Mitchell Library Project

ABC (All the Bible in Community) has purchased the John and Mary Mitchell Library.   This addition of 108,000 books makes the Mitchell Library of Rwanda the largest in Africa.

There is a remaining need of $19,300 for the books. Donation links are available below.

Update: The books have arrived in Rwanda! Read the update on the Multnomah Family Blog.

Infographic about moving the Mitchell Library to Kigali, Rwanda, with details on volunteers, packing hours, shipping containers, books, costs for purchasing books, logistics, and total move costs.
Five men sit around a table with documents and electronic devices, in a room with bookshelves and artwork, while a woman stands and points at a sheet for discussion.

Five ABC scholarship students are prepared by ABC for Bible College.

Interior of a public library with multiple shelves of books and a large window with natural light.

The books from the Multnomah Mitchell Library will be an excellent resource for the students of All the Bible in Community.

Five people standing in front of a wall of stacked cardboard boxes in a store or warehouse, smiling.

Although we are saddened by the sale of the library, we are grateful that it is preserved to further its mission of addressing biblical literacy, now with a focus on Africa to our extended Multnomah family there.

Donate to the Greatest Need

Help All the Bible in Community (ABC) with shipping expenses to get the Mitchell Library to Rwanda and give it a second life. There currently is a $19,300 need to get the books the rest of the way to ABC.

Checks may be mailed in to the address below or donations can be made directly to ABC & Dr. G via the link below.

WRITE CHECKS to "Imago Dei - ABC Library"
Send to:
Imago Dei Church c/o Stephanie
1302 SE Ankeny St
Portland, OR 97214

Donate to ABC & Dr. G Now

Please consider including the 2.5% fee that Imago Dei is covering to receive these donations.

What is ABC?

A circular logo with a dark green outer ring, a yellow inner circle, and an open Bible with an African continent outline. The text reads: "All the Bible in Community" at the top and "ABC" at the bottom.
ABC Website
ABC Videos

A Mighty Army

It’s no surprise that when a call was given, the Multnomah Family showed up. More than 100 volunteers gave 400 hours to pack five containers holding about 108,000 books, tables, library carts and framings. We are so excited for you, ABC, to get these books and fall more in love with the Savior!

Signs on a beige wall for John & Mary Mitchell Library, New Creation Ministries, and All the Bible in Community (ABC).
Group of ten people standing indoors, smiling, with a table in the foreground and empty shelves in the background.
A library room filled with bookshelves and tables stacked with books.
View of a library with multiple rows of bookshelves filled with books, seen from an upper level balcony.
Smiling man wearing a beige cap and striped blue t-shirt in a bookstore, holding a book titled 'Ethics' while standing next to a cart with a cardboard box labeled 'Audit'.
Group of seven people standing inside a modern office lobby, smiling for the photo.
Three smiling people in a library with shelves filled with books. A woman and a man are next to a cart with a sign that says 'Please DO NOT remove books from this cart.' The woman has her arms outstretched, and the man is waving.
A woman with three children smiling indoors, with large windows and brick walls in the background.
An elderly man and woman standing indoors, smiling and posing for the photo. The man is wearing glasses and a brown shirt, and the woman is wearing glasses and a white puffy jacket with a green bow in her hair.
A woman and children in a library looking at a computer desk with a laptop. The woman appears to be explaining something, while the children listen attentively. Bookshelves are visible in the background.
A woman and an elderly man smiling and hugging each other inside a library or bookstore. They are standing next to a rolling cart with a sign on it.
Three kids in a library browsing the maze of plastic number tiles.
A woman and two children pose with a cart loaded with cardboard boxes indoors, smiling at the camera.
Four people, including three children and an adult man, sitting together in a library. They are smiling, with bookshelves visible in the background.
Two children, a boy and a girl, are holding a large cardboard box filled with envelopes inside a building with tables and boxes around.
A young girl in a white dress and pink shoes is reaching for a book on a library shelf, standing on a small step stool.
A woman organizing dozens of stacked cardboard boxes inside a retail store or warehouse.
Two women smiling and hugging in a library aisle with bookshelves filled with books in the background.
A person with a smiling face is seen behind empty store shelves in an aisle of a retail store.
Three people posing in front of a truck filled with brown boxes, with autumn trees in the background.
Five people are standing and sitting in front of a large stack of cardboard boxes in an office or storage room. The boxes are arranged in a rectangular formation, and some of the shelves behind are empty. Four of the people are standing, and one is s
Man standing outdoors on a sidewalk next to a cart loaded with stacked cardboard boxes, with fallen autumn leaves surrounding the scene.
Small white church with a black roof and steeple surrounded by fall foliage and fallen leaves.
A small white church with a tall steeple, surrounded by green bushes and autumn trees with yellow leaves.
Six men standing in front of a truck filled with boxes, some on the ground and some stacked inside the truck. One man is standing on the edge of the truck's open door, smiling and giving a thumbs up. The others are standing in front, smiling, and mak
A man driving a forklift loading boxes onto a truck while another person stands on the truck. The boxes are labeled 'Audi'.
Man holding a plaque that reads 'John and Mary Mitchell Library 1980' outside a brick building.
People inside a store surrounded by stacked cardboard boxes, some on display shelves, some on the floor, in a retail or warehouse setting.
A man standing beside a truck loaded with multiple large cardboard boxes stacked vertically inside the truck.
A large blue shipping container on a semi-truck trailer parked on a grassy area near trees.

Every box moved is another step toward completing the journey of the Mitchell Library collection. Each book represents decades of scholarship, study, and faithful teaching—resources that will soon serve new readers and students. What once filled the library of the Multnomah campus will now have the opportunity to inspire and equip the people of Rwanda to “fall more in love with their Savior” as they work to establish the largest theological library in Africa. (continue on blog)

Running to a New Library