A movement where Christ is named
The Seed Company
Bible translation & distribution · Founded 1993 · by Bernie May, Wycliffe USA · Arlington, Texas, USA
The Seed Company is a Bible translation ministry founded in 1993 as an affiliate of Wycliffe USA. Begun under the leadership of Bernie May, it was created to speed up Scripture translation for people groups still waiting for God's word. It works by partnering with local, national translators and funding projects with clear goals and timelines, so that communities without the Bible can receive it in their own language.
What they do
The Seed Company partners with local, national translators who render the Scriptures into their own languages. Rather than sending outside workers to do the translating, it supports teams already rooted in the community, providing training, consultants, funding, and project oversight.
It organizes translation as focused projects with defined milestones and budgets, linking each one with prayer partners and financial supporters. The ministry also works alongside other Bible agencies, contributing to the wider global effort to bring Scripture to every remaining language that still lacks it.
The Scripture behind the work
Where the door leads
The Seed Company draws its name from the seed of God's word, sown so that people in every language can know Jesus. By equipping local believers to translate Scripture, it plants the gospel where Christ is not yet named and trusts him to bring the harvest. A next step is to read the parable of the sower and pray for those still waiting.
Connect to the real thing
The Living Bread is a door, not the destination. The life is with Christ and his people.
People also ask
How is The Seed Company connected to Wycliffe?
The Seed Company began in 1993 as an affiliate of Wycliffe USA and remains a partner in the wider movement to translate the Bible into every language that still needs it.
Who does the actual translation work?
The Seed Company partners with local, national translators who translate Scripture into their own languages, supported by training, consultants, and funding rather than by outside workers doing the translating.