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The CLC Americas and Caribbean Regional Conference took place in Bogotá, Colombia from September 25th to September 29th. It was attended by delegates from 14 countries in the region – from Canada to Chile - plus five additional delegates from the International Office. Read more

It is plainly evident that our world has changed beyond recognition during this time. CLC has had to face up to those realities – bookshops do not work in the same way as before; people buy books online; they read eBooks and listen to audio books; and ours is a visual age, with images and the spoken word... Read more

At the recent CLC International Council held at High Leigh Christian Conference Centre in High Leigh, Hertfordshire, UK, Gerardo Scalante was unanimously elected as the new International Director for the next four years in succession to Neil Wardrope who has served in the position for the last 12 years. Read more

CLC Bookshops are delighted to announce that Tonbridge Christian Book Centre, will join our group of 19 UK bookshops on 14th March 2016. Read more

The new Sales Director for CLC Colombia Publishing, Alfonso Guevara, has just become an author as well.   Read more

The CLC bookshop in Paris moved to a new location at the end of January 2016. Read more

Marlene Ramroop had served with CLC on her home island of Trinidad for almost 40 years. She first worked in the Arima bookshop, becoming the manager, and then as the manager of the main bookshop in Port of Spain. In 2000, Marlene became the National Director for CLC in the East Caribbean. Marlene fulfilled this role with remarkable dedication and commitment until her ‘promotion to glory’ on May 30th, 2015 after a brief but serious illness. Read more

Expansion in 2015 for CLC Uruguay - a second bookshop in Montevideo Read more

In Sierra Leone, where CLC has four bookshops, the Ebola crisis shows no sign of stabilising yet. Praise God our staff members are keeping well, but the bookshop ministry is struggling with lack of funds and stock at what should be a busy time of year. Read more

CLC (known locally as ELS) India opened its 21st bookshop on Friday August 22nd. The shop, built especially for the purpose, is situated in the compound of the Bangalore Baptist Hospital and staff members have been waiting for a long time to have such a facility on site. Read more

During the 70 years plus history of CLC, we have grown - although not always in leaps and bounds, and there have been years when we have closed more bookshops than we have opened! However, we continue to expand into places where there is a need or a demand for Bibles and Christian books. Read more

CLC UK wins two awards at the annual "Christian Resources Together" trade show Read more

Did you know that CLC publish books in many different languages? Read on for a list of current ones at the end of 2013 Read more

We are grateful that CLC in the Philippines has not been directly affected by the recent typhoon Haiyan that has devastated so many lives and homes. Read more

We have just heard that there has been a serious fire next door to our HQ/warehouse in Valencia, Venezuela. Read more

CLC USA publish around 12 new titles and 25-40 reprints a year. Their latest book, 'Resisting Gossip', is out this week. Read more

CLC has opened a bookshop in Bolivia Read more

Having been through a ‘difficult patch’, CLC Poland is working through the issues and, with only two full time staff for the two bookshops, is taking some big steps towards recovery and growth. Read more

CLC Canada has grown this year – in fact it has doubled the number of bookshops in Montreal, and the surrounding area, in the past three months! Read more

• Photos: CLC Canada new shops

The CLC bookshop in Hong Kong closed on January 13th, 2013 after 36 years. Read more

CLC in the Philippines has just held a 'Grand Opening and Dedication Ceremony' for their new bookshop... Read more

• Photos: Philippines Davao Dedication

A special celebration and re-dedication of the newly extended and improved bookshop on Circular Road, Freetown, was held on Saturday December 8th,2012. Read more

• Photos: Sierra Leone Extension
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The official opening and thanksgiving ceremony for the CLC bookshop in Monrovia, Liberia, was held on Saturday December 1st. Read more

• Photos: Liberia Opening

CLC in Belarus, in partnership with CLC International, have just published their first print run of Bibles in Russian. Read more

• Photos: Belarus Bibles

With donations that CLC Kenya receive, they send gifts of Bibles, books, goats, rice, oil and flour to where there is need. Read more

Chris and Christine Angelo have served with CLC in New Zealand for many years, most recently in New Plymouth where the CLC bookshop was called the ‘Good News Centre’. Read more

On Sunday November 11th 2012, the 'Compassion CLC Bookcenter' opened at the Church of Christian Compassion in the Cobb’s Creek neighborhood of Philadelphia. Read more

Congratulations to CLC in the Netherlands. They celebrated their 50th anniversary with a special thanksgiving service on Saturday October 6th. Read more

Praise the Lord after many years of waiting, long months of planning and busy weeks of preparation, CLC is once again up and running in Monrovia, Liberia, after an absence of 15 years. Read more

There was severe flooding in parts of Colombia during the first half of December 2010. CLC Colombia has had the opportunity to take supplies and books to badly affected areas. Read more

• Photos: Colombia Flood Relief
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