Special Program 2016 World Headquarter’s Representative Visit in Jakarta, Indonesia. The attendance in this convention center is 10,844 and this program is also broadcasted national wide with live streaming in 119 locations with a total attendance 13,582. Thanks for sharing @supercalligraphylistic

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Memorial campaign in Franciacorta, Italy. Photo shared by @silvia.davide.m

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Memorial Campaign in Italy. Thanks for sharing @saritaa_aa2803

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Memorial Campaign in Chile. Thanks for sharing @romybelens

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We are so happy to have our student (middle) actually OUT in the ministry in South Dakota, USA. It’s her first time in the invitation work. Winter weather didn’t hold her back!! Photo shared by @carolynkolhoff

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In the ministry in Aracati, Ceará, Brazil. Photo shared by @danielvalentece

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Jehovah's Witnesses believe that exactly 144,000 faithful Christian men and women from Pentecost of 33 CE until the present day will be resurrected to heaven as immortal spirit beings to spend eternity with God and Christ. They believe that these people are "anointed" by God to become part of the spiritual "Israel of God". They believe the 144,000 (which they consider to be synonymous with the "little flock" of Luke 12:32) will serve with Christ as king-priests for a thousand years, while all other people accepted by God (the "other sheep" of John 10:16, composed of "the great crowd" of Revelation 7:9,14 and the resurrected "righteous and the unrighteous" ones of Acts 24:15), will be given an opportunity to live forever in a restored paradise on earth. According to the Witnesses, the first of the 144,000 were resurrected in 1918 (April) and others who die thereafter are immediately resurrected to heaven.


Individual Witnesses indicate their claim of being "anointed" by partaking of the bread and wine at the annual Memorial of Christ's death. In 2014, 14,121 Witnesses worldwide claimed to be of the anointed "remnant" of the 144,000.The members of the Governing Body who exercise teaching authority over Jehovah's Witnesses worldwide claim to be among the anointed 144,000, and also consider themselves as a group to be the faithful and discreet slave of Matthew 24:45 and Luke 12:42.

Jesus Christ is their "Mediator"

Did the first million or so professed "Anointed Christians" really just end up in Gehenna? 


See also:
The Thrones of the 144,000 - 2014 Regional Convention Part
 

 

Sheffield, UK. Thank you @helene.kirkham
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George Benson and Friends - Sing Praises to Jehovah

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Sing to Jehovah - 2009

 

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New Songs for the 2014 Annual General Meeting

Bethel choir singing a brand new song C “Jehovah is Your Name” at the 2014 Annual Meeting.
Scroll down to Song 136, Song 137 and Song 138.
 

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Song #1 - Jehovah's Attributes

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Song #2 - We Thank You Jehovah

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Video Lesson Fingerstyle “We Thank You, Jehovah” Kingdom Melody

 

Song #3 - God Is Love

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Video Lesson Fingerstyle “God Is Love” Kingdom Melody


 

Song #4

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Song #5

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Song #6

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Song #7

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Song #8 - The Lord's Evening Meal

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8 The Lord’s Evening Meal

 

Song #9

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Song #10

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Song #11

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Song #12

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Song #13

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Song #14

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Song #15

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Song #16

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Song #17

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Song #18

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Song #19 - God's Promise of Paradise

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Song #20

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Song #21

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Song #22

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Song #23

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Song #24 - Keep Your Eyes On The Prize

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Keep Your Eyes On The Prize (Song No. 24)

 

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Song #27

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Song #32

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Song #33

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Song #34

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Song #35 - Gratitude For Divine Patience

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Song #38

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Song #40

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Song #41

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Song #42

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Song #45

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Song #50

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Song #51

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Song #53

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Song #54

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Song #55 - Life Without End At Last

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Kingdom Melody 55 - Life Without End - At Last! (Electric guitar / Rock version)


 

Song #56 - Please Hear My Prayer

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Song 56—Please Hear My Prayer (Caleb and Sophia)

 

Song #57

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Song #58

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Song #59

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Song #60 - He Will Make You Strong

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Kingdom Melody 60 - He Will Make You Strong
He Will Make You Strong - Keyboard, harmonica

 

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Song #62

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Song #63

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Song #64

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Song #65 - This Is The Way

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Kingdom Melody 65 - This is the Way

 

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Song #67

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Song #68

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Song #69

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Song #70 - Make Sure Of The More Important Things

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SONG 70 : "Make Sure of the More Important Things"

 

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Song #73

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Song #74

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Song #75

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Song #76

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Song #77 - Be Forgiving

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Kingdom Melody 77 - Be Forgiving

 

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Song #89 - Jehovah's Warm Appeal: "Be Wise, My Son"

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SONG 89 : Jehovah’s Warm Appeal: “Be Wise, My Son”

 

Song #90

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Song #91

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Harmonica version
2014 LONDON TWICKENHAM - INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION OF JEHOVAHS WITNESSES - SONG #91

 

Song #92

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Cantico nuovo 92 ‘Predica la parola’ ITA più testo. (Italiano)



 

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Song #109

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Acclamiamo il Primogenito di Geova! - Version Karaoke (Italiano)

 

Song #110 - God's Wondrous Works

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Kingdom Melody 110 - God’s Wondrous Works

 

Song #111 - He Will Call

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Sing To Jehovah Multi Language Song - No. 111
A dance interpretation of ‘He Will Call’ at a performance for International Convention delegates at The Buckhead Theater Atlanta
He will call - 111 Euan&Dany
He Will Call Kingdom Song 111 Arranged, Orchestrated and Performed by Pepper Williams
Song 111 - He Will Call - Brothers singing in Xhosa
Nr. 111 'He will Call' New Kingdom Melody.
Memorial of Brother Richard C. Martinez - Nov 23, 1940 - Oct 22, 2013.
 

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Song #114

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Song #115

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Song #118

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Song #120 - Listen, Obey and Be Blessed

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Song #122

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Song #123 - Shepherds - Gifts In Men

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Song 123 - “Shepherds - Gifts in Men” - SING TO JEHOVAH (karaoke)

 

Song #124 - Receive Them With Hospitality

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Song #127

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Song #130 - The Miracle Of Life

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Song #133

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Song #134 - See Yourself When All Is New

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Song #134
Song 134 from Bethel Wallkill Chorus
Song 134 See Yourself When All Is New (2014) English-Greek
Chorus in the USA somewhere in 2015
Cåntico 134 - ¿Te ves en nuevo mundo?

 

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Song #136 - The Kingdom Is In Place - Let It Come!

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Song 136 The Kingdom Is in Place—Let It Come! — Vocal Renditions
Song 136 - The Kingdom Is in Place—Let It Come!
Song 136 - The Kingdom Is In Place - Let It Come! (Vocal) ASpirituallyMindedMan
Cántico 136 ¡Qué venga el reino establecido de Dios!

 

Song #137 - Grant Us Boldness  (Chorus at the Annual Meeting)

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Song 137 Grant Us Boldness — 2014 Annual Meeting  (on jw-archive.org)
Song 137 Grant Us Boldness

Song #137 - Grant Us Boldness (Children's version)

Song #138 - Jehovah Is Your Name - 2014 Annual Meeting

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Song 138 Jehovah Is Your Name - 2014 Annual Meeting (on jw-archive.org)
Song 138 - Jehovah is Your Name. Guitar version
Kingdom Melody 138 - Jehovah is Your Name.
Bethel choir singing a brand new song C “Jehovah is Your Name” at the 2014 Annual Meeting.
Song 138 Jehovah is your name - 2353232
Song 138 Jehovah Is Your Name (Vocal) - ASpirituallyMindedMan
Song 138 guitar "Jehovah is your name" - Carlos Huerta
Song 138 Jehovah Is Your Name - Dirk Aalten
Song 138 Jehovah Is Your Name - Jason Forbes
Song 138 “Jehovah Is Your Name” Fingerstyle for Guitar - KingdomMelodyGuitar
Song 138 - Jehovah Is Your Name. Played on the accordian by Konstantin Kirichenko
 

Song #139 - Teach Them To Stand Firm

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139 Video Lesson Fingerstyle “Teach Them to Stand Firm”
 

Song #140 - The Life of a Pioneer

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Song 141 - Searching for Friends of Peace

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Kingdom Melody 141 - Searching for Friends of Peace (rock music)
 

Song #142 - Preaching to All Sorts of People

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Song 143 - Light in a Darkened World (released at the 2015 Annual Meeting)

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Song 144 - It Means Their Life (released at the 2015 Annual Meeting) backup video

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Song 145 - Preparing to Preach (released at the 2015 Annual Meeting) backup video

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Song 146 - You Did It For Me

Song 147 - “A Special Possession” First release letter -  WorldNewsMedia Dec 12, 2015

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Song 148 - You Gave Your Only-Begotten Son

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Song 149 is entitled “Grateful for the Ransom.” First release letter -  WorldNewsMedia Dec 12, 2015

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Song 150 - Reaching Out

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If You Could See What I See - song and lyrics

 

Honor Jehovah With Your Valuable Things Music Video (JW Broadcasting, May 2015)

“Never Give Up” Music Video from the April 2015 JW Broadcasting.
Never Give Up Video Lyrics - from 2015 April JW Broadcasting

What Means the Most to Me - March 2015

 

 

Old Watchtower WBBR recordings

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Our Daily Warfare 113 - Song - Rock of Ages Our Daily Warfare - Watch Tower Male Quartet Holy, Holy, Holy - Watch Tower Male Quartet (Fred Franz as second tenor)

 - Another of the songs performed in the early days of WBBR by the brothers that formed the Watch Tower Male Quartet.

 as sang on WBBR by the Watchtower Male Quartet. (Fred Franz as second tenor) This is not the popular song from Christendom Rock of Ages, as you will note a distinct difference in lyrics!!

 - Watch Tower Male Quartet… Another of the songs performed in the early days of WBBR by the brothers that formed the Watch Tower Male Quartet. (Fred Franz as second tenor)

 - still in our theocratic songbook (different words), as sang on WBBR by the Watchtower Male Quartet, (Fred Franz as second tenor) High in the heavensAnother of the songs performed in the early days of WBBR by the brothers that formed the Watch Tower Male Quartet. (Fred Franz as second tenor) Caprice Viennois (Kreisler) organ instrumental featuring Sister Edith White playing the Watchtower Organ.
 

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Historical Kingdom Songs

 Performer: Simone Arnold Liebster Composer: Erich Frost Lyricist: Erich Frost Musician Erich Frost was a devout Jehovah's Witness active in the religious resistance to Hitler's authority. Frost was caught smuggling pamphlets from Switzerland to Germany and was deported to the Sachsenhausen concentration camp near Berlin. There, he composed this song in 1942. Frost survived the war and died in 1987. This translation is taken from the Jehovah's Witness Songbook Simone Arnold Liebster, who sings the English version of the song, was born in 1930 in Mulhouse, French Alsace. After the incorporation of Alsace into the German Reich during World War II, Liebster's family suffered increasing harrassment from the Nazis for following the Jehovah's Witness faith. Eventually both her father (Adolphe Arnold) and mother were arrested and sent to concentration and detention camps while she was placed in a correctional institution for "nonconformist" youth. Liebster has published an autobiography, Facing the Lion: Memoirs of a Young Girl in Nazi Europe.

Stand Fast

Performer: Men's Choir directed by Erich Frost Composer: Erich Frost Lyricist: Erich Frost Original Title: Fest Steht Erich Frost (1900-1987), a musician and devout Jehovah's Witness, was active in the religious resistance to Hitler's authority. Caught smuggling pamphlets from Switzerland to Germany, he was imprisoned in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp near Berlin where he composed this song in 1942. Later deported to a labor camp at Alderney, Channel Islands, Frost survived the war and returned to Germany to serve the Watchtower Society. Fest steht, reworked in English as Forward, You Witnesses, is among the most popular of Jehovah's Witness hymns. This performance, evoking some of the song's original spirit, took place under Frost's direction at an event held in Wiesbaden, Germany, during the 1960s.
Lyrics for Stand Fast 

 A male singer singing this with Orchestra. (Does anyone know anything about this?)

Songs to Jehovah's Praise

Songs to Jehovah's Praise This song book was released at the 1950 District Convention.
This zip file has 18 songs from that. Below is a zip file of scans of the pages from that.
Songs to Jehovah's Praise Song book page scans in jpg

Bethel Family 1960's

Singing and Accompanying Yourselves with Music in Your Hearts 

Take Sides with Jehovah, etc

 (taken from "Singing and Accompanying Yourselves 1966 Songbook")

 (taken from "Singing and Accompanying Yourselves Songbook")

 (taken from "Singing and Accompanying Yourselves Songbook")
114th & 116th Gilead songs
118th Gilead Songs
120th Gilead songs


Spanish Song Books

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Singing Kingdom Songs

Foreign Language Kingdom Melodies

Foreign Songs

Various Other renditions of Kingdom Melodies and other productions

 Unknown Woman singer









 Piano Songs
Various English Kingdom Songs

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Various other Music for Jehovah's Witnesses

Comedy

 

The Singing Brothers

Parody of Budweiser's Real American Heroes radio commercials

 

The Singing Brothers

Parody of Budweiser's Real American Heroes radio commercials

 

The Singing Brothers

Parody of Budweiser's Real American Heroes radio commercials

 to the tune of Wabash Cannonball



 
 Song about blind girl getting sight in the kingdom

 
 
 21 minute medley presentation demonstration David Grantham 
 

Songs for Children

 

Katie's Songs.

