What are the origins of GPA?
Sixteen years ago, after the crumbling of the Communist government and the toppling of the Berlin wall, a handful of Christian publishing leaders grasped a strategic opportunity to get scripture back into the hands of ordinary Russians. Led by then President of Evangelical Christian Publishers Association Doug Ross, three major organizations pooled their energies and influence to launch what became The Moscow Project. Through their respective constituencies, Evangelical Christian Publishers Association, Christian Booksellers Association, and International Bible Society raised a total of four hundred thousand dollars. The money was used to print and distribute one million Russian language New Testaments in the former Soviet Union. A light went on in the minds of several industry leaders. Many initiatives designed to satisfy the spiritual hunger of various groups around the world are beyond the reach of any individual company. It became clear that an industry-wide collaboration offered t
