Bible Society sells Koorong to Excelsia University College

Posted on March 24, 2025 
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“Koorong’s Next Chapter: Excelsia University College to Lead Australia’s Largest Christian Retailer

The Board of Bible Society Australia (BSA) has announced BSA has entered into a contract of sale for Koorong, Australia’s largest Christian retailer, to Excelsia University College (EUC). This transition will take effect from the close of trading on Monday, 31 March 2025.

Koorong has been owned by the Bible Society Australia Group for nine years since the Bootes family sold the business to BSA Group in 2015. During this period, Koorong has remained a trusted and vital resource for the Christian community in Australia. As the country’s largest distributor of Bibles, its mission has always been deeply aligned with that of BSA. …”

– Announcement from Excelsia University College. (Until 2015, Excelsia College was known as The Wesley Institute.)

Update from John Sandeman:

“Excelsia University College was formerly the Wesley Institute which was founded as an offshoot of Wesley Mission with creative ministry and theology as its core. It has added business, counselling and education but has dropped theology. It has announced a move to a new campus at Pennant Hills in northern Sydney.”