Serving Those Who Serve With God’s Word
Armed Services Ministry (ASM), a ministry of American Bible Society, provides Scripture-based resources designed specifically for Service members, Veterans, and their families.
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Military life brings unique challenges—constant transition, separation, and unseen burdens. Yet many don’t have access to faith resources that truly understand their experience.
30
M+
Military-connected Individuals
20
M+
Veterans
1.6
M+
Children of Military
Our mission is to meet Service Members, Veterans, and Military families at their point of need—with God’s Word in a form they can understand, afford, and apply.
Spiritual Readiness
Apps, devotionals, and Bible studies designed for military life
Families & Next Gen
Programs for kids, teens, and spouses
Partner Support
Tools to equip those serving the military community
Healing & Restoration
Resources addressing trauma, grief, and moral injury
Scripture for Real Life
Having a Bible is one thing. Knowing how to engage with it in the middle of real life—that’s something else.
Through American Bible Society’s research, we’ve seen that lasting growth happens when Scripture becomes part of your daily rhythm—not just something you have, but something you live.
That’s why Armed Services Ministry creates resources designed for the realities of military life—helping you build faith that lasts, wherever you are.
Discover
Understand how Scripture connects to your life
Engage
Build simple, lasting habits of faith
Grow
Stay grounded through the challenges of military life
Over 200 Years of
Serving the Military
1817: Inaugural Gift of Bibles to Service Members
One year after its founding, American Bible Society presented 65 Bibles to the crew of the U.S.S. John Adams. This gift inaugurated an Armed Services Ministry that has since helped millions of U.S. Military members and their families engage with God’s Word.
1861-1865: American Civil War
As soon as the war erupted, American Bible Society’s board decided unanimously to distribute Scriptures to both sides of the conflict between 1861 and 1865, ultimately providing more than 3 million Bibles and New Testaments like the one pictured here.
1914-1918: World War I
More than 6 million American Service Members received Bibles during World War I, which helped brave young Troops engage with the comfort and peace of God’s Word during one of the bloodiest conflicts in world history.
1939-1945: World War II
Armed Services Ministry relied on faithful chaplains to share God’s Word with U.S. Military members. In this photo, a chaplain distributes Bibles to Service members during World War II.
1950-1953: Korean War
Through our partner chaplains, Armed Services Ministry provided 3.8 million Scripture resources to U.S. Military members over the course of the Korean War. This photo is of an active duty Service member in the Korean War, reading his Bible.
1954-1973: Vietnam War
From 1966 to 1972, Armed Services Ministry supplied 18.5 million Scriptures to U.S. Armed Forces in Vietnam. In addition, we sent 1,000 Scripture portions each week to be distributed along with food parcels in churches in Saigon. Pictured is a group of Military members gather for prayer during the Vietnam War.
1990-1991: Gulf War
Armed Services Ministry published a compact Bible with a desert camouflage cover and donated 300,000 to Service members during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. The 46th Vice President of the U.S., Dick Cheney, wrote that the Bibles, “provided a means of spiritual strength and enrichment for those facing the dangers of combat.” Pictured are members of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard receiving desert-camouflage New Testaments during the Gulf War.
2001-present: War on Terror
In 2003, Armed Services Ministry published a special, Military editions of the Bible for the U.S. Armed Forces fighting in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan and for our troops fighting in Iraq. We continue to send Scripture relief to our Service members through our network of 880 chaplains.
Today
From 1817 through today’s increasingly complex global threats, Armed Services Ministry has supplied more than 60,000,000 free Bible resources to Service members, Veterans, and their families. That’s an average of 300,000 Service members every year engaging with the life-changing message of God’s Word—and we believe the best is yet to come.
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