speaking volumes - our story

We have been working to bring churches and local communities together through books since 1977. During that time, 1750 libraries have received over 47,000 books donated through churches across the world.

Speaking Volumes is an initiative of the 'The Christian Book Promotion Trust'. This trust is a registered charity set up in 1967 by Mr. Cecil Jackson-Cole who also formed charities such as Oxfam, Action Aid and Help the Aged. Its purpose is to promote the publication of good Christian books which would help and inspire the general public in the UK and overseas.

The trust is funded by a 14% shareholding of Andrews Estate Agency. The trust occassionally grant funds to projects whose aims are considered , by the trust, to be compatible with the settler's wishes.

Our trustees come from publishing, library management and business backgrounds. We are committed to being interdenominational and independent of any church organisation, publisher or other body.

Our charity registration number is 255001.

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speaking volumes advisory panel

Speaking Volumes would like to thank the following people who have helped compile the 2009/10 booklist.

Phil Grant
Phil's career in bookselling spans 30 years with CLC, having been their UK director he has recently stepped down to return to the 'grass roots' of book selling at CLC Birmingham.

Guy Marshall
Guy is a bookseller, manager of St. Andrew's bookshop in St. Albans and former director of the Christian Booksellers Convention Ltd.

Margaret Keeling
Margaret was head of Libraries Culture and Adult Learning for Essex County Council and is Vice President of the Librarian's Christian Fellowship. Her academic interests include research in the area of British fiction.

Paul Kercal
Paul has a wide range of experience with young people: He has several youth fiction books published, is a youth worker and College Tutor and Youth Arts Centre Manager.

Prof. K.G.B. Bakewell
Prof. Bakewell is Emeritas Professor of Information and Library Management, Liverpool John Moores University and Vice-President of the Librarian's Christian Fellowship.

Mrs Mary Bartholomew
Editor and book reviewer for The Good Bookstall. Former bookseller with SPCK and Christian book reviewer on Radio Cumbria for over 15 years.

Also Graham Hedges
CBPT trustee, secretary and publications officer of the Libraraian's Christian Fellowship, who has kindly assisted in the classification of the books.

Call us today and discuss what speaking volumes can do with you and your church,
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