(RNS) — Bible verses on topics like hope and peace were among the most searched for on the YouVersion Bible app in 2023. Skip to content Mastodon Covering the world of religion.

Less than a year later, Life.Church, founder of the world’s most popular Bible app, on Sunday will debut a new $10.4 million church building on the city’s growing northeast side.

Bobby Gruenewald, right, innovation leader for Life Church, founder of the YouVersion Bible app, works with his team in Edmond, Okla., on June 26, 2018.

The nonprofit entity, which is operated by Oklahoma-based multi-site megachurch Life.Church, said in comments to The Christian Post that the application had 798,000 downloads on Jan. 5.

Search for “Bible” on the iPhone App Store, and you’ll get 5,217 results. By far the most popular of these apps by download is YouVersion, which provides more than 600 ebook Bible ...

The Bible App, launched by Edmond, Oklahoma megachurch Life.Church in 2008, offers more than 2,000 versions of the Bible in more than 1,350 languages. However, ...