sin or eternally with God through forgiveness and salvation. To be eternally separated from God is hell. To be eternally in union with Him is eternal life in heaven. Heaven and hell are real places of eternal existence.
Baptism is symbolic of the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ.
Once we have accepted Jesus as our Lord and Savior, baptism is a way for us to publicly declare our new life in Christ. It is also a step of obedience based on God's commands and allows us to follow the example of Jesus, who submitted himself to baptism to "fulfill all righteousness."
In addition to Essential Beliefs, we have liberty in Non-Essential Beliefs.
Accept the one whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on disputable matters ... Who are you to judge someone else's servant? To their own master servants stand or fall ... So then each of us will give an account of ourselves to God ... So whatever you believe about these things keep between yourself and God. Romans 14:1, 4, 12, 22
"I have the right to do anything," you say-but not everything is beneficial. "I have the right to do anything"-but not everything is constructive. No one should seek their own good, but the good of others. 1 Corinthians 10:23-24
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Sector: Christian Growth
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History
YouVersion was created by Life.Church, a local church committed to making Scripture accessible to everyone, everywhere. It began in 2006, standing in line at Chicago O'Hare Airport. Someone on the Life.Church team asked, "How could new technologies change the way we engage with the Bible today?" That moment sparked a new idea, Our founder, Bobby Gruenewald, searched for domain names on his phone. His first idea, u-verse, was taken. Then he found youversion.com and bought it on the spot. The online Bible site didn't take off. But we didn't stop. When the App Store launched in 2008, we made a pivot. YouVersion became one of the first 200 apps available. By the end of that weekend, 83,000 people had downloaded the Bible App. And that's when the mission took flight.