2024-05-13T17:34:27-04:00 2023-12-31 581361259 J K BOATWRIGHT & CO PC PO BOX 1107 LAGRANGE GA 302410021 990 2023-01-01 203514441 BIBLICAL HISTORY CENTER INC BIBL 7068850363 PO BOX 2629 LAGRANGE GA 30241 CARLOS CANTU-VILLAREAL EXECUTIVE-DIRECTOR 7068850363 2024-05-06 true CARLOS CANTU XXX-XX-XXXX false BRUCE B SMITH JR P01224590 7068844605 2024-05-06 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z CARLOS CANTU-VILLAREAL PO BOX 3900 LAGRANGE GA 30241 2034706 false X BIBLICALHISTORYCENTER.COM X 2004 GA BIBLICAL HISTORY CENTER IS AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM EXPLORING DAILY LIFE IN ANCIENT TIMES. OUR MISSION IS TO HELP VISITORS EXPERIENCE THE ANCIENT BIBLICAL WORLD, ITS HISTORY AND CULTURE. 15 15 16 0 203568 312387 480059 574776 27349 17133 79486 62222 790462 966518 0 0 328736 364099 0 48031 423148 451581 751884 815680 38578 150838 4387145 4573180 369917 286260 4017228 4286920 X BIBLICAL HISTORY CENTER, INC. 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THE CENTER ALSO HAS FOUR ARCHEOLOGICAL PITS FOR KIDS TO LEARN THE PURPOSE OF ARCHEOLOGY. 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THE 250+ ARTIFACTS FROM THE NATIONAL TREASURES OF ISRAEL, ON LONG-TERM COLLECTION FROM THE ISRAEL ANTIQUITIES AUTHORITY, ARE EXHIBITED IN LIFE-LIKE SETTINGS. THE CENTER IS PRIVILEGED TO BE ONE OF ONLY EIGHT MUSEUMS IN THE WORLD, AND THE ONLY ONE IN THE SOUTHEAST US, TO HAVE SUCH A COLLECTION. LIFE OF THE SHEPHERD: SEE ARTIFACTS DATING AS FAR BACK AS THE PALEOLITHIC PERIOD THROUGH THE PERIOD OF THE PATRIARCHS AND MATRIARCHS. STONE AGE TOOLS, IRON AGE POTTERY, AND MORE CAN BE SEEN HERE. LIFE OF THE FARMER: ANCIENT MILLSTONES AS WELL AS OLD FARMING IMPLEMENTS ARE PART OF THIS DISPLAY. OLD TESTAMENT PERIOD TOMB: LEARN MORE ABOUT BURIAL PRACTICES IN OLD TESTAMENT TIMES THROUGH THIS REPLICA OF A REAL TOMB FOUND IN JERUSALEM, INCLUDING FUNERAL ARTIFACTS. NEW TESTAMENT PERIOD TOMB: THIS EXHIBIT INCLUDES THREE HERODIAN PERIOD BONE BOXES, AS WELL AS A TOMB DOOR. OLD TESTAMENT PERIOD HOUSE: PEER INTO A HOUSE FROM ANCIENT TIMES AND SEE POTTERY, OIL LAMPS, STORAGE JARS, AND MORE. NEW TESTAMENT PERIOD HOUSE: IN THE ROMAN PERIOD HOUSE, VISITORS SEE COINS, COLUMN BASES AND CAPITALS, GLASS CONTAINERS, POTTERY, AND BYZANTINE PERIOD PIECES INCLUDING PIECES OF A CHANCEL SCREEN AND HOLY WATER FONT. LIFE OF THE FISHERMAN: ANCIENT ANCHORS, NET WEIGHTS AND MORE HELP OFFER A BETTER UNDERSTAND FISHING PRACTICES AROUND THE SEA OF GALILEE, AS WELL AS THE MUREX SHELL INDUSTRY OF THE MEDITERRANEAN. UNDERSEA SHIP DISASTER EXHIBIT: SEE AMPHORAE AND OTHER STORAGE JARS THAT WERE FOUND IN UNDERWATER ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS. SCHEDULE D, PAGE 2, PART V, LINE 4 ENDOWMENT TO SUPPORT THE ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION BIBLICAL HISTORY CENTER, INC. IS AN INTERFAITH MUSEUM OF DAILY LIFE IN ANTIQUITY COMMITTED TO MAKING HISTORY COME ALIVE THROUGH MEANINGFUL INTERACTION OF ITS VISTORS WITH FULL-SCALE ARCHAEOLOGICAL RECONSTRUCTIONS OF DISCOVERIES FROM THE ANCIENT WORLD. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A ARCHEOLOGICAL GARDEN TOURS ARE AN INTERACTIVE WALK THROUGH AN ARCHOLOGICAL GARDEN WHERE FULL-SCALE REPLICAS OF STRUCTURES RELEVANT TO DAILY LIFE IN BIBLICAL TIMES BRING HISTORY TO LIFE. THE CENTER HAS TWO BIBLICAL MEAL ROOMS; (1) THE "JERUSALEM BIBLICAL MEAL ROOM" IS A COPY OF THE ONE DISCOVERED AT POMPEII; (2) THE "MOUNT ZION BIBLICAL MEAL ROOM" IS A COPY OF ONE DISCOVERED AT HERCULANEUM. EACH ROOM SERVES A FOUR-COURSE MEAL CONSISTING OF 15 DIFFERENT FOOD ITEMS, INCLUDING SOUP, SALAD, MAIN COURSE, DESSERT, AND ALL BEVERAGES. TO EXPERIENCE THE ANCIENT WORLD IN A PERSONAL WAY, THE CENTER OFFERS HANDS ON OPPORTUNITIES OF MAKING BREAD LIKE THE SHEPHERDS IN THE DESERT HAVE FOR THOUSANDS OF YEARS. THE CENTER ALSO HAS FOUR ARCHEOLOGICAL PITS FOR KIDS TO LEARN THE PURPOSE OF ARCHEOLOGY. THREE PITS ARE BASED ON REAL-LIFE ARCHEOLOGICAL EXCAVATIONS FROM DIFFERENT PERIODS OF TIME AND ONE PIT IS DEDICATED TO THE YOUNGEST ARCHEOLOGIST AND IS FILLED WITH "DINOSAUR REMAINS AND FOSSILS". FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS TO REVIEW FORM 990 THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR REVIEWS THE FORM 990 WITH THE AUDIT COMMITTEE. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE THEN PRESENTS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C THE WRITTEN CONFLICT ON INTEREST POLICY IS CONTAINED WITHIN THE POLICY HANDBOOK. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SIGN OFF THAT THEY HAVE READ THE POLICY AND ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEET TO DISCUSS THE DIRECTORS AND STAFF COMPENSATION. MANY FACTORS ARE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE COMPENSATION, INCLUDING THE NATIONAL COMPARATIVE MUSEUM SALARY SURVEY PUBLISHED BY THE AMERICAN ALLIANCE OF MUSEUMS AND THE NEW KNOWLEDGE ORGANIZATION, LTD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE CENTER PROVIDES COPIES OF ITS FORM 990 UPON REQUEST ONLY.