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American Tract Society
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The
American Tract Society
(ATS) is a nonprofit, nonsectarian but
evangelical
organization founded on May 11, 1825 in
New York City
for the purpose of publishing and disseminating
Christian literature
. On September 1, 2012, American Tract Society entered into a joint publishing agreement with
Good News Publishing
, which is a division of Crossway.
[1]
ATS traces its lineage back through the New York Tract Society (1812) and the New England Tract Society (1814) to the
Religious Tract Society
of London, begun in 1799. Over the years, ATS has produced and distributed many millions of pieces of literature. There is a printed pamphlet titled "Constitution of the American Tract Society, instituted in Boston 1814" referencing the distribution of 'Religious Tracts' by Christians in Europe and America during the previous twenty years. The purpose of which was to combine the energy & activities of various groups & individuals across New England.
ATS is theologically
conservative
. It receives funding through a combination of private donations and tract sales. ATS accepts donations to fund tract and evangelistic resource distribution including start-up funding for foreign tract distribution in regions including Africa, Asia, India, South and Central America, Canada, Australia, and Europe. Churches and other evangelistic groups in the United States can purchase ATS literature at nominal cost for use in their own evangelistic ministries.
ATS is board-governed and benefits from the visibility of its Council of Reference, an advisory board of evangelical notables from business, ministry, and other walks of life.
ATS is currently headquartered in
Garland, Texas
.
Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Tract_Society
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AmericanTractSociety
About
The
American Tract Society
(ATS) is a nonprofit, nonsectarian but
evangelical
organization founded on May 11, 1825 in
New York City
for the purpose of publishing and disseminating
Christian literature
. On September 1, 2012, American Tract Society entered into a joint publishing agreement with
Good News Publishing
, which is a division of Crossway.
[1]
ATS traces its lineage back through the New York Tract Society (1812) and the New England Tract Society (1814) to the
Religious Tract Society
of London, begun in 1799. Over the years, ATS has produced and distributed many millions of pieces of literature. There is a printed pamphlet titled "Constitution of the American Tract Society, instituted in Boston 1814" referencing the distribution of 'Religious Tracts' by Christians in Europe and America during the previous twenty years. The purpose of which was to combine the energy & activities of various groups & individuals across New England.
ATS is theologically
conservative
. It receives funding through a combination of private donations and tract sales. ATS accepts donations to fund tract and evangelistic resource distribution including start-up funding for foreign tract distribution in regions including Africa, Asia, India, South and Central America, Canada, Australia, and Europe. Churches and other evangelistic groups in the United States can purchase ATS literature at nominal cost for use in their own evangelistic ministries.
ATS is board-governed and benefits from the visibility of its Council of Reference, an advisory board of evangelical notables from business, ministry, and other walks of life.
ATS is currently headquartered in
Garland, Texas
.
Source:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Tract_Society
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