Duncanville, Texas
Come and see the Scripture Wall
Our office has one long wall of shelves holding a copy of every Scripture portion our teams have finished since 1987. Visitors are welcome to come and hold them.
Opening hours
When to visit
Tuesday and Thursday tours take 40 minutes and end with coffee. Groups of eight or more, please call ahead.
| MondayToday | 8:30 AM – 4:30 PMOffice only |
|---|---|
| TuesdayToday | 8:30 AM – 4:30 PMScripture Wall tour at 10:00 |
| WednesdayToday | 8:30 AM – 4:30 PMOffice only |
| ThursdayToday | 8:30 AM – 4:30 PMScripture Wall tour at 2:00 |
| FridayToday | 8:30 AM – 12:00 PM |
| SaturdayToday | Closed |
| SundayToday | Closed |
Holiday closures
- Thu, Nov 26Thanksgiving Closed Thursday and Friday.
- Dec 24 – Jan 1Christmas week Closed. Gifts still processed online.
Translators and consultants visiting from the field: the guest room is booked through Bao.
Finding us
Off Cedar Ridge, behind the credit union
2306 S Cedar Ridge Dr, Duncanville, TX 75116- Parking
- Free lot at the front. Visitor spaces are by the blue door.
- From DFW
- About 35 minutes. Take I-20 west to the Cedar Ridge exit.
- Access
- Single-storey, step-free throughout. The Scripture Wall's lower shelves are at seated height.
Since 1987
From a garage on Wheatland Road
Thirty-nine years, eleven consultants, one very loyal photocopier.
1987
A retired linguist and a garage
Dr. Helen Marquardt starts paying two translators in West Africa from her pension, and recruits her church to help.
1998
The first dedication
Mark in Language C is dedicated in a village church. Three hundred people walk in from neighbouring villages.
2009
Mother-tongue only
The board decides every project will be led by native speakers, with outsiders only as trainers and consultants.
2018
Audio first
Oral storying and audio recording become standard for communities with few readers.
2026
Thirty-eight desks
112 translators, 14 New Testaments in community checking and a Scripture Wall that is running out of shelf.
Partners
Who we work alongside
We're small on purpose. These partners do what we cannot.
Partner with us- Cedar Ridge Linguistics FellowshipConsultant training
Trains and accredits our translation consultants.
- Open Script LabSoftware
Builds keyboards and fonts for languages with new writing systems.
- HighlandSoundAudio studio
Records finished books with community voice teams.
- Wheatland Road Bible ChurchHome church
Lent us its fellowship hall for eleven years and still hosts the board.
Contact
Write to the office
Letters to translators are passed on unchanged, with field locations removed.
- Address2306 S Cedar Ridge Dr, Duncanville, TX 75116
- Phone(555) 014-3380
- Emailoffice@example.org
- OfficeMon–Fri 8:30–4:30 Central
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