Inside Prince's Kingdom Hall

[The Librarian]

They say Prince was a 'spiritual man' who very strongly believed in the church's message

However they do not keep his photo inside so as not to glorify an individual

A couple in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, opened their door in 2003 to find Prince standing on their doorstep with a Bible

The 81-year-old said of the deceased singer: ‘Prince was a publisher with good standing here in our congregation. He was active, he shared in the ministry every month.

‘We didn’t see him very often because he was away all the time, but he did attend the memorial of Christ’s death on March 23 here, he brought some of his band members with him.

‘He was a spiritual man from what I know of him and he talked to individuals and he very strongly believed in the message of the bible that Jehovah Witness’s proclaim.

‘He believed that the true God is Jehovah and he knew for example that when we die, we’re dead, we’re sleeping and the hope is the resurrection, that’s why Jesus died.’

Elder Cook said Prince regularly ‘witnessed’ alone in the community, as well as in groups.

And he admitted that people might have been shocked to see the superstar turn up on their doorstep to talk to them and offer a free bible course, but added: ‘We try to downplay the person, it’s all about the message.

‘We try not to eulogize any individual from a personal standpoint, one person is equal in the eyes of God as another person.

‘So our main goal is to proclaim the message of God’s kingdom as equals and Prince did what he could from what I understand.

‘He did what he could to help people to get into the Bible and appreciate the benefits of family life and the hope of God’s kingdom.’

He added: ‘Credibility and honesty in conveying the message is vital.’

Elder Cook described Prince as ‘modest’ and ‘very, very humble’ when he came to the church.

‘Obviously he was able to witness when he was on his travels as well, he was devoted to it like we all are,’ he said.

‘He found fulfillment as a Witness and in sharing his faith with others.’

The elder says he last saw Prince when the star attended a 50-minute ceremony to commemorate the death of Jesus on March 23 – an event celebrated by Jehovah’s Witnesses all over the world.

The church has no photos of their most famous ‘publisher’ on the walls as you might expect, because ‘that would be glorifying an individual’.

‘Glory goes to Jehovah God, almighty God and his son Jesus Christ,’ said elder Cook.

Elder Cook also said the church does not have a problem with Prince’s reported addiction to prescription drugs because ‘that’s a personal matter’.

‘We are in to homeopathy and things like that, because nothing is 100 per cent.'

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3555735/Inside-Prince-s-Jehovah-s-Witness-Church-singer-went-door-door-Bible-hand-large-cash-donations-years.html#ixzz46hhZS25l

 

 

[Teresa L Kimsey]

First off if I may say this was not Prince's Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses it is for any and all that enter and want to learn about Jehovah God and his words. Secondly it is not nor will it ever be known as a church,that is why it is called a Kingdom Hall.I just feel that people need to be aware of these 2 things. I am not here for an argument just stating facts.

[CoExGal]

This is a wonderful video. I am glad the brother put to rest any false assumption that JWs do not believe in medical care!  For any who would like to know about our beliefs, please log onto JW.org, as it is the only place you will find accurate information.

[Robert Montgomery]

On 4/25/2016 at 10:22 AM, Teresa L Kimsey said:

First off if I may say this was not Prince's Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses it is for any and all that enter and want to learn about Jehovah God and his words. Secondly it is not nor will it ever be known as a church,that is why it is called a Kingdom Hall.I just feel that people need to be aware of these 2 things. I am not here for an argument just stating facts.

Ecclesiastes 3:7