On 19 September IBT hosted its annual Fellowship Gathering, a day for partner organizations from both Russia and other countries to meet with IBT's Moscow staff and hear reports about the ups and downs of translation work during the past year. Among the organizations represented at the meeting were the Danish European Mission (Denmark), Stefanus Alliance International (Norway), the Institute for Bible Translation UK (England), Faith Сomes by Hearing and God's Word for the Nations (USA), the Russian Evangelical Christian Baptist Union, the Russian Pentecostal Union, and the Eurasian Theological Seminary.

Highlights of the day's presentations included reports from IBT's Yakut and Kurdish translation teams, as well as a report from a staff member of a partner organization working to distribute Scripture translations in the Lezgi language.

The Friendship Gathering was followed on subsequent days by meetings of the IBT International Association and its board.