Here is a collection of songs and several of them are songs of the Bible books. It sounds like a child is singing these songs but I've been told that the songs were recorded at the wrong speed and it's actually an adult singing. I slowed them down 15% just to listen to it and the sister has a beautiful voice. Both versions are included. The fast and the slow.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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‘Where does Jehovah live?’ After a year of persevering with this and doing it over and over again our 15 month old little boy now knows! Very proud of him! @the_reads_social thank you

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A typical year's list:

Jan 1 New Year's Day / Día de Año Nuevo
Jan 3 The Prophet's Birthday / Mawlid
Jan 4 World Braille Day / Día Mundial del Braille
Jan 6 Epiphany / Epifanía
Jan 7 Orthodox Christmas Day / Día de Navidad (Ortodoxa)
Jan 7 International Programmers' Day / Día Internacional de los Programadores
Jan 13 Stephen Foster Memorial Day / Recuerdo de Stephen Foster
Jan 14 Orthodox New Year / Año Nuevo Ortodoxo
Jan 16 Lee Jackson Day (Virginia) / Día de Lee Jackson (Virginia)
Jan 18 World Religion Day Día / Mundial de la Religión
Jan 19 Martin Luther King Day / Día de Martin Luther King
Jan 19 Robert E Lee's Birthday (AL, AR, MS) / Día de Robert E Lee (AL, AR, MS)
Jan 19 Robert E Lee's Birthday (Florida) / Día de Robert E Lee (Florida)
Jan 19 Confederate Memorial Day (Texas) / Recuerdo de la Confederación (Texas)
Jan 19 Idaho Human Rights Day (Idaho) / Día de Los Derechos Humanos en Idaho (Idaho)
Jan 19 Civil Rights Day (Arizona, New Hampshire) / Día de Los Derechos Civiles (Arizona, Nuevo Hampshire)
Jan 25 World Leprosy Day / Día Mundial de la Lepra
Jan 26 International Customs Day / Día Internacional de Aduanas
Jan 27 World Holocaust Victims Remembrance Day / Día Internacional de víctimas del Holocausto
Jan 27 e-Day / Día del Número e
Jan 29 Kansas Day / Día de Kansas
Feb 1 National Freedom Day / Día Nacional de la Libertad
Feb 2 World Wetlands Day / Día Mundial de los Humedales
Feb 2 Groundhog Day / Día de la Marmota
Feb 4 Tu Bishvat/Tu B'Shevat Tu Bishvat
Feb 4 World Cancer Day / Día Mundial contra el Cáncer
Feb 4 Rosa Parks Day (California, Ohio) / Dia de Rosa Parks (California, Ohio)
Feb 6 International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation / Día Internacional de Tolerancia Cero de La Mutilación Genital Femenina
Feb 6 National Wear Red Day / Día Nacional de Vestir Rojo
Feb 7 e-Day / Día del Número e
Feb 11 World Day of the Sick / Jornada Mundial del Enfermo
Feb 12 Lincoln's Birthday (CT, IL, MO, NY) / Natalicio de Lincoln (CT, IL, MO, NY)
Feb 12 Lincoln's Birthday (Florida) / Natalicio de Lincoln (Florida)
Feb 13 World Radio Day / Día Mundial de la Radio
Feb 13 Friday the 13th / Viernes 13
Feb 14 Valentine's Day / Día de Valentín
Feb 15 Susan B Anthony's Birthday (CA, FL, NY, WI) / Natalicio de Susan B Anthony (CA, FL, NY, WI)
Feb 16 Presidents' Day / Día del Presidente
Feb 16 Daisy Gatson Bates Day (Arkansas) / Día de Daisy Gatson Bates (Arkansas)
Feb 17 Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras (Florida) / Martes de Carnaval (Florida)
Feb 17 Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras (Alabama, Louisiana) / Martes de Carnaval (Alabama, Luisiana)
Feb 17 Shrove Tuesday/Mardi Gras / Martes de Carnaval
Feb 18 Ash Wednesday / Miércoles de Ceniza
Feb 19 Chinese New Year / Año Nuevo Chino
Feb 20 World Day of Social Justice / Día Mundial de la Justicia Social
Feb 21 International Mother Language Day / Día Internacional de la Lengua Materna
Feb 28 Linus Pauling Day (Oregon) / Día de Linus Pauling (Oregón)
Mar 1 Zero Discrimination Day / El Día de la Cero Discriminación
Mar 1 Self-injury Awareness Day / Dia de la Concientización sobre la Autolesion
Mar 1 St. David's Day / Día de San David
Mar 2 Texas Independence Day (Texas) / Día de la Independencia de Texas (Texas)
Mar 2 Casimir Pulaski Day (Illinois) / Día de Casimir Pulaski (Illinois)
Mar 2 Read Across America Day / Día de la Lectura a Través de América
Mar 3 World Wildlife Day / Día Mundial de la Naturaleza
Mar 3 Town Meeting Day Vermont / Día de la Reunión de la Ciudad
Mar 5 Purim / Purim
Mar 6 Employee Appreciation Day / Dia de apreciación del trabajador
Mar 8 Daylight Saving Time starts / Cambio de Horario de Verano
Mar 8 International Women's Day / Día Internacional de la Mujer
Mar 12 World Kidney Day / El Día Internacional del Riñón
Mar 13 Friday the 13th / Viernes 13
Mar 14 Pi Day / Día de Pi
Mar 17 St. Patrick's Day / Día de San Patricio
Mar 17 Evacuation Day (Massachusetts) Día de Evacuación (Massachusetts)
Mar 20 March equinox Equinoccio de marzo
Mar 20 International Day of Happiness Día Internacional de la Felicidad
Mar 21 World Day to Eliminate Racial Discrimination Día Internacional Contra la Discriminación Racial
Mar 21 World Poetry Day Día Mundial de la Poesía
Mar 21 International Day of Nowruz Día Internacional de Nowruz
Mar 21 World Down Syndrome Day Día Mundial Síndrome de Down
Mar 21 International Day of Forests Día Internacional de Bosques
Mar 22 World Water Day Día Mundial del Agua
Mar 23 World Meteorological Day Día Mundial de la Meteorología
Mar 24 World Tuberculosis Day Día Mundial de la Tuberculosis
Mar 24 World Day for Truth concerning Human Rights Violations Día Internacional del Derecho a la Verdad
Mar 25 Day to Remember Slavery Victims and Transatlantic Slave Trade Día Internacional de Víctimas de Esclavitud Transatlántica
Mar 25 World Solidarity Day for Detained and Missing Workers Día internacional de Solidaridad con los miembros del personal detenidos o desaparecidos
Mar 25 Maryland Day (Maryland) Día de Maryland (Maryland)
Mar 26 Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole Day (Hawaii) Día del Principe Jonah Kuhio Kalanianaole (Hawái)
Mar 28 Earth Hour La Hora del Planeta
Mar 29 Palm Sunday Domingo de Ramos
Mar 30 Seward's Day (Alaska) Día de Sewards (Alaska)
Mar 31 César Chávez Day (CA, CO*, TX*) Día de César Chávez (CA, CO*, TX*)
Apr 1 April Fool's Day Dia d'enganyar
Apr 2 Maundy Thursday Jueves Santo
Apr 2 World Autism Awareness Day Día Mundial de el Autismo
Apr 2 Pascua Florida Day (Florida) Día de la Pascua Florida (Florida)
Apr 3 Good Friday (Many regions) Viernes Santo (Many regions)
Apr 4 Holy Saturday Sábado de Gloria
Apr 4 Passover (first day) Pésaj
Apr 4 United Nations' Mine Awareness Day Día de Información Sobre las Minas
Apr 5 Easter Sunday / Pascua
Apr 6 International Sport Day Día Internacional de Deportes para el Desarrollo de la Paz
Apr 6 Easter Monday Lunes de Pascua
Apr 6 National Tartan Day Día Nacional del Tartán
Apr 7 United Nations' World Health Day Día Mundial de la Salud
Apr 7 Day to Remember Rwanda Genocide Victims Día Internacional de Reflexión sobre el Genocidio cometido en Rwanda
Apr 10 Orthodox Good Friday Viernes Santo Ortodoxo
Apr 11 Last Day of Passover Pésaj (Último día)
Apr 11 Orthodox Holy Saturday Ortodoxa Sábado Santo
Apr 12 Orthodox Easter Domingo de Pascua Ortodoxa
Apr 12 International Day of Human Space Flight Día Internacional de los Vuelos Espaciales Tripulados
Apr 13 Orthodox Easter Monday Lunes de Pascua Ortodoxo
Apr 13 Thomas Jefferson's Birthday Natalicio de Thomas Jefferson
Apr 15 Yom HaShoah Yom HaShoah
Apr 15 Tax Day Día de la Fiscalía
Apr 15 Father Damien Day (Hawaii) Día del Padre Damien (Hawái)
Apr 16 Emancipation Day (District of Columbia) Día de la Emancipación (Distrito de Columbia)
Apr 17 Global Youth Service Day Día Global del Voluntariado Juvenil
Apr 18 International Day for Monuments and Sites Día Internacional de los Monumentos y Sitios
Apr 20 Chinese Language Day Día de la Lengua China en las Naciones Unidas
Apr 20 Patriot's Day (Maine, Massachusetts) Día del Patriota (Maine, Massachusetts)
Apr 21 San Jacinto Day (Texas) Día de San Jacinto (Texas)
Apr 21 National Library Workers' Day Día de los Trabajadores de la biblioteca
Apr 22 Earth Day Día de la Tierra
Apr 22 Oklahoma Day (Oklahoma) Día de Oklahoma (Oklahoma)
Apr 22 Administrative Professionals Day Día de las Profesiones Administrativas
Apr 23 Yom Ha'atzmaut Yom Ha'atzmaut
Apr 23 World Book and Copyright Day Día Mundial del Libro y del Derecho de Autor
Apr 23 English Language Day Día del Idioma Inglés
Apr 23 Take our Daughters and Sons to Work Day Tome Nuestras Hijas e Hijos al Trabajo
Apr 24 Arbor Day (Nebraska) Día del Árbol (Nebraska)
Apr 25 World Malaria Day Día Mundial de la Malaria
Apr 26 World Intellectual Property Day Día Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual
Apr 26 Confederate Memorial Day (Florida) Recuerdo de la Confederación (Florida)
Apr 27 Confederate Memorial Day (Mississippi) Recuerdo de la Confederación (Mississippi)
Apr 27 Confederate Memorial Day (AL, FL, GA) Recuerdo de la Confederación (AL, FL, GA)
Apr 28 World Day for Safety and Health at Work Día mundial sobre la seguridad y la salud en el trabajo
Apr 29 Day to Remember Chemical Warfare Victims Día de Conmemoración de todas las víctimas de la guerra química
Apr 30 International Jazz Day Día Internacional del Jazz
May 1 Law Day Día de las Leyes
May 1 Loyalty Day Día de la Lealtad
May 2 National Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Day Día Nacional de la disposición de artillería explosiva
May 3 World Press Freedom Day Día Mundial de la Libertad de Prensa
May 4 Rhode Island Independence Day (Rhode Island) Día de la Independencia de Rhode Island (Rhode Island)
May 5 Cinco de Mayo Cinco de Mayo
May 5 Primary Election Day Indiana (Indiana) Día de Elección Primaria en Indiana (Indiana)
May 6 National Nurses Day Día Nacional de la Enfermería
May 7 Lag BaOmer Lag Baómer
May 7 National Day of Prayer Día Nacional de la Oración
May 8 Time to Remember Lost Lives From World War II Recordatorio de las Vidas Pérdidas en la Segunda Guerra Mundial
May 8 World Ovarian Cancer Day Día Mundial contra el Cáncer de Ovario
May 8 Truman Day (Missouri) Día de Truman (Missouri)
May 9 World Migratory Bird Day Día Mundial de las Aves Migratorias
May 10 Mothers' Day / Día de la Madre
May 10 Confederate Memorial Day (North Carolina) Recuerdo de la Confederación (Carolina del Norte)
May 10 Confederate Memorial Day (South Carolina) Recuerdo de la Confederación (Carolina del Sur)
May 11 'Confederate Memorial Day' observed (South Carolina) Recuerdo de la Confederación Observado (Carolina del Sur)
May 14 Ascension Day Ascensión de Jesús
May 15 International Day of Families Día Internacional de la Familia
May 15 Peace Officers Memorial Day Día del Recuerdo de los Oficiales de Paz
May 15 National Defense Transportation Day Día de la Defensa Nacional de Transporte
May 16 Isra and Mi'raj Miraj
May 16 Armed Forces Day Día de las Fuerzas Armadas
May 17 World Information Society Day Día Mundial de las Telecomunicaciones
May 20 World Autoimmune Arthritis Day Día Mundial de la Artritis Autoinmune
May 20 Emergency Medical Services for Children Day Día de los Servicios Médicos de Emergencia para Niños
May 21 World Day for Cultural Diversity Día Mundial de la Diversidad Cultural
May 22 World Biological Diversity Day Día Internacional de la Diversidad Biológica
May 22 National Maritime Day Día Marítimo Nacional
May 22 Harvey Milk Day (California) Día de Harvey Milk (California)
May 23 International Day to End Obstetric Fistula Día Mundial contra la fístula obstétrica
May 24 Pentecost Pentecostés
May 24 Shavuot Shavuot
May 25 Whit Monday Lunes de Pentecostés
May 25 African Liberation Day Día de la Liberación Africana
May 25 Towel Day Día de la toalla
May 25 Memorial Day / Día de la Memoria
May 25 Jefferson Davis Birthday (Mississippi) Natalicio de Jefferson Davis (Mississippi)
May 25 National Missing Children's Day Día Nacional de Niños Desaparecidos
May 29 International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers Día Internacional del Personal de Paz de las Naciones Unidas
May 31 Trinity Sunday Domingo de Trinidad
May 31 World No Tobacco Day Día Mundial Sin Tabaco
