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Wycliffe Bible Translators USA company history timeline

1942

When the opportunity to partner with the University of Oklahoma at Norman in 1942 arose, the two men rightly saw it as a way to upgrade SIL’s academic credentials.

In 1942, Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc. was created.

1943

Nida was SIL’s second PhD, graduating from the University of Michigan in 1943.

1951

The first translation done by Wycliffe personnel (Kenneth Pike and Donald Stark) was completed in 1951 in the San Miguel Mixtec language of Mexico.

1953

For various reasons, Nida would move to the American Bible Society full-time in 1953, where he would become well known for developing the Bible translation theory of dynamic equivalence.

They formed a sponsoring committee and invited the Summer Institute of Linguistics to hold an 11-week training course in the UK in 1953.

Pam Moxham (later Bendor-Samuel) was the first to join, in 1953.

1979

By the time he retired as president of SIL in 1979, the organization had more than 100 members with earned doctorates.

Gary Simons (PhD, Cornell University, 1979) is SIL’s Chief Research Officer and director of the Pike Center for Integrative Scholarship.

1980

In 1980, Wycliffe Bible Translators International was incorporated as a separate corporation from Wycliffe Bible Translators Inc.

1984

Campus of Bible Translation and Literacy (BTL) – Nairobi, Kenya, in 1984.

1991

In 1991, the decision was made to restructure Wycliffe International.

2000

On 18 March 2000 the 500th New Testament was dedicated for the Suriname Javanese.

Pike modeled this throughout his career, self-identifying both as a missionary and a scholar until his death on December 31, 2000—all the while demonstrating that evangelicals could effectively serve God with both the heart and the mind.

2008

In 2008, Wycliffe International and SIL changed their structures to incorporate separate boards.

In 2008, Wycliffe International began a new journey with a new board, executive director and Global Leadership Team.

2011

In February of 2011, Wycliffe International became Wycliffe Global Alliance.

2014

In 2014, Wycliffe Associates developed and tested a streamlined Bible translation methodology, MAST—Mobilized Assistance Supporting Translation.

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