David C. Cook

David C. Cook
Founded 1875
Founder David Caleb Cook
Country of origin United States
Headquarters location Colorado Springs, Colorado
Publication types Books
Imprints Kingsway, Gospel Light, Standard Publishing
Official website davidccook.org

David C Cook is a nonprofit Christian publisher based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It was established in 1875 by David Caleb Cook in Chicago, Illinois and publishes fiction and nonfiction books along with lines of Sunday school curriculum. It uses its profits for global ministry. For many years it published a Christian comic books, Sunday Pix, with stories about the adventures of Christian heroes in many different eras and in many parts of the world.

David C Cook acquired Kingsway in 1993 and Integrity Music in 2011.[1]

Cook has published books from best selling authors including Francis Chan, Gary Thomas, and J. Warner Wallace.

In 2015, David C Cook acquired assets from Gospel Light and Standard Publishing, including the Gospel Light Curriculum line, The Standard Lesson Commentary, HeartShaper and Route 52 Curriculum from Standard among other products. This acquisition, positioned David C Cook as the 2nd largest Sunday School curriculum publisher in the world, only behind LifeWay Christian Resources.[2][3]

In 2016, David C Cook Canada was bought by management and merged with Augsburg Fortress Canada. It is now known as Parasource Marketing & Distribution.[4]

References

  1. ↑ David C Cook Acquires Integrity Music. HM Magazine, June 2011.
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  3. ↑ Johnson, Christine D. "David C Cook acquires Standard Publishing resources". www.christianretailing.com.
  4. ↑ "Parasource". parasource.com. Retrieved 2016-09-26.
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