Jun 1 Global Day of Parents Día Mundial de los padres
Jun 1 Vesak Day Día de Vesak
Jun 1 Statehood Day (Kentucky, Tennessee) Día de la estadidad (Kentucky, Tennessee)
Jun 1 Jefferson Davis Birthday (Alabama) Natalicio de Jefferson Davis (Alabama)
Jun 3 Jefferson Davis Birthday (Florida) Natalicio de Jefferson Davis (Florida)
Jun 4 Corpus Christi Corpus Christi
Jun 4 World Day for Child Victims of Aggression Día Internacional de los Niños Víctimas de Agresión
Jun 5 World Environment Day Día Mundial del Medio Ambiente
Jun 6 D-Day el día D
Jun 8 World Oceans Day Día Mundial de los Océanos
Jun 11 Kamehameha Day (Hawaii) Día de Kamehameha (Hawái)
Jun 12 World Day Against Child Labour Día Mundial contra el Trabajo Infantil
Jun 14 World Blood Donor Day Día Mundial del Donante de Sangre
Jun 14 Flag Day Día de la Bandera
Jun 15 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Día Mundial de Toma de Conciencia de Abuso y Maltrato en la Vejez
Jun 17 World Day to Combat Desertification Día Mundial de contra la Desertificación
Jun 17 Bunker Hill Day (Massachusetts) Batalla de Bunker Hill (Massachusetts)
Jun 18 Ramadan starts Ramadán comienza
Jun 19 Juneteenth (Most regions) Día de Juneteenth (Most regions)
Jun 19 Emancipation Day (Texas) Día de la Emancipación (Texas)
Jun 20 World Refugee Day Día Mundial de los Refugiados
Jun 20 West Virginia Day (West Virginia) Día de Virginia del Oeste (Virginia Occidental)
Jun 21 June Solstice El Solsticio de junio
Jun 21 Fathers' Day / Día del Padre
Jun 23 Public Service Day Día de la Administración Pública
Jun 23 International Widows' Day Día Internacional de las Viudas
Jun 25 Day of the Seafarer Día de la Gente de Mar
Jun 26 World Day against Drug Abuse and Trafficking Día Internacional contra el Uso y el Narcotráfico
Jun 26 World Day to Support Torture Victims Día Internacional en Apoyo a Víctimas de Tortura
Jul 3 'Independence Day' observed Día de la Independencia Observado
Jul 4 International Day of Cooperatives Día Internacional de las Cooperativas
Jul 4 Independence Day (Fireworks ok?) / Día de la Independencia
Jul 11 World Population Day Día Mundial de la Población
Jul 13 Lailat al-Qadr Noche del Destino
Jul 18 Eid al-Fitr Eid al-Fitr
Jul 18 Nelson Mandela Day Día Internacional de Nelson Mandela
Jul 22 Pi Approximation Day Día de Aproximación de Pi
Jul 24 Pioneer Day (Utah) Día de Los Pioneros (Utah)
Jul 26 Tisha B'Av Tisha b'Av
Jul 26 Parents' Day Día de los Padres
Jul 28 World Hepatitis Day Día Mundial contra la Hepatitis
Jul 30 World Friendship Day Día Internacional de la Amistad
Aug 1 Colorado Day (Colorado) Día del Colorado (Colorado)
Aug 9 World Indigenous Peoples’ Day Día Internacional de Poblaciones Indígenas
Aug 10 Victory Day (Rhode Island) Día de la Victoria (Rhode Island)
Aug 12 International Youth Day Día Internacional de la Juventud'
Aug 15 Assumption of Mary La Asunción de la Virgen
Aug 16 Bennington Battle Day (Vermont) Día de la Batalla de Bennington (Vermont)
Aug 17 'Bennington Battle Day' observed (Vermont) Día de la Batalla de Bennington Observado (Vermont)
Aug 19 World Humanitarian Day Día Mundial Humanitario
Aug 19 National Aviation Day Día Nacional de la Aviación
Aug 21 Statehood Day in Hawaii (Hawaii) Estadidad de Hawaii (Hawái)
Aug 21 Senior Citizens Day Dia De La Tercera Edad
Aug 23 World Day for Slave Trade Abolition Día Internacional de la Trata de Esclavos y Abolición
Aug 26 Women's Equality Day Día de la Igualdad de la Mujer
Aug 27 Lyndon Baines Johnson Day (Texas) Día de Lyndon Baines Johnson (Texas)
Aug 29 International Day against Nuclear Tests Día Internacional contra las Pruebas Nucleares
Aug 30 World Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearance Día Internacional de las Víctimas de Desapariciones Forzadas
Aug 31 International Overdose Awareness Day Día Internacional de Concienciación Sobredosis
Sep 4 World Sexual Health Day Día Mundial de la Salud Sexual
Sep 5 International Day of Charity Día Internacional de la Caridad
Sep 7 Labor Day Día del Trabajo
Sep 8 International Literacy Day Día Internacional de la Alfabetización
Sep 9 California Admission Day (California) Día de la admisión de California (California)
Sep 10 World Suicide Prevention Day Día Mundial para la Prevención del Suicidio
Sep 11 Patriot Day Día del Patriotismo
Sep 12 International South-South Cooperation Day Día Internacional de la Cooperación Sur-Sur
Sep 12 Carl Garner Federal Lands Cleanup Day Día de Carl Garner y la Limpieza de Tierras Federales
Sep 13 International Programmers' Day Día Internacional de los Programadores
Sep 13 National Grandparents Day Día Nacional de los Abuelos
Sep 14 Rosh Hashana (Texas) Rosh Hashaná (Texas)
Sep 14 Rosh Hashana Rosh Hashaná
Sep 15 International Day of Democracy Día Internacional de la Democracia
Sep 16 World Ozone Layer Day Día de la Capa de Ozono
Sep 17 Constitution Day and Citizenship Day Día de la Constitución y la Nacionalidad
Sep 18 National POW/MIA Recognition Day Día Nacional en Reconocimento a los PDG/DEA
Sep 19 International Talk Like a Pirate Day Día Internacional para Hablar como un Pirata
Sep 21 International Day of Peace Día Internacional de la Paz
Sep 22 Emancipation Day (Ohio) Día de la Emancipación (Ohio)
Sep 23 Yom Kippur (Texas) Yom Kipur (Texas)
Sep 23 Yom Kippur Yom Kipur
Sep 23 September equinox Equinoccio de septiembre
Sep 23 International Celebrate Bisexuality Day Día Internacional de la Bisexualidad
Sep 24 Eid al-Adha Eid al-Adha
Sep 24 World Maritime Day Día Marítimo Mundial
Sep 25 Native Americans' Day (California) Día de los Nativos Americanos (California)
Sep 26 World Day against Trafficking Persons Día Mundial contra la Trata
Sep 26 World Day to Eliminate Nuclear Weapons Día Internacional para la Eliminación Total de las Armas Nucleares
Sep 27 World Tourism Day Día Mundial del Turismo
Sep 27 Gold Star Mother's Day Día de las Madres de la Estrella Dorada
Sep 28 First Day of Sukkot Sucot
Sep 28 World Rabies Day Día Mundial de la Rabia
Sep 29 World Heart Day Día Mundial del Corazón
Oct 1 International Day of Older Persons Día Internacional de las Personas de Edad
Oct 1 World Vegetarian Day Día Internacional del Vegetarianismo
Oct 2 International Day of Non-Violence Día Internacional de la No Violencia
Oct 4 Feast of St Francis of Assisi Día de San Francisco de Asís
Oct 4 Last Day of Sukkot Último día de Sucot
Oct 5 Shmini Atzeret Shemini Atzeret
Oct 5 World Teachers' Day Día Mundial de los Docentes
Oct 5 World Habitat Day Día Mundial del Hábitat
Oct 5 Child Health Day Día de la Salud del Niño
Oct 6 Simchat Torah Simchat Torah
Oct 7 World Cerebral Palsy Day Día Mundial de la Parálisis Cerebral
Oct 8 World Sight Day Día Mundial de la Visión
Oct 9 World Post Day Día Mundial del Correo
Oct 9 Leif Erikson Day Día de Leif Erikson
Oct 10 World Mental Health Day Día Mundial de la Salud Mental
Oct 11 International Day of the Girl Child Día Internacional de la Niña
Oct 12 Columbus Day (Florida) Día de la Raza (Florida)
Oct 12 Columbus Day (Most regions) Día de la Raza (Most regions)
Oct 12 Native Americans' Day (South Dakota) Día de los Nativos Americanos (Dakota del Sur)
Oct 12 Indigenous People's Day (CA*, MN*, WA*) Día de los Indigenas (CA*, MN*, WA*)
Oct 14 World Day for Natural Disaster Reduction Día Internacional para Reducción de Desastres
Oct 15 Muharram Muharram
Oct 15 International Day of Rural Women Día Internacional de las Mujeres Rurales
Oct 15 White Cane Safety Day Día del Bastón Blanco
Oct 16 World Food Day Día Mundial de la Alimentación
Oct 16 Boss's Day Día del Jefe
Oct 17 World Day for Poverty Eradication Día Internacional para la Erradicación de la Pobreza
Oct 18 Alaska Day (Alaska) Día de Alaska (Alaska)
Oct 19 'Alaska Day' observed (Alaska) Día de Alaska Observado (Alaska)
Oct 24 United Nations Day Día de las Naciones Unidas
Oct 24 World Development Information Day Día Mundial de Información sobre el Desarrollo
Oct 27 World Day for Audiovisual Heritage Día Mundial del Patrimonio Audiovisual
Oct 29 World Stroke Day Día Mundial del Accidente Cerebrovascular (ACV)
Oct 30 Nevada Day (Nevada) Día de Nevada (Nevada)
Oct 31 Halloween
Nov 1 All Saints' Day Día de Todos Los Santos
Nov 1 Daylight Saving Time ends Cambio de horario de invierno
Nov 1 World Vegan Day Día Internacional del Veganismo
Nov 2 All Souls' Day Día de los Muertos
Nov 2 International Day to End Impunity Día internacional del fin de la impunidad
Nov 3 Election Day (Indiana, New York) Elecciones (Indiana, Nueva York)
Nov 6 World Day to Protect the Environment in War Día Internacional de el Medio Ambiente en la Guerra
Nov 10 World Science Day Día Mundial de la Ciencia para la Paz y el Desarrollo
Nov 11 Veterans Day Día del Veterano de Guerra
Nov 11 Diwali/Deepavali Diwali/Deepavali
Nov 12 World Pneumonia Day Día Mundial de la Neumonía
Nov 13 Friday the 13th Viernes 13
Nov 14 World Diabetes Day Día Mundial de la Diabetes
Nov 15 World Day for Road Traffic Victims Día Mundial de Víctimas en Accidentes de Tráfico
Nov 16 International Day for Tolerance Día Internacional para la Tolerancia
Nov 17 World Prematurity Day Día Mundial del Niño Prematuro
Nov 19 World Philosophy Day Día Mundial de la Filosofía
Nov 19 World Toilet Day Día Mundial del Inodoro
Nov 19 International Men's Day Día Internacional del Hombre
Nov 20 Universal Children's Day Día Universal del Niño
Nov 20 Africa Industrialization Day Día de la Industrialización de África
Nov 21 World Television Day Día Mundial de la Televisión
Nov 25 World Day to Eliminate Violence on Women Día Internacional contra la Violencia contra la mujer
Nov 26 Thanksgiving Day / Día de Acción de Gracias
Nov 27 Robert E Lee's Birthday (Georgia) Día de Robert E Lee (Georgia)
Nov 27 Presidents' Day (New Mexico) Día del Presidente (Nuevo México)
Nov 27 Lincoln's Birthday/Lincoln's Day (Indiana, West Virginia) Natalicio de Lincoln (Indiana, Virginia Occidental)
Nov 27 Black Friday (Many regions) Viernes Negro (Many regions)
Nov 27 American Indian Heritage Day (Maryland) Día del Patrimonio Indígena (Maryland)
Nov 29 First Sunday of Advent El primer domingo de Adviento
Nov 29 World Solidarity Day with Palestinian People Día Internacionalde Solidaridad con Palestina
Nov 30 Cyber Monday Ciber lunes
Dec 1 World AIDS Day Día Mundial del SIDA
Dec 2 World Day for Slavery Abolition Día de la Abolición de la Esclavitud
Dec 3 World Day for Persons with Disabilities Día Internacional de las Personas con Discapacidad
Dec 5 International Volunteer Day Día Internacional de los Voluntarios
Dec 5 World Soil Day Día Mundial del Suelo
Dec 6 St Nicholas' Day Día de San Nicolás
Dec 7 Chanukah/Hanukkah (first day) / Janucá
Dec 7 International Civil Aviation Day Día de la Aviación Civil Internacional
Dec 7 Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Recuerdo de Pearl Harbor
Dec 8 Feast of the Immaculate Conception Inmaculada Concepción
Dec 9 International Anti-Corruption Day Día Internacional contra la Corrupción
Dec 10 Human Rights Day Día de los Derechos Humanos
Dec 11 International Mountain Day Día Internacional de las Montañas
Dec 12 Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe Día de la Virgen de Guadalupe
Dec 14 Last Day of Chanukah / Último día de Janucá
Dec 17 Pan American Aviation Day Día Panaméricano de la Aviación
Dec 17 Wright Brothers Day Día de los Hermanos Wright
Dec 18 International Migrants Day Día Internacional del Migrante
Dec 18 Arabic Language Day Día Mundial de la Lengua Árabe
Dec 20 International Human Solidarity Day Día Internacional de la Solidaridad Humana
Dec 21 December Solstice El Solsticio de diciembre
Dec 24 The Prophet's Birthday Mawlid
Dec 24 Christmas Eve / Nochebuena
Dec 24 Presidents' Day (Georgia, Indiana) Día del Presidente (Georgia, Indiana)
Dec 25 Christmas Day/ Navidad
Dec 26 Kwanzaa (until Jan 1) Kwanzaa
Dec 26 Day After Christmas Day Día después de la Navidad
Dec 26 Day After Christmas Day (Many regions) Día después de la Navidad (Many regions)
Dec 31 New Year's Eve / Víspera de año nuevo
 

