This work of faith was started in 1935 by Orban Stout. He began by printing gospel tracts with a small press that you could carry in your arms. In the late 1930’s he used to give out tracts to people who gathered at a community kitchen in Edmonton, Alberta for a meal, because unemployment was very high.

 Later he moved to a double garage where he printed hundreds of thousands of tracts which were sent to missionaries and lay people in foreign countries. He sent them out free of charge, relying on donations from supporters close to home. ETD moved again in later years to a spacious building where tracts could be produced much quicker. Today we continue to produce millions of tracts every year in English, as well as countless other languages.

 If your church or mission organization need gospel tracts for short term mission trips, or personal outreach, please feel free to contact us for a supply. You can choose the titles and language you require by going to our menu at the top of the HOME page, and clicking on tracts.