God and Country Campaign
A FREE Program for Churches Across America
The God and Country Campaign is a combined effort by the First American Bible Project and The 917 Society. To our nonprofit organizations, "God and Country" means the Bible and the Constitution. Already, we have put over 2,500 Bibles and 2 million Constitutions back in schools. As we continue our mission, we are asking for your support.​
National Program Launching January 1, 2027
The 917 Society and the First American Bible Project are bringing God and Country to churches across America — and the program is completely FREE for your church. Through God and Country, your congregation receives the resources to celebrate the biblical principles and founding truths that shaped our nation, with no cost and no obligation.
Why Your Church Should Get Involved
Biblical Mandate: Scripture calls us to be salt and light — engaged citizens who steward the freedoms God has entrusted to us.
Founding Truth: Our nation was founded on the conviction that rights come from God, not government. That truth is being forgotten. The Church must help restore it.
Civic Stewardship: Voting is not a partisan act. It is an act of faithful stewardship of the liberty we have been given.
​America 250: The 250th anniversary is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to re-educate your congregation on the biblical principles that shaped our nation.
Vote Your Values
PRAY. VOTE. ENGAGE.
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Established to encourage you to vote your values
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Partnered with Christians Engaged to create a co-branded voter resource guide designed specifically for churches and ministries. The Guide provides:
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Biblical voter education resources
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State-specific election information and reminders
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Prayer guides for our nation and elected officials
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Voter guides to help you understand where candidates stand.
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We are asking every minister to take this resource back to your church and make it available to your congregation.​​
“I will pray for my nation and its leaders. I will vote in every election. I will engage my heart and the well-being of my community.” That's it. That's the whole movement. Pray, vote, engage.
Voting is Biblical. The authorities that exist have been established by God. Civil authority is ordained by God. But God's people bear responsibility for who holds that authority. When we vote, we are not just participating in a political process. We are exercising a biblical stewardship
Join us in our mission to restore America's foundations!
Enrolling Churches Now
Does this break your heart?
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The fact that 32 million Americans did not vote in the last Presidential election?
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That the church has been given the largest voting block in America, and we have been leaving it on the bench?
Be the one in your church who gets your fellow congregants out to vote! Email us at godandcountry@917society.org or complete the Enrollment Form provided here.
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What happens when you sign your Church up for our free program?
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It will be listed on the Map of Churches effective January 1st 2027.
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It will be added to the map
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An ambassador will be contacted to handle the logistics of getting the Bibles and Constitutions to your church.
How to Get Involved​​
Why the Bible and the Constitution?
The Bible
When the American Revolution began, America stopped trade with Britain, cutting off our supply of Bibles. So, the first printer for the Journals of Congress, Robert Aitken, sought to print the First American Bible in 1782. It became the first English Bible made in America, the first King James Bible made in America, and the first English Bible made for schools. Perhaps most remarkably, it became the only Bible approved by the United States Congress.
The Constitution
Five years later, in 1787, our Founders framed the Constitution of the United States. Drawing inspiration from the Bible and other sources (such as the Magna Carta), the Constitution emerged as a living document that was unique among the founding documents of the world. Equipping the people to govern themselves by putting the power in their hands, the Constitution also established the rule of law which protects the people from those who want to take away their liberty. Today, it remains the longest-standing national constitution in the world.
Why We Do It: The Story Behind God and Country
Faith. History. Citizenship.
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Joni Bryan, founder and executive director of The 917 Society, joins Stephen Skelton of First American Bible to discuss the God and Country initiative and the role they believe Christians should play in American civic life. The conversation covers the Constitution, Christian civic participation, prayer, voting, candidate research, and the history of the Aitken Bible—the first complete English-language Bible printed in America. The speakers discuss Robert Aitken's work during the American Revolution and the Continental Congress resolution of September 12, 1782, which praised his undertaking and recommended the edition to Americans. The program also includes a conversation with David Barton and Tim Barton of WallBuilders about voting, civic responsibility, local elections, and historical examples of political participation.
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Ready to Make a Difference?
Whether you're a church leader desiring to restore foundational principles to congregants, a teacher looking for free resources, a volunteer ready to deliver Constitutions to your community, or a donor who believes in this mission — there's a place for you in the 917 Society.