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See also: Why do Jehovah's Witnesses celebrate Baby Showers and not Birthdays?
Why Don't Jehovah's Witnesses Celebrate Birthday Parties?
The History of Birthday Parties

 

The Bible admonishes Christians to "walk decently, not in revelries and drunken bouts." (Rom. 13:12-14; Gal. 5:19-21; 1 Pet. 4:3) Since New Year's festivities are often characterized by the very excesses that the Bible condemns, Jehovah's Witnesses do not participate in these excesses. The Bible admonishes Christians to be moderate and self-controlled in their conduct. (1 Tim. 3:2, 11)

Granted, not everyone celebrates the New Year by drinking heavily and committing acts of violence. Many today feel that they share in New Year’s festivities without going overboard. So why shouldn't Jehovah's Witnesses be willing to participate in New Year's customs as long as they remain moderate and self-controlled in their conduct? Because Jehovah's Witnesses also consider the origin and significance of this popular celebration.

New Year's Celebrations are Rooted in Pagan Customs

New Year's festivities are not new. Ancient inscriptions indicate that they were held in Babylon as early as the third millennium B.C.E. The celebration, which was observed in mid-March, was crucial. "At that time the god Marduk decided the destiny of the country for the coming year," says the World Book Encyclopedia. The Babylonian new year celebration lasted 11 days and included sacrifices, processions, and fertility rites.

For a time, the Romans also began their year in the month of March. But in 46 B.C.E., Emperor Julius Caesar decreed that it should begin on the first of January. That day was already dedicated to Janus, the god of beginnings, and now it would also mark the first day of the Roman year. So on the first of January, people "gave themselves up to riotous excess and various kinds of heathen superstition." - McClintock and Strong's Cyclopedia

Notice what the 1966 World Book Encyclopedia says:

"In ancient Rome, the first day of the year was given over to honoring Janus, the god of gates and doors and of beginnings and endings. . . . New Year's Day became a holy day in the Christian Church in A.D. 487, when it was declared the Feast of the Circumcision. At first, parties were not allowed on this day because the pagans had followed that custom. This was gradually changed and celebrations could again be held." - Volume 14, page 237.


Why Do Jehovah's Witnesses Avoid Pagan Customs?

If pagan ceremonies, customs, god names, etc. are really mixed in with ceremonies, customs, etc. that we use today, they are not merely unacceptable - - - they are detestable to God. We must completely get away from these unclean things and not even "touch" them. (2 Cor. 6:17) Notice how exclusive the worship of God must be: "Be careful to do everything I have said to you. Do not invoke the names of other gods; do not let them be heard on your lips." - Exodus 23:13, NIVSB. 

But some may still wonder why Jehovah's Witnesses consider customs that have pagan origins to be so bad. "After all," they may ask, "aren't there many things which originated, or are associated with paganism - pharmacies, calendars, etc.?"

Consider the two examples concerning Luke and Paul. When Luke wrote in Acts mentioning the Areopagus ('Ares Hill' - Ares is the Greek god of war; 'Mars' is the Latin god of war), he didn't feel the need to change its already established name to something no one would recognize. Furthermore, Paul actually went to this place devoted to a pagan god and preached. And Paul accepted the Areopagite, Dionysius (Greek name for 'god of wine') and had him join him - Acts 17:19-34. Luke and Paul certainly did not become participants in something associated with pagan origins.

So these necessary things are not a celebration of pagan gods. But it would be wrong to incorporate anything used for pagan worship, into our worship or related activities. Holidays, for example, are "Holy Days" and are a part of "worship", by their very name. 

While we today have no practical option but to use things like the Gregorian calendar (which uses the names of pagan Roman gods), we do have a choice whether or not to participate incustoms which were originally devoted to honoring these gods. And according to Scripture, we should take advantage of that choice. 


But Would Having Some Fellow Christians Over To One’s Own Home on New Year’s Eve Be Wrong?

What about arranging for a group of Christians to gather together on that day because it is an occasion when they are free from secular work and are able to do so anyway? If someone is planning a gathering for December 31, or is planning to attend one, it would be good for that one to examine their motive as well as the situation involved. For instance, is the gathering being planned simply because it is New Year’s Eve? Is there special enthusiasm about the gathering because it 'just happens to fall on New Year’s Eve'? Will the planned activities mimic what the rest of the world does on that day? If so, regardless of how some may rationalize against it, it still would be a celebration of New Year’s. 

However, if it is out of the proper motive for the gathering, and if their conduct in every way befits Christians, then they certainly do not need to avoid one another’s company on any daysimply because it is a day that the rest of the world generally misuses. Each Christian can take into consideration their own motive in harmony with their Bible-trained conscience. (1 John 2:15-17; Rom. 14:13; 1 Tim. 1:19)
 

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Related Items:
Why don't Jehovah's Witnesses make New Year's resolutions?
 

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Map of Assembly Halls in Germany



 

Kongresssaal Bingen - Sponsheim (Außenansicht)

Kongresssaal Bingen - Sponsheim (Innenansicht)
 

Kongresssaal Büchenbach (bei Nürnberg) (Außenansicht)

Kongresssaal Büchenbach (bei Nürnberg) (Innenansicht)
 

Kongresssaal Gelsenkirchen (Außenansicht)

Kongresssaal Gelsenkirchen (Innenansicht)
 

Kongresssaal Glauchau (Außenansicht) August 13, 1994

Kongresssaal Glauchau (Innenansicht)
 

Kongresssaal Meckenheim (bei Bonn) (Außenansicht)

Kongresssaal Meckenheim (bei Bonn) (Innenansicht)
 

Kongresssaal Porta Westfalica-Möllbergen (Außenansicht)

Kongresssaal Porta Westfalica-Möllbergen (Innenansicht)
 

Kongresssaal München (Außenansicht)

Kongresssaal München (Innenansicht)
 

Kongresssaal Reutlingen-Gönningen (Außenansicht)

Kongresssaal Reutlingen-Gönningen (Innenansicht)
 

Kongresssaal Trappenkamp (bei Neumünster) (Außenansicht)

Kongresssaal Trappenkamp (bei Neumünster) (Innenansicht)
 

Kongresssaal Velten (Außenansicht)

Kongresssaal Velten (Innenansicht)

Another list to be reconciled with the above info:

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• Bingen-Sponsheim
• Büchenbach
• Gelsenkirchen
• Glauchau
• Meckenheim
• Munich (München)
• Möllbergen (Porta Westfalica)
• Reutlingen
• Trappenkamp
• Velten

 

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Dudley Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 22 Castle Hill, Dudley DY1 4QQ, UK 

North London Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 174 Bowes Road, New Southgate, London, N11 2JG

Edgware Assembly Hall / Kingdom Hall Complex, Avion Crescent, Grahame Park Way, London NW9 5NZ

Bristol Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Hortham Lane, Bristol BS32 4JH, UK

East Pennine Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Fretwell Road, Rotherham S66 8LU, UK
East Pennine Assembly hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Rotherham

Manchester Northenden Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 456 Palatine Road, Wythenshawe, Manchester, UK

Northumberland Park Assembly Hall / Kingdom Hall Complex, 1 Shelbourne Road, Tottenham, London N17 0JX

Surrey Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Brickhouse Lane, South Godstone, Godstone, Surrey, RH9 8JW, England, UK

 

 

Scotland

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Livingston Assembly Hall / Kingdom Hall Complex, Appleton Parkway, Eliburn Campus, Livingston, West Lothian, EH54 6GR, Scotland, UK

 

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Alabama

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Bessemer, Al
1414 - 2nd Avenue North
Bessemer, Al 35020
 

Arizona

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Assembly hall at Casa Grande, AZ.
6627 N Azurite Way, Casa Grande, AZ 85194
(520) 423-8316

Arkansas

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California

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Bakersfield California Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Bakersfield, CA

Escondido California Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Escondido, CA (N San Diego county)

Fairfield Cailfornia Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Fairfield, CA (NE SF Bay Area)

Fremont California Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Fremont, CA (SE SF Bay Area) 

Madera, CA

Mira Loma California Assembly Hall of Jehovah's WitnessesMira Loma, CA (Riverside, CA)

• Mira Loma, California Assembly Hall

Norco California Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Norco, CA (L.A. Area)

Yuba City, Caifornia Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Yuba City, CA (N of Sacramento, 100 mi.)
 

Colorado

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Aurora
 

Georgia

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Conyers
 

Florida

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Daytona Beach FL Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Inc.
PO Box 9357
New Smyrna Beach, FL 32120

Lehigh Acres - Watchtower Grove
1001 Lehigh East Road
Lehigh Acres, FL 33972
(941) 369-3245

Plant City Florida Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witness
1904 N Frontage Rd
Plant City, FL 33565

Indiana

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Indianapolis

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Massachusetts

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Natick, Massachusetts (Where the Librarian was baptized ? I will make a post just about that Assembly Hall one of these days

 

Michigan

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Bellevue AH
Photos of Bellevue Michigan Assembly Hall
Jehovah's Witnesses in the Divine Purpose - Audio Talk by Theodore Jaracz

 

New Jersey

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Stanley Theater

Turnersville

 

New York

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Brooklyn Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses,
973 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11226-5006

Queen's Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 
44-17 Greenpoint Avenue, Sunnyside, NY 11104

Henrietta Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, (To be sold)
272 Farrel Road Extension, West Henrietta, NY 14586

Newburgh Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses,
23 Unity Pl, Newburgh, NY 12550
 

Puerto Rico

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Caguas address? Telephone?

 

South Carolina

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Orangeburg, South Carolina

Tennessee

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• Johnson City

 

Texas

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San Antonio TX Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
9750 Eagle Crest Blvd
San Antonio, TX 78239-3806
(210) 654-0503

Denton

Rosenburg

Utah

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• Ogden

 

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This list is constantly being updated. If you see one missing... please let me know so I can add to it. Photos / Videos are wonderful to share.

 

Africa

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• Gabon
  • Libreville Salle d'Assemblées des Témoins de Jéhovah

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Angola: Viana (Luanda) 
Salão de Assembléias das Testemunhas de Jeová de Viana

Viana km 9

Rua 28 de Maio

Luanda

ANGOLA
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Burkina Faso: OuagadougouAssembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Rue 10.05, Lot 631
Ouagadougou
BURKINA FASO--------------------Côte d'Ivoire: DaloaSalle d'Assemblées des Témoins de Jéhovah
Daloa
CÔTE D’IVOIRE--------------------Côte d'Ivoire: Yopougon (Abidjan)Salle d'Assemblées des Témoins de Jéhovah de Yopougon
Abidjan
CÔTE D’IVOIRE-------------------Ethiopia: Addis AbabaAssembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Yeka sub-city, Wereda 12 House 161 on Kotebe Road; 1 km past Kotebe College for Teachers Education
ADDIS ABABA
ETHIOPIA----------------------Ghana: KoforiduaAssembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Suhum-Koforidua Rd
Koforidua
GHANA----------------------Kenya: NairobiAssembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses----------------------Malawi: Lilongwe (Assembly Centre at Malawi Branch)Assembly Centre of Jehovah's Witnesses
Plot 38, Area 32
Paul Kagame Road
LILONGWE
MALAWI----------------------Mozambique: MatolaSalão de Assembléias das Testemunhas de Jeová
Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Matola
Maputo
MOZAMBIQUE-----------------------Nigeria: Benin CityAssembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Benin City
NIGERIA------------------------Nigeria: Daluwon, MoweAssembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Daluwon, Mowe
NIGERIA------------------------Nigeria: Eputu TownAssembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Eputu Town
NIGERIA-------------------------Nigeria: Kwali/YangojiAssembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Kwali/Yangoji
NIGERIA--------------------------Nigeria: LagosAssembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Lagos
NIGERIA-------------------------Nigeria: OkitipupaAssembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Okitipupa
NIGERIA------------------------Nigeria: UduAssembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Udu
NIGERIA------------------------South Africa: Belleville (Cape Town)Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Stellenberg Rd
Belleville
Cape Town 7530
SOUTH AFRICA------------------------South Africa: EikenhofAssembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
6 Mountbatten Road
Tedderfield
Eikenhof
SOUTH AFRICA--------------------------South Africa: MidrandAssembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
50 Strelitzia Road
Country View
1687 Midrand
SOUTH AFRICA50 Strelitzia Ave, Midrand, 1687, South AfricaView in Google Maps------------------------------
Zambia: Chingwere

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Zimbabwe: HarareAssembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Corner Simon Mazorodze and Bredon Road
Simon Mazorodze Rd
Harare
ZIMBABWE----------------------------Madagascar: AntananarivoBeschreibungAssembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
Antananarivo
MADAGASCAR

Asia

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Japan

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Ebina Assembly Hall
 

Australia

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• Sydney

 

Europe

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Armenia

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• Assembly Hall Armenia

Austria

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• Sankt Polten (St. Polten)

 

Belgium

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• Bioul
• Bornem

 

Cyprus

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• (Limassol)

 

Denmark

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• Denmark Assembly hall (which one below?)
• Silkeborg
• Herlufmagle
• Rønne
• Silkeborg (Stævnehal)
• Silkeborg (Stævnepladsen)

 

Finland

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• Hämeenlinna
• Kello (Pohjois-Suomen)
• Varkaus

 

France

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• Dreux
  • Salle d'Assemblées des Témoins de Jéhovah, Les Graviers St Martin, 28500 MONTREUIL, Eure-et-Loir
• Bressols RD 
  • 77, Le Pasting Route de Montbartier 82710 Bressols FRANCE
• Creil
  • 411 avenue du Tremblay ZI de Vaux 60100 Crei FRANCE

 

• Marignane 
  • 15 rue des Combattants d’Extrême-Orient 13700 Marignane FRANCE
• Vienne (Pont-Évêque)

Georgia

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• Tbilisi

 

Germany

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Greece

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• Malakasa (Attica) – Μαλακάσα (Αττική)
• Thessaloniki – Θεσσαλονίκη

 

Italy

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• Sicily (not sure which one below)

• Bitonto (BA)
• Cairo Montenotte (SV)
• Caltanissetta (SICILIA)
• Cameri (NO)
• Forchia (BN)
• Francavilla Angitola (VV)
• Imola (BO)
• Leinì (TO)
• Medole (MN)
• Milano (MI)
• Prato(PO)Roma (RM)
  • Sala delle Assemblee di Prato, Via della Lastruccia 71, 59100 Galciana PO, Italy
• Roseto degli Abruzzi (TE)
• Siracusa (SICILIA)
• Solarussa (OR)
• Treviso (TV)

 

Netherlands

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• Assembly Hall Bennekom
  • Edeseweg 147, 6721JV Bennekom (near Arnhem)
• Assembly Hall Swifterbant
  • Randweg 13 8255 PS Swifterbant (near Lelystad)

 

Norway

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• Oslo

 

Philippines

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• Davao City - Cabantian Rd, Buhangin District, Davao City, Davao del Sur, Philippines

 

Poland

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• Łódź
• Lublinie
• Malborku
• Mosbach
• Skarbimierz Osiedle
• Sosnowcu (Centrum Kongresowe Świadków Jehowy)
• Stęszewie
• Warszawa

 

Portugal

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• Carnaxide
• Valongo (Norte)

 

Russia

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• St. Petersburg

 

Spain

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• Benidorm
• Madrid (next to the Spanish Bethel)
• Madrid (Bethel)

 

Sweden

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• Somewhere in Sweden
• Kristianstad, Ovesholm
• Ulricehamn

 

United Kingdom

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North America

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Cuba

• Salón de Asambleas de Los Testigos de Jehová en Cuba

 

Mexico

• Salón de Asambleas de los testigos de Jehová en Villa Hermosa, Tabasco, México.

 

United States of America

 

Central America

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El Salvador

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• Santa Ana

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Belize

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Nicaragua

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• Ticuantepe Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Nicaragua
• Estelí, Nicaragua Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses

 

South America

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Argentina

• Ezeiza

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Brazil

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• Nhandeara
• SALON ASAMBLEAS EN ITAJAÍ, SANTA CATARINA
• Goianá, Minas Gerais,
• Sao Paulo

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Chile

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• El Belloto
• Villa Gonzalez - Santiago

 

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Colombia

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• Barranquilla
• Cali

 

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Ecuador

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• Salon de Asamblea - Santo Domingo

 

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A Kingdom Hall is a place of worship used by Jehovah's Witnesses. According Domenico Finelli, the first Kingdom Hall was constructed in Roseto, Pennsylvania in 1927, with Giovanni DeCecca offering the dedication talk. Nonetheless in 1935 by Joseph Franklin Rutherford, then president of the Watch Tower Society, made it famous and in general use for a building in Hawaii.[1] Rutherford's reasoning was that these buildings would be used for preaching the "good news of the Kingdom."[2] Jehovah's Witnesses use Kingdom Halls for the majority of their worship and Bible instruction. Witnesses prefer the term "Kingdom Hall" over "church", noting that the term often translated "church" in the Bible refers to the congregation of people rather than a structure.[3] 

Quote

Is it appropriate to have a Kingdom Hall sign saying: “Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Christian Witnesses”? So there will be uniformity, the Society encourages all to make their signs read: “Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses.” (See October 1978 Our Kingdom Service, page 3, paragraph 5.)  - km 4/79 p. 4 Announcements *

Location and Presentation

Kingdom Halls are typically modest, functional structures with practicality in mind.[4] As Witnesses do not use religious symbols, such are not displayed on or in Kingdom Halls. An annual yeartext, or "theme scripture", which is the same for all congregations of Jehovah's Witnesses worldwide, is prominently displayed in each Kingdom Hall.[5] This text can be displayed in several languages if the Hall is used by foreign language congregations.[6] A Kingdom Hall typically has a library, contribution boxes,[7] a sound system and a literature counter, where publications are displayed, stored and dispensed.[8]

A Kingdom Hall in Biddulph, United Kingdom

See also: Latest Authorized Standard Design of Kingdom Halls in the USA and the May 25, 2015 Letter to All Bodies of Elders RE: Guidelines for Congregation Meeting Conferencing Systems
Some Kingdom Halls have multiple auditoriums to allow more than one congregation to simultaneously conduct meetings. Where there is more than one auditorium, each auditorium or the entire structure may both be referred to as "a Kingdom Hall". Larger Assembly Halls or Convention Centers of Jehovah's Witnesses, or any rented arena or stadium used for larger gatherings of Jehovah's Witnesses are also regarded 'as a large "Kingdom Hall'; undignified behavior is considered inappropriate during their religious events, even if the facility is an entertainment venue.[9]

See also: Worldwide directory of Assembly Halls 

Uses

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Meetings for worship
Main article: Jehovah's Witnesses practices § Worship
Congregations typically meet in their Kingdom Halls two days each week for meetings for worship.[10] Meetings usually open and close with song and prayer. Meetings held in the Kingdom Hall include Bible readings, public talks on matters such as the Bible, family life, Christian qualities and prophecy, as well as discussion of specially prepared study articles in The Watchtower magazine and other publications of Jehovah's Witnesses.[11][12][13][14] Witnesses also meet in Kingdom Halls for preparation and prayer before engaging in their door-to-door ministry.

Worship at a Kingdom Hall in Tilburg,Netherlands

 

 

 

 

 

Schools

Among its meetings for worship, each congregation conducts a weekly Theocratic Ministry School with a common global curriculum[15] (exceptions are made for the availability of study materials). Kingdom Halls may also be used for any of several occasionally scheduled schools, such as sign- or foreign-language classes.[16] Kingdom Halls may also be used for schools especially developed for particular ranks, such as the Pioneer Service School for full-time preachers, and the Kingdom Ministry School for elders and ministerial servants.[17]
In areas where the literacy rate is low, congregations may also arrange to use Kingdom Halls to conduct literacy or reading classes, which non-Witnesses may also attend.[18]
 

Weddings

See also: Video of Typical Wedding at a Kingdom Hall in the USA
Kingdom Halls may be used for wedding ceremonies of Witness-baptized couples. A couple sends a request in writing to the congregation's "service committee", which assesses whether the couple is "in good standing, living in harmony with Bible principles and Jehovah’s righteous standards" and that they also approve of the members of the couple's wedding party (that is, groomsmen and bridesmaids).[19]
Jehovah's Witnesses attach no special significance to a Kingdom Hall wedding over a secular service, and Witness couples may choose to be married elsewhere for personal or practical reasons. Up until around 2012, Kingdom Halls were not used for wedding receptions or other social events.[20][21]

Funerals

Funeral services may be held in a Kingdom Hall if the body of elders considers that "the deceased had a clean reputation and was a member of the congregation or the minor child of a member".[22] The family of the deceased may ask any respected male member of the congregation to conduct the service, which involves a simple Bible-based discourse.[23] Depending on family preference and local custom, a Kingdom Hall funeral may or may not have the casketed deceased present.[22][24]
For certain prominent officials of a community we have seen some of these rules eased or waived.
 

Disaster relief

Disaster relief efforts of Jehovah's Witnesses are typically channeled through permanent local Disaster Relief Committees[25] under the various branch offices, and are staged at Kingdom Halls and Assembly Halls as close as practical to the disaster area. Major disaster relief efforts include:

• War: During the Rwandan Genocide in 1994, a Kingdom Hall property in Goma (then Zaire, now Democratic Republic of the Congo) housed 1600 Witness and non-Witness refugees.
• In July 1994, relief workers set up a 60-bed relief hospital at the Kingdom Hall, as well as a water treatment system.[26]
• Earthquake: Following the Great Hanshin earthquake in 1995, six Kingdom Halls in Kobe, Japan were used as relief centers and supply depots.[27][28][29]
• Following the 2010 Haiti earthquake, an Assembly Hall and three Kingdom Halls in Haiti were staffed and equipped as temporary clinics and medical centers.[30][31]
• Storm: In the ten months following Tropical Storm Allison in 2001, seven Kingdom Halls were used as relief centers to dispatch volunteer crews and to store tools and materials while they organized 11,700 volunteers to repair or rebuild 723 homes.[32]
• For over two years after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, Kingdom Halls were used as relief centers, warehouses, and fuel depots. Nearly 17,000 Witness volunteers repaired more than 5,600 homes and 90 Kingdom Halls during their extended relief effort in the United States' Gulf Coast region.[33]
• Volcano: On January 18, 2002, the day after the eruption of Mount Nyiragongo, six Kingdom Halls in the vicinity received three tons of basic necessities and housed 1800 refugees. One week later, these relief centers were providing daily rations to 5000 people.[34]

 

Dance Halls

Governing Body Member Geoffrey Jackson busts a move dancing with a young woman on the platform of a Kingdom Hall.
Tango lessons in the Kingdom Hall in Argentina
CELEBRACIÓN DE LA DEDICACIÓN (BAILANDO JOROPO CAMPESINO Y RECIO)
Salsa Dancing in Detroit, USA
June 2014 Detroit International Foreign Delegate Visit - Riverview, MI.
July 2014 Dancing the Twist outside of the Conyers, Georgia Assembly hall
July 2014 Conyers Assembly Hall Party and Dancing for the Delegates
August 2014 Dancing ‘Footloose’ on the Kingdom Hall platform wearing jeans and cowboy boots
Sept 2014 - South Korean sisters perform folkloric native dance 2nd video clip

*Just a quick note to mention that this is a big change for most JW's back in the 1970's and earlier who would never have dreamed of holding such dances inside their Kingdom Halls. See the August 1960 Our Kingdom Ministry
 

Construction

See also: New Kingdom Hall design standard for the USA implemented
The construction crews of Kingdom Halls and larger Assembly Halls consist of volunteering Jehovah's Witnesses,[35][36] sometimes from other countries, who have been pre-approved for work on construction sites.

In many countries, a number of standard designs of construction are used that can be built in just a few days.[37][38] The act of constructing a Kingdom Hall in this manner is called a quick-build, although typically the preparation work involving the structural foundation and surrounding surface may take several weeks prior to the scheduled build. For various reasons, not all Kingdom Halls are constructed as quick-builds or using the standard designs. There is however, a noticeably dominant architectural style of the Kingdom Hall which is often used based on standardized design concepts and models, depending on needs.

A Kingdom Hall or Assembly Hall may be created by renovating an existing structure, such as a theater or non-Witness house of worship.[39][40] In areas of repeated or reputed vandalism, particularly in cities, some Kingdom Hall are built without windows to reduce the risk of property damage.[41]
 

Local Design/Construction Department (LDC)

See also: LDC organizational structure

Project approvals: In the past, each body(ies) of elders, in cooperation with the Regional Building Committee, played a significant role in determining both when a new Kingdom Hall construction or renovation project was needed, as well as the scope and cost of the project. The Governing Body has now directed that much of this responsibility be transferred to the branch office. These decisions will be based on a careful examination of the circumstances of each congregation and a branch-wide plan that is being developed to assess and prioritize the need for Kingdom Halls. With a clear understanding of the overall needs, the branch office will be able to implement greater standardization and simplification for the benefit of all. Also, the time-consuming work of researching available options to meet the needs of the congregations will be assigned to representatives of the LDC.

Branch-office approval will be needed for
(1) any new property purchase or sale,
(2) any new construction project,
(3) the addition of any new major element or feature to the existing Kingdom Hall, or
(4) any project that will cost more than three months of operating expenses.

Regional Building Committees
Previous to the LDC's Jehovah's Witnesses' branch offices appointed local Regional Building Committees (RBC) to oversee the construction and maintenance of their places of worship. The objective of such committees, which usually consisted of five to seven persons, often with experience in the construction trades, was to coordinate the efforts of those involved so as to provide attractive and functional facilities that are financially viable.[42]
RBCs cooperated with local congregations of Jehovah's Witnesses seeking to build or renovate a place of worship, under the direction of the local branch office. Committees helped in assessing the suitability of a possible construction site, purchasing the land and materials and coordinating the efforts of volunteers from the wider area.[42] Members of a Regional Building Committee work voluntarily and receive no remuneration for their work.[43]

Funding
In 1983, an arrangement was instituted whereby Kingdom Halls are financed by loans from the Watch Tower Society. In addition to contribution boxes for local congregation expenses and "the worldwide work", each congregation has a contribution box specifically for voluntary donations toward Kingdom Hall construction.[44][45] These donations are pooled by the Watch Tower Society into the Society Kingdom Hall Fund, which is used for financing the construction of Kingdom Halls worldwide, particularly in developing lands.[46][47] When a congregation receives local approval to build a new Kingdom Hall, the congregation may apply for a loan from the Society Kingdom Hall Fund.[48] The congregation repays the loan to the Watch Tower Society, in addition to its continued contributions to the Kingdom Hall Fund. Interest was charged on the loans until September 2008.[49][50][51]

Kingdom Hall Assistance Arrangement, the Convention Travel Fund, and Kingdom Hall and Assembly Hall construction worldwide are a few of the larger arrangements set up for contributions by JW's. The KHAA has been replaced by the KHAH as of June 2015

May 27, 2015 - Letter to All Congregations - Re: Kingdom Hall and Assembly Hall Construction Worldwide

Adjustment to financing Kingdom Hall and Assembly Hall construction worldwide
See updated guidance on the new funding arrangement

See also:
Kingdom Hall Construction Guidelines for lands with Limited Resources

Maintenance
Routine maintenance of Kingdom Halls is performed by the members of the congregations that use them, typically according to a scheduled checklist.[52] The "Kingdom Hall operating committee" oversees maintenance of the building; at least one elder or ministerial servant from each congregation is selected to be part of the operating committee.[53] Kingdom Hall maintenance costs are covered by donations to a local fund.[54]
United Kingdom: June 16, 2015 - Kingdom Hall Utility Supply - Letter of Authority

Kingdom Hall in the USA seen using a lawn care service in 2014

 

See Also:

What Happens at a Kingdom Hall? - Official JW.ORG video
Locate a Kingdom Hall
Gallery of Kingdom Hall
Information Regarding Ownership of Kingdom Halls

2014 - Chilean Kingdom Halls flying the national flag
2014 - David Splane speaks about KH's in the USA
2014 - Kingdom Hall still attached to a church? (UK)
2013 - One Thousand Kingdom Halls and Counting
1985 - Weekend Miracle - Non WTBTS Publication report on 2 Day Kingdom Halls
 

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References

1. Jehovah's Witnesses – Proclaimers of God's Kingdom chap. 20 p. 319, 721
2. Jehovah's Witnesses – Proclaimers of God's Kingdom chap. 20 p. 319 Building Together on a Global Scale
3. "Should We Go to Christian Meetings?", Awake!, March 8, 2001, page 12
4. Organized to Do Jehovah's Will p.120-123 (Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, 2005)
5. Texas Monthly magazine, July 1980, page 136,138, As Retrieved 2009-08-18, "A Witness house of worship is called a Kingdom Hall. ...Appropriate to the movement's rejection of pomp and display, the [particular Hall visited by the writer], shared with two other congregations, resembled the meeting room of a budget motel, complete with rows of stackable chairs. The lone feature that marked it as a room devoted to religion was a sign, affixed to a plain wooden canopy over the speaker's stand, that bore the entreaty, "And now, Jehovah . . . grant your slaves to keep speaking your word with all boldness." The congregation of approximately 75 included admirably equal portions of blacks, whites, and Mexican Americans, a not uncommon manifestation of ethnic ecumenicity in Witness circles."
6. "Question Box", Our Kingdom Ministry, December 1976, page 4, "It is recommended that the yeartext be displayed in the Kingdom Hall in countries where this can be done without difficulties resulting. ...Often it is best to display the yeartext at the front or side of the hall so it can be seen easily."
7. “To the House of Jehovah Let Us Go”, Our Kingdom Ministry, April 1993, page 4
8. "Bible-based Society of Kingdom Witnesses", The Watchtower, October 15, 1962, page 631
9. "Maintain Fine Conduct That Glorifies God", Our Kingdom Ministry, May 2000, page 6
10. Organized to Do Jehovah’s Will, ©2005 Watch Tower, page 138
11. "Jehovah's Witnesses", World Religions in America: An Introduction by Jacob Neusner, ©2003, Westminster John Knox Press, As Retrieved 2009-08-18, page 197
12. Organized to Accomplish Our Ministry, ©1983,1989 Watch Tower, page 131
13. "Jehovah's Witnesses", Britannica Encyclopedia of World Religions by Wendy Doniger (editor), ©2006, in association with Merriam-Webster, As Retrieved 2009-08-18, page 563
14. "Jehovah's Witnesses", World Religions: An Introduction for Students by Jeaneane D. Fowler, ©1997, Sussex Academic Press, As Retrieved 2009-08-18, page 122
15. "Jehovah's Witnesses", Encyclopedia of Millennialism and Millennial Movements by Richard Allen Landes, Berkshire Reference Works (Firm), ©2000, Routledge, As Retrieved 2009-08-18, page 203, "One can visit a "Kingdom Hall" (a technical term for the building at which Witness meetings are held) in Australia, Japan, Zambia, or North Carolina with the realistic expectation that congregational meetings will exhibit a high degree of uniformity in content and procedure."
16. "Highlights of the Past Year", 2007 Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses, pages 6, 15-18
17. "Imitate the Greatest Missionary", The Watchtower, February 15, 2008, page 18
18. 1986 Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses. p. 226.
19. "Question Box", Our Kingdom Ministry, November 2008, page 3
20. "Marriage Ceremony and Requirements", The Watchtower, September 15, 1956, page 571
21. How to Be a Perfect Stranger: The Essential Religious Etiquette Handbook by Stuart M. Matlins, Arthur J. Magida (editors), ©2004, Skylight Paths Publishing, As Retrieved 2009-08-18, page 128-129, "Marriage Ceremony Jehovah's Witnesses view marriage as a sacred vow made before God. ...The marriage ceremony, which may last about 30 minutes, is a ceremony in itself. ...Appropriate Attire Men" A jacket and tie. No head covering is required. Women: A dress or a skirt and blouse. Dress "modestly" and "sensibly". Hems need not reach below the knees nor must clothing cover the arms. Open-toed shoes and modest jewelry are permissible. No head covering is required. There are no rules regarding colors of clothing. ...After the Ceremony Is there usually a reception after the ceremony? Yes. It may be held in homes or a catering hall. It is never held in the Kingdom Hall where the wedding took place."
22. "Question Box", Our Kingdom Ministry, March 1997, page 7
23. "Is Your Course of Life Death-Oriented?", The Watchtower, June 1, 1978, page 7
24. How to Be a Perfect Stranger: The Essential Religious Etiquette Handbook by Stuart M. Matlins, Arthur J. Magida (editors), ©2004, Skylight Paths Publishing, As Retrieved 2009-08-18, page 129, "Funerals and Mourning Jehovah's Witnesses believe that the dead are "conscious of nothing at all" and are asleep in the grave awaiting resurrection to life. ...The funeral service, which is a ceremony in itself, may last about 15 to 30 minutes. ...Where will the ceremony take place? Either at a Kingdom Hall or in a funeral home. ...Will there be an open casket? Possibly. This depends on the preference of the immediate family."
25. "Volunteers continue Katrina disaster relief work" by David J. Bush, Salisbury Post, September 1, 2007, page F0
26. "Caring for Victims of Rwanda’s Tragedy", Awake!, December 22, 1994, page 15
27. "Volunteers at Work", Awake!, July 22, 2001, page 8
28. "Love Toward Those ‘Related in the Faith’", The Watchtower, June 15, 1999, page 8
29. "Japan", 1998 Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses, page 143
30. "Witnesses’ relief efforts in Haiti continue", Jehovah's Witnesses Official Media Web Site, January 28, 2010, As Retrieved 2010-02-22
31. "A Doctor Heads Home to Haiti" by Lionel J. Malebranche, MD, Annals of Internal Medicine, February 18, 2010
32. "Love in Action—A Marathon Relief Effort", Awake!, November 22, 2002, page 22
33. "A Love More Powerful Than a Hurricane!", Awake!, August 2008, page 16
34. "How We Escaped a Terrifying Lava Flow!", Awake!, November 8, 2002, pages 24-25
35. "Jehovah's Witnesses", The Encyclopedia of Louisville by John E. Kleber, ©2000, University Press of Kentucky, As Retrieved 2009-08-18, page 444, "Jehovah's Witnesses are well known in the Greater Louisville area, having been a part of "Kentucky sod" since the late 1800s. ...From 1947 to 1970 ten more Kingdom Halls were constructed in Louisville, all by volunteer labor."
36. "Jehovah's Witnesses", World Religions 101: An Overview for Teens by Margaret O. Hyde, Emily G. Hyde, ©2008, Twenty-First Century Books, As Retrieved 2009-08-18, page 91-92
37. "Jehovah's Witnesses", Religion in the contemporary world: a sociological introduction by Alan E. Aldridge, ©2000, Polity Press, As Retrieved 2009-08-18, page 116-117, "Witnesses are extremely well organized. ...One particular way in which the [Watch Tower] society mobilizes its members is to build their places for worship and assembly, the Kingdom Halls. A 'rapid-building crew' of Witness volunteers can erect a functional but well-built Kingdom Hall in a weekend."
38. Holbrook by Holbrook Historical Society, ©2004, Arcadia Publishing, As Retrieved 2009-08-18, page 63, "The Kingdom Hall. Shown here is the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses on North Franklin Street. This hall was built by the membership in one weekend."
39. New York: The Movie Lover's Guide : The Ultimate Insider Tour of Movie New York by Richard Alleman, ©2005, Broadway, As Retrieved 2009-08-18, page 416, "Albemarle Theater, 973 Flatbush Avenue. Just like the old Stanley Theater in Jersey City, Brooklyn's 2,700-seat Albemarle movie palace later served as a Kingdom Hall for the Jehovah's Witnesses."
40. From Abyssinian to Zion: A Guide to Manhattan's Houses of Worship by David W. Dunlap, ©2004, Columbia University Press, As Retrieved 2009-08-18, page 117, "The remarkable Kingdom Hall at 609 West 161st Street was formerly the Hebrew Tabernacle of Washington Heights, by George and Edward Blum and Ludwig Hanauer, completed in 1925."
41. "How Kingdom Halls Are Built", Awake!, August 22, 1972, page 23
42. Jehovah's Witnesses—Proclaimers of God's Kingdom. Watch Tower Society. pp. 325–328.
43. "Kingdom Hall Construction in the United States". Our Kingdom Ministry: 3. August 1997.
44. "How Is It All Financed?", Jehovah's Witnesses - Proclaimers of God's Kingdom, pages 344-345
45. "Announcements", Our Kingdom Ministry, June 1991, page 3
46. "True Worship Is Expanding in Eastern Europe". Our Kingdom Ministry: 3–4. September 1999.
47. "International Kingdom Hall Building in Some European Lands", Our Kingdom Ministry, May 2003, page 3
48. "A New Program for Kingdom Hall Construction". Our Kingdom Ministry: 3. September 1983.
49. Letter to all Congregations, June 4, 2008
50. "Continued Expansion Increases Need for Kingdom Halls". Our Kingdom Ministry: 3. December 1993.
51. Our Kingdom Ministry: 4. April 1985. "These loans are repaid to the Society Kingdom Hall Fund with interest at the rate of 6 percent."
52. For example, Our Kingdom Ministry, March 2003, included a "Safety Checklist" on page 4, and a checklist for "Care of Building and Property" on page 5.
53. "Let Us Keep Our Place of Worship in Good Repair", Our Kingdom Ministry, August 2003, page 3-4
54. "The Giver of “Every Good Gift”", The Watchtower, December 1, 1993, page 29

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The Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania is a non-stock, not-for-profit organization[1] headquartered in the New York City, New York borough of Brooklyn. It is the main legal entity used worldwide by Jehovah's Witnesses to direct, administer and develop doctrines for the religion and is often referred to by members of the religion simply as "the Society". It is the parent organization of a number of Watch Tower subsidiaries, including the Watchtower Society of New York and International Bible Students Association.[2] The number of voting shareholders of the corporation is limited to between 300 and 500 "mature, active and faithful" male Jehovah's Witnesses.[3] About 5800 Jehovah's Witnesses provide voluntary unpaid labor, as members of a religious order, in three large Watch Tower Society facilities in New York;[4] nearly 15,000 other members of the order work at the Watch Tower Society's other facilities worldwide.[4][5][6]

The organization was formed in 1881 as Zion's Watch Tower Tract Society for the purpose of distributing religious tracts.[1] The society was incorporated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on December 15, 1884. In 1896, the society was renamed Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society.[7] Following a leadership dispute in the Bible Student movement, the Watch Tower Society remained associated with the branch of the movement that became known as Jehovah's Witnesses. In 1955, the corporation was renamed Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania.[8] In 1976, all activities of the Watch Tower Society were brought under the supervision of the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses.[9]

History

On February 16, 1881, Zion's Watch Tower Tract Society was formed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, for the purpose of organizing the printing and distribution of religious tracts. William Henry Conley, a Pittsburgh industrialist and philanthropist, served as president, with Charles Taze Russell serving as secretary-treasurer.[10] The society's primary journal was Zion's Watch Tower and Herald of Christs Presence, first published in 1879 by Russell,[11] founder of the Bible Student movement.[12] Other early writers for the Watch Tower Society included J. H. Paton and W. I. Mann.[10][13] Formation of the society was announced in the April 1881 issue of Zion's Watch Tower.[14] That year, the society received donations of $35,391.18.[15]

Although ZION'S WATCH TOWER TRACT SOCIETY was formed in February 1881 to act as a "distributor" of "tracts" and other literature which advocated the religious views of the Conleys and the Russells, ZWTTS was NOT a "religious" organization, but rather was a "business association", which had "no creed or confession".

While Zion's Watch Tower Tract Society was founded with $7000.00 in its bank account, another $35,000.00 was needed to fund Zion's Watch Tower Tract Society exceptionally large international distribution of literature during 1881 and early 1882 -- over 1,400,000 booklets, tracts, and magazines. Most of that $35,000.00 ($1,060,000.00 current value) is believed to have been donated by Henry Conley, who had such disposable income, while the Russells did not.

Incorporation

On December 15, 1884, the society was incorporated as Zion's Watch Tower Tract Society in Pennsylvania as a non-profit, non-stock corporation with Russell as president. The corporation was located in Allegheny, Pennsylvania. In its charter, written by Russell, the society's purpose was stated as "the mental, moral and religious improvement of men and women, by teaching the Bible by means of the publication and distribution of Bibles, books, papers, pamphlets and other Bible literature, and by providing oral lectures free for the people".[16] The charter provided for a board of seven directors, three of who served as officers—a president, vice-president (initially William I. Mann) and secretary-treasurer (initially Maria Russell). The charter stipulated that the officers be chosen from the directors and be elected annually by ballot. Board members would hold office for life unless removed by a two-thirds vote by shareholders. Vacancies on the board resulting from death, resignation or removal would be filled by a majority vote of the remaining board members within 20 days; if such vacancies were not filled within 30 days an appointment could be made by the president, with the appointments lasting only until the next annual corporation meeting, when vacancies would be filled by election.[17]
Anyone subscribing to $10 or more of the society's Old Testament Tracts or donating $10 or more to the society was deemed a voting member and entitled to one vote per $10 donated.[17] Russell indicated that despite having a board and shareholders, the society would be directed by only two people—him and his
wife Maria.[18] Russell said that as at December 1893 he and his wife owned 3705, or 58 percent, of the 6383 voting shares, "and thus control the Society; and this was fully understood by the directors from the first. Their usefulness, it was understood, would come to the front in the event of our death... For this reason, also, formal elections were not held; because it would be a mere farce, a deception, to call together voting shareholders from all over the world, at great expense, to find upon arrival that their coming was useless, Sister Russell and myself having more than a majority over all that could gather. However, no one was hindered from attending such elections." The influx of donations gradually diluted the proportion of the Russells' shares and in 1908 their voting shares constituted less than half the total.[19][20] Russell emphasized the limitations of the corporation, explaining: "Zion's Watch Tower Tract Society is not a 'religious society' in the ordinary meaning of this term"[21] He also stated, "This is a business association merely... It has no creed or confession. It is merely a business convenience in disseminating the truth."[17] Incorporation of the society meant that it would outlive Russell, so individuals who wished to bequeath their money or property to him would not have to alter their will if he died before they did.[22] On September 19, 1896, the name of the corporation was changed to Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society.[23]

From 1908 Russell required the directors to write out resignations when they were appointed so Russell could dismiss them by simply filling in the date.[19] In 1909, Russell instructed legal counsel Joseph Franklin Rutherford to determine whether the society's headquarters could be moved to Brooklyn, New York.[24] Rutherford reported that because it had been established under Pennsylvania law, the corporation could not be registered in New York state, but suggested that a new corporation be registered there to do the society's work. Rutherford subsequently organized the formation of the People's Pulpit Association, which was incorporated on February 23, 1909, and wrote the charter which gave the president—to be elected for life at the first meeting—"absolute power and control" of its activities in New York.[25][24] The society sold its buildings in Pittsburgh[26] and moved staff to its new base in Brooklyn. Although all New York property was bought in the name of the New York corporation and all legal affairs of the society done in its name, Russell insisted on the continued use of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society name on all correspondence and publications.[24]

The move from Pennsylvania to New York occurred during court proceedings over the breakdown of Russells' marriage. His wife Maria had been granted a "limited divorce" on March 4, 1908, but in 1909 returned to court in Pittsburgh to request an increase in alimony,[27] which her former husband refused.[28] Authors Barbara Grizzuti Harrison and Edmond C. Gruss have claimed Russell's move to Brooklyn was motivated by his desire to transfer from the jurisdiction of the Pennsylvania courts. They claim he transferred all his assets to the Watch Tower Society so he could declare himself bankrupt and avoid being jailed for failure to pay alimony.[27][29][30] 

wt charter Pennsylvania corp.pdf

In 1914, the International Bible Students Association was incorporated in Britain to administer affairs in that country. Like the People's Pulpit Association, it was subsidiary to the Pennsylvania parent organization and all work done through both subsidiaries was described as the work of the Watch Tower Society. The Watchtower noted: "The editor of The Watchtower is the President of all three of these Societies. All financial responsibility connected with the work proceeds from [the Pennsylvania corporation]. From it the other Societies and all the branches of the work receive their financial support... we use sometimes the one name and sometimes the other in various parts of our work—yet they all in the end mean the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, to which all donations should be made."[2]
 

Leadership dispute

Main article: Watch Tower Society presidency dispute (1917)
Russell died on October 31, 1916, in Pampa, Texas during a cross-country preaching trip. On January 6, 1917, board member and society legal counsel Joseph Franklin Rutherford, aged 47, was elected president of the Watch Tower Society, unopposed, at the Pittsburgh convention. Under his presidency, the role of the society underwent a major change.[31] By-laws passed by both the Pittsburgh convention and the board of directors stated that the president would be the executive officer and general manager of the society, giving him full charge of its affairs worldwide.[32]

By June 1917, four of the seven Watch Tower Society directors, Robert H. Hirsh, Alfred I. Ritchie, Isaac F. Hoskins and James D. Wright, had decided they had erred in endorsing Rutherford's expanded powers of management,[33] claiming Rutherford had become autocratic.[33] Hirsch attempted to rescind the new by-laws and reclaim the powers of management from the president,[34] but Rutherford later claimed he had by then detected a conspiracy among the directors to seize control of the society.[35] In July, Rutherford gained a legal opinion from a Philadelphia corporation lawyer that none of his opposers were legally directors of the society.

On July 12, 1917, Rutherford filled what he claimed were four vacancies on the board, appointing A. H. Macmillan and Pennsylvania Bible Students W. E. Spill, J. A. Bohnet and George H. Fisher as directors.[36] Between August and November the society and the four ousted directors published a series of pamphlets, with each side accusing the other of ambitious and reckless behavior. The former directors also claimed Rutherford had required all headquarters workers to sign a petition supporting him and threatened dismissal for any who refused to sign.[37] The former directors left the Brooklyn headquarters on August 8, 1917.[38] On January 5, 1918, Rutherford was returned to office.

In May 1918, Rutherford and seven other Watch Tower directors and officers were arrested on charges of sedition under the Espionage Act. On June 21, 1918, they were sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment. Rutherford feared his opponents would gain control of the Society in his absence, but on January 2, 1919, he learned he had been re-elected president at the Pittsburgh convention the day before.[39] However, by mid-1919 about one in seven Bible Students had chosen to leave rather than accept Rutherford's leadership,[40] forming groups such as The Standfast Movement, Paul Johnson Movement, Dawn Bible Students Association, Pastoral Bible Institute of Brooklyn, Elijah Voice Movement and Eagle Society.[41]

Although formed as a "business convenience" with the purpose of publishing and distributing Bible-based literature and managing the funds necessary for that task, the corporation from the 1920s began its transformation into the "religious society" Russell had insisted it was not, introducing centralized control and regulation of Bible Student congregations worldwide.[42] In 1938, Rutherford introduced the term "theocracy" to describe the hierarchical leadership of Jehovah's Witnesses, with Consolation explaining: "The Theocracy is at present administered by the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, of which Judge Rutherford is the president and general manager."[43] The society appointed "zone servants" to supervise congregations and in a Watchtower article Rutherford declared the need for congregations to "get in line" with the changed structure.[44][45]

 

Amendments to charter

Following Rutherford's death in 1942, Nathan H. Knorr became president of the Watch Tower Society, and subsequently introduced further changes to the role of the society. At a series of talks given in Pittsburgh on September 30, 1944, coinciding with the society's annual meeting, it was announced that changes would be made to the 1884 charter to bring it into "closer harmony with theocratic principles". The amendments, most of which were passed unanimously,[46] significantly altered the terms of membership and stated for the first time that the society's purposes included preaching about God's kingdom, acting as a servant and governing agency of Jehovah's Witnesses, and sending missionaries and teachers for the public worship of God and Jesus Christ. The new charter, which took effect from January 1, 1945 included the following changes:

An altered and expanded explanation of article II, detailing the purpose of the society. This included the preaching of the gospel of God's kingdom to all nations; to print and distribute Bibles and disseminate Bible truths with literature explaining Bible truths and prophecy concerning the establishment of God's kingdom; to authorise and appoint agents, servants, employees, teachers evangelists, missionaries, ministers and others "to go all the world publicly and from house to house to preach Bible truths to persons willing to listen by leaving with such persons said literature and by conducting Bible studies thereon"; to improve people mentally and morally by instruction "on the Bible and incidental scientific, historical and literary subjects"; to establish and maintain Bible schools and classes; to "teach, train, prepare and equip men and women as ministers, missionaries, evangelists, preachers, teachers and instructors in the Bible and Bible literature, and for public Christian worship of Almighty God and Jesus Christ" and "to arrange for and hold local and worldwide assemblies for such worship".
An amendment to article V, detailing the qualifications for membership of the society. Each donation of $10 to the society funds had formerly entitled the contributor to one voting share; the amendment limited membership to "only men who are mature, active and faithful witnesses of Jehovah devoting full time to performance of one or more of its chartered purposes... or such men who are devoting part time as active presiding ministers or servants of congregations of Jehovah's witnesses". The amended article stipulated that "a man who is found to be in harmony with the purposes of the Society and who possesses the above qualifications may be elected as a member upon being nominated by a member, director or officer, or upon written application to the president or secretary. Such members shall be elected upon a finding by the Board of Directors that he possesses the necessary qualifications and by receiving a majority vote of the members." The amendment limited membership at any one time to between 300 and 500, including approximately seven residents of each of the 48 states of the US. It also introduced a clause providing for the suspension or expulsion of a member for wilfully violating the society's rules, or "becoming out of harmony with any of the Society's purposes or any of its work or for wilful conduct prejudicial to the best interests of the Society and contrary to his duties as a member, or upon ceasing to be a full-time servant of the Society or a part-time servant of a congregation of Jehovah's witnesses".
An amendment to article VII, dealing with the governance of the society by its board of directors. The amendment deleted reference to adherence to the constitution and laws of Pennsylvania of the US. It also specified powers of the board including matters of finance and property.
An amendment to article VIII, detailing the office holders of the society and the terms of office and method of appointment of officers and directors. A clause stating that board members would hold office for life was deleted. The new clause provided for board membership for a maximum of three years, with directors qualifying for re-election at the expiration of their term.[47] 

 

Governing Body

In 1976, direction of the Watch Tower Society and of the congregations of Jehovah's Witnesses worldwide came under the control of the Governing Body, reducing the power of the society's president. The society has described the change as "one of the most significant organizational readjustments in the modern-day history of Jehovah's Witnesses."[48]

Following the death of Knorr in 1977, subsequent presidents of the Watch Tower Society have been Frederick W. Franz (June 1977 – December 1992); Milton G. Henschel (December 1992 – October 2000) and Don A. Adams (October 2000–).

Presidents

Operations

The corporation is a major publisher of religious publications, including books, tracts, magazines and Bibles. By 1979, the society had 39 printing branches worldwide. In 1990, it was reported that in one year the society printed 696 million copies of its magazines, The Watchtower and Awake! as well as another 35,811,000 pieces of literature worldwide, which are offered door-to-door by Jehovah's Witnesses.[49] As of 2013, the Society prints more than 43 million of its public issues of these magazines each month, totaling over 1 billion annually.

The society describes its headquarters and branch office staff as volunteers rather than employees,[4] and identifies them as members of the Worldwide Order of Special Full-Time Servants of Jehovah's Witnesses.[5] Workers receive a small monthly stipend[50] with meals and accommodation provided by the society. The "Bethel family" in the Brooklyn headquarters includes hairdressers, dentists, doctors, housekeepers and carpenters, as well as shops for repairing personal appliances, watches, shoes and clothing without charge for labor.[51]

The society files no publicly accessible financial figures, but reported in 2011 that it had spent more than $173 million that year "in caring for special pioneers, missionaries and traveling overseers in their field service assignments".[5][52] Donations obtained from the distribution of literature is a major source of income, most of which is used to promote its evangelical activities.[53]

Author James Beckford has claimed the status of voting members of the society is purely symbolic. He said they cannot be considered to be representatives of the mass of Jehovah's Witnesses and are in no position to challenge the actions or authority of the society's directors.[54]

Internationally recognized trademarks used on publications via subsidiaries:


See also: List of Watchtower Magazine Headings

Property ownership

2015 7% ownership in the J.P. Morgan Chase Liquid assets Mutual Fund

 

Directors

Current

1. Don Alden Adams, director since 2000, president since 2000
2. Danny L. Bland, director since 2000
3. William F. Malenfant, director since 2000, vice-president since 2000
4. Robert W. Wallen, director since 2000, vice-president since 2000
5. Philip D. Wilcox, director since 2000
6. John N. Wischuk, director since 2000

 

Former

Directors are listed generally from most to least recent. List may not be complete.

1. Richard E. Abrahamson (director 2000-2004, secretary-treasurer 2000-2004)
2. Milton George Henschel (director 1947–2000, vice-president 1977–1992, president 1992–2000)
3. Lyman Alexander Swingle (director 1945–2000)[116]
4. W. Lloyd Barry (director ?–1999, vice-president ?–1999)
5. Frederick William Franz (director 1945–1992, vice-president 1945–1977, president 1977–1992)[117]
6. Grant Suiter (director 1941–1983, secretary-treasurer)[118]
7. William K. Jackson (director 1973–1981)[119]
8. Nathan Homer Knorr (director 1940–1977, vice-president 1940–1942, president 1942–1977)[120]
9. John O. Groh (director 1965–1975)
10. Thomas J. Sullivan (director 1932–1973)[121][122]
11. Alexander Hugh Macmillan (director 1918–1938)
12. Hugo Henry Riemer (1943–1965)[123][124][125]
13. William Edwin Van Amburgh (director 1916–1947, secretary-treasurer)[126][127][128][129]
14. Hayden Cooper Covington (director 1940–1945, vice-president 1942–1945)[130]
15. Joseph Franklin Rutherford (director 1916–1942, acting president[131] 1916–1917, president 1917–1942)[132]
16. Charles A. Wise (director 1919–1940, vice-president 1919–1940)[133][134][135][136]
17. J. A. Baeuerlcin (director 1923 fl)[137]
18. R. H. Barber (director 1919)[138]
19. Charles H. Anderson (director 1918–?, vice-president 1918–1919)[132]
20. J. A. Bohnet (director 1917–?)[132]
21. George H. Fisher (director 1917–?)[132]
22. W. E. Spill (director 1917–?)[132]
23. Andrew N. Pierson (director 1916–1918, vice-president)[126]
24. Robert H. Hirsh (director 1917)
25. J. D. Wright (director fl1916–1917)[126]
26. Isaac F. Hoskins (director fl1916–1917)[126]
27. Alfred I. Ritchie (director 1916–1917, vice-president)[126][139]
28. Henry Clay Rockwell (director fl1916–1917)[126]
29. Charles Taze Russell (director 1884–1916, president 1884–1916)[140]
30. William M. Wright (?–1906)[141]
31. Henry Weber (director 1884–1904, vice-president 1884–1904)[142][143]
32. Maria Russell (née Ackley) (director 1884–1897, secretary-treasurer 1884–?, then-wife of Charles Taze Russell)[140][144][145]
33. J. B. Adamson (director 1884–?)[140]
34. Rose J. Ball (director 1884–?)[142]
35. Simon O. Blunden (director 1884–?)[142]
36. W. C. McMillan (director 1884–?)[140]
37. W. I. Mann (director 1884, vice-president 1884)[140]
38. J. F. Smith (director 1884)[140]

 

See also:

Centennial of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania (brochure / program)
January 1945 Charter of the WTBTSofPenn

References

 

1. Pennsylvania Department of State.
2. Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society 1959, p. 49
3. Jehovah's Witnesses—Proclaimers of God's Kingdom. p. 229.
4. "Jehovahs loses comp case: Church may be forced to pay millions",//New York Daily News//, January 6, 2006. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
5. Yearbook, Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society, 2009.
6. Yearbook, Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, 2012, page 55.
7. "Report for Fiscal Year", Watch Tower, December 1, 1896, page 301, Reprints page 2077 Retrieved 2010-03-30, "WATCH TOWER BIBLE AND TRACT SOCIETY. REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR ENDING DEC. 1, 1896. ALTHOUGH the above has been the recognized name of our Society for some four years, it was not until this year that the Board of Directors took the proper steps to have the name legally changed from ZION'S WATCH TOWER TRACT SOCIETY to that above. The new name seems to be in every way preferable."
8. "Development of the Organization Structure", Jehovah's Witnesses – Proclaimers of God's Kingdom, 1993 Watch Tower, page 229, "Zion’s Watch Tower Tract Society. First formed in 1881 and then legally incorporated in the state of Pennsylvania on December 15, 1884. In 1896, its name was changed to Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society. Since 1955 it has been known as Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania."
9. Franz 2007, pp. 80–107
10. Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society 1993, pp. 575–576
11. Zion's Watch Tower: 1. July 1879.
12. "Encyclopædia Britannica – Russell, Charles Taze"
13. Zion's Watch Tower, January 1881, Reprints page 1.]
14. Zion's Watch Tower, April 1881, Reprints page 214.
15. Zion's Watch Tower: 2. January 1882.
16. J. F. Rutherford, //A Great Battle in the Ecclesiastical Heavens,// 1915, p. 14.
17. C.T. Russell, "A Conspiracy Exposed", //Zion's Watch Tower// Extra edition, April 25, 1894, page 55-60.
18. C.T. Russell, "A Conspiracy Exposed", //Zion's Watch Tower// Extra edition, April 25, 1894, page 55-60, "The affairs of the Society are so arranged that its entire control rests in the care of Brother and Sister Russell as long as they shall live... The fact is that, by the grace of God, Sister R. and myself have been enabled not only to give our own time without charge to the service of the truth, in writing and overseeing, but also to contribute more money to the Tract Society's fund for the scattering of the good tidings, than all others combined."
19. Wills 2006, p. 91
20. J. F. Rutherford, //A Great Battle in the Ecclesiastical Heavens,// 1915, p. 14., "While there are nearly two hundred thousand shares, and it would be an easy matter to elect some other man as president, there never has been cast a vote against Pastor Russell. At the last election he was absent, his own votes were not cast, yet more than one hundred thousand votes of others were cast for him as president."
21. //Zion's Watch Tower//, October 1894, page 330.
22. Wills 2006, pp. 75
23. Pierson et al 1917, p. 22
24. Rutherford August 1917, p. 16
25. Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society 1959, p. 48
26. Allegheny City was annexed by Pittsburgh in 1909.
27. Grizzuti Harrison 1978
28. Penton 1997, p. 39
29. Gruss 2003, p. 17
30. "Girl's midnight visit to Pastor Russell", Brooklyn Eagle, August 14, 1909, "His wife, whom he married 30 years ago, when she was Maria F. Ackley, obtained a limited divorce from him in Pittsburg on the ground of cruelty. The judge who decided for Mrs Russell granted her $100 a month alimony. Pastor Russell was slow in coming to the front with payments and finally stopped paying alimony altogether. An order was ordered for the pastor's arrest in Pittsburg, but Brooklyn is a comfortable enough place and Pastor Russell didn't like going back to Pittsburg where a yawning prison awaited him. He said that his friends had paid the alimony, anyhow, and that he was purged of contempt of court thereby."
31. Gruss 2003, pp. 25–27
32. Pierson et al 1917, pp. 5,6
33. Pierson et al 1917, pp. 4
34. Rutherford August 1917, pp. 12
35. Rutherford August 1917, pp. 22–23
36. Rutherford August 1917, pp. 14,15
37. Pierson et al 1917, pp. 9
38. Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society 1993, pp. 68
39. Macmillan 1957, pp. 106
40. Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society 1975, pp. 93–94
41. Rogerson 1969, pp. 39
42. Wills 2006, pp. 175, 176
43. Consolation, September 4, 1940, pg 25, as cited by Penton, pg. 61.
44. Wills 2006, pp. 201
45. Watchtower, June 15, 1938.
46. Amendments to articles II, III, VII, VIII and X were passed unanimously, with more than 225,000 votes cast; the amendments to article V of the Charter, affecting qualifications for membership of the society, were passed 225,255 to 47.
47. Articles of amendment to Watch Tower Society charter, February 15, 1945.Retrieved October 4, 2009.
48. Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society 1993, pp. 108–109
49. Brooklyn Heights Press, March 15, 1990, page 1, as cited by Edmond C. Gruss, 2003, pages 72–73.
50. A 1990 news report stated that Brooklyn workers received $80 per month to buy personal needs. See "A sect grows in Brooklyn", Philadelphia Inquirer, August 2, 1990.
51. "A sect grows in Brooklyn", Philadelphia Inquirer, August 2, 1990.
52. Yearbook, Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, 2012, page 55.
53. Penton 1997, p. 231
54. Beckford, James A. (1975). The Trumpet of Prophecy: A Sociological Study of Jehovah's Witnesses. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. p. 83. ISBN 0-631-16310-7.
55. Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society 1959, pp. 27
56. Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society 1959, pp. 47–48
57. Watch Tower March 1, 1909, pages 67,68.
58. Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society 1959, p. 115
59. Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society 1959, pp. 97
60. Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society 1959, pp. 234
61. Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society 1959, pp. 253–255
62. Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society 1959, pp. 292
63. The Watchtower, September 1, 1989, page 29.
64. The Watchtower, December 1, 1982, page 23.
65. The Watchtower, April 15, 1996, page 24.
66. Awake!, April 22, 1989, pages 25–27; "In fact, the Towers, 124 Columbia Heights, 107 Columbia Heights, and 119 Columbia Heights, which accommodate nearly 2000 of the family, are connected by underground tunnels."
67. Centennial of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, 1984, pages 8–9.
68. "New Shipping Facilities of Jehovah’s Witnesses", Awake!, August 22, 1987, pages 16–18.
69. Jehovah's Witnesses sell the former Hotel Bossert
70. Yearbook, Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society, 1988, page 25.
71. Awake 1989, April 22, pp 23-24
72. "Wallkill and Warwick Projects Moving Ahead", JW.org News, May 13, 2013.
73. Awake!, February 22, 1987, pages 25–27.
74. "Watchtower project grows in Patterson", //New York Times//, April 18, 1983, 1993. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
75. "Watchtower Society may move some NY offices", WCAX website, March 26, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
76. "A Witness to the future as Watchtower buys land upstate", //The Brooklyn Paper//, April 2, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
77. "Watchtower's move to Warwick? 'Not anytime soon'", //Brooklyn Daily Eagle//, October 24, 2011.
78. "The Watchtower is getting tired of being shown the door in Brooklyn Heights",//The New York Observer//, October 25, 2011.
79. ^ Jump up to://**a**// //**b**// "Historic Turning Point: After Century in Brooklyn, Watchtower Pulls Out of Heights", //Brooklyn Heights//, February 23, 2010.
80. "The Witnesses Leave. Then What?", //Brooklyn Daily Eagle//, February 24, 2010.
81. "Town OKs impact plan for Jehovah's Witnesses", //Times Herald-Record//, July 17, 2012.
82. "Witnesses to Relocate World Headquarters", //jw.org News//, August 15, 2012.
83. "Warwick OKs Watchtower Site", //Recordonline.com, Times Herald Record//, July 19, 2013.
84. "Watchtower Buys Another Parcel", //Times Herald-Record//, August 25, 2011.
85. "Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of NY Pay 3.2M for Flex Building", //Costar Group//, Sept. 21, 2011.
86. "Annual Meeting Report", Aug. 15, 2012 Watchtower, page 17
87. "Suffern tenants must move after Jehovah's Witnesses group buys building",//Lohud.com//, June 12, 2013.
88. "Increased Activity at United States Bethel", Our Kingdom Ministry, September 2003.
89. "Watchtower to sell 6 Brooklyn Heights properties", //Brooklyn Daily Eagle//, April 26, 2007. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
90. "Selloff! But Witnesses say they will remain kings of Kings", //The Brooklyn Paper//, May 12, 2007. Retrieved October 3, 2009.
91. Yearbook, 1991, Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society, page 10.
92. "Have a seat in the Standish", //The Brooklyn Paper//, December 15, 2007.Retrieved October 3, 2009.
93. Different Building, Same Buyer for Witnesses
94. Group with big Brooklyn plan snaps up property
95. Second Witnesses property fetches $4.1M
96. Praise God! Another Watchtower Property Sells
97. Watchtower Sells Yet Another Heights Property, Brownstoner Brooklyn Inside and Out, November 30, 2012.
98. New York Post, Brooklyn Blog, May 8, 2012, Brooklyn's Bossert Hotel could become a hotel again
99. The Real Deal News, Nov. 12, 2012, Chetrit, Bistricer pay $81 million for Brooklyn's Bossert Hotel
100. Jehovah's Witnesses Sell First Property for $7.1 million
101. Latest Witnesses-owned property in Brooklyn Heights hits the market, //THE REAL DEAL//, July 24, 2012.
102. "Watchtower Sells 67 Remsen Street for 3.25 million", //Brooklyn Heights Blog//, October 10, 2012.
103. "Witnesses put prime Dumbo site on the block", //Crain's New York Business//, June 4, 2012.
104. "Jehovah's Witnesses Sell Latest Dumbo Development Site for $31M", //The Real Deal//, April 25, 2013.
105. Brooklyn-Bridge-Park "Developers Jostling for a piece of Brooklyn Bridge Park", //The Real Deal//, June 10, 2013.
106. Watchtower Society selling five more properties in Brooklyn, NY, //THE REAL DEAL//, Sept. 16, 2011.
107. "Big Deal: Jehovah's Witnesses List Prime Properties, //The New York Times – City Room//, September 16, 2011.
108. "Witnesses knocking on $375M bldg. sale", //New York Post//, July 7, 2013.
109. Hallelujah! "Jehovah's Witnesses land sell-off has Brooklyn dreaming big",//Crain's New York Business//, October 16, 2011.
110. "No longer 'Vatican City' for Watchtower, Brooklyn watches jehovahs retreat",//Brooklyn Daily Eagle//, October 9, 2013
111. "Bible Truth Triumphs Amid Tradition", The Watchtower, May 15, 1985, page 27.
112. "Your Will Be Done on Earth", The Watchtower, 1960, page 30.
113. Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society 1959, p. 33
114. "Building to Jehovah’s Glory", The Watchtower, May 1, 1979, pages 26–29.
115. 2012 Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses p.32, 33, 55.
116. Jehovah's Witnesses–Proclaimers of God's Kingdom. Watch Tower Society. 1993. p. 91.
117. "How the Governing Body Differs From a Legal Corporation", The Watchtower, January 15, 2001, page 28.
118. "Moving Ahead With God’s Organization", The Watchtower, September 1, 1983, page 13.
119. "The Governing Body", 1974 Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses, Watch Tower, page 258
120. "Background of N. H. Knorr", Jehovah's Witnesses – Proclaimers of God's Kingdom, 1993 Watch Tower, page 91
121. "He Ran for 'The Prize of the Upward Call' and Won!", The Watchtower, September 15, 1974, page 554, "On October 31, 1932, he [Sullivan] was made a member of the board of directors of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania; he was also one of the eleven-member governing body of Jehovah’s witnesses."
122. "A Time of Testing (1914–1918)", Jehovah's Witnesses – Proclaimers of God's Kingdom, 1993 Watch Tower, page 71, "Thomas (Bud) Sullivan, who later served as a member of the Governing Body, recalled, "It was my privilege to visit Brooklyn Bethel in the late summer of 1918 during the brothers’ incarceration."
123. "Happy are the dead who die in union with the Lord", The Watchtower, May 15, 1965, page 320.
124. "Experiencing Jehovah’s Love", The Watchtower, September 15, 1964, page 571
125. "Announcements", The Watchtower, May 15, 1965, page 320, "Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society of Pennsylvania announces herewith the death of Brother Hugo H. Riemer on March 31, 1965. After years of service as a pioneer publisher in the field, he was called to the Society’s Brooklyn headquarters in 1918, since which time he served with the Society’s headquarters till his death at eighty-six years of age. He was on the boards of directors of both the Society’s Pennsylvania corporation and its New York corporation, also serving in the official capacity of assistant secretary-treasurer of both corporations."
126. "Organization of the Work", Watch Tower, December 1, 1916, page 391, Reprints page 6024 Retrieved 2010-03-30, "Two days after his [C. T. Russell's 1916] death the Board met and elected Brother A. N. Pierson as a member of the Board to fill the vacancy caused by Brother Russell's change. The seven members of the Board as now constituted are A. I. Ritchie, W. E. Van Amburgh, H. C. Rockwell, J. D. Wright, I. F. Hoskins, A. N. Pierson and J. F. Rutherford."
127. "A Time of Testing (1914–1918)", Jehovah's Witnesses – Proclaimers of God's Kingdom, 1993 Watch Tower, page 65, "So, two days after Russell’s death, the board of directors met and elected A. N. Pierson to be a member. The seven members of the board at that point were A. I. Ritchie, W. E. Van Amburgh, H. C. Rockwell, J. D. Wright, I. F. Hoskins, A. N. Pierson, and J. F. Rutherford."
128. "Moving Ahead With God’s Organization", The Watchtower, September 1, 1983, page 14, "The Society's secretary and treasurer, W. E. Van Amburgh, had become incapacitated due to advanced age and illness and so resigned from his position. I was elected to succeed him on February 6, 1947, and Brother Van Amburgh died the following day."
129. "Testing and Sifting From Within", Jehovah's Witnesses – Proclaimers of God's Kingdom, 1993 Watch Tower, page 622, "In 1916, W. E. Van Amburgh declared, "This great worldwide work is not the work of one person... It is God’s work." Although he saw others turn away, he remained firm in that conviction right down till his death in 1947, at 83 years of age."
130. "How the Governing Body Differs From a Legal Corporation", The Watchtower, January 1, 2001, page 28, "In 1940, Hayden C. Covington—then the Society's legal counsel and one of the "other sheep," with the earthly hope—was elected a director of the Society. (John 10:16) He served as the Society’s vice president from 1942 to 1945. At that time, Brother Covington stepped aside as a director"
131. Rutherford chaired executive meetings in 1916 but was not formally elected president until 1917. During Rutherford's 1918–1919 incarceration, vice-presidents Anderson and Wise chaired executive meetings.
132. "A Time of Testing (1914–1918)", Jehovah's Witnesses – Proclaimers of God's Kingdom, 1993 Watch Tower, page 68, "At the annual meeting held on January 5, 1918, the seven persons receiving the highest number of votes were J. F. Rutherford, C. H. Anderson, W. E. Van Amburgh, A. H. Macmillan, W. E. Spill, J. A. Bohnet, and G. H. Fisher. From these seven board members, the three officers were chosen—J. F. Rutherford as president, C. H. Anderson as vice president, and W. E. Van Amburgh as secretary-treasurer."
133. Faith on the March by A. H. Macmillan, 1957, Prentice-Hall, pages 106, 110, "At New Year's time the Society held its [1919] annual election of officers in Pittsburgh... He [Rutherford] handed me a telegram saying that he had been elected president and C. A. Wise vice-president... C. A. Wise was there too. He had been elected vice-president while we were in prison."
134. "Part 2—United States of America", 1975 Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses, Watch Tower, pages 113–114, "Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, January 2–5, 1919. This assembly was combined with the very significant annual meeting of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society on Saturday, January 4, 1919... There were nominations, a vote was taken and J. F. Rutherford was elected as president, C. A. Wise, as vice-president, and W. E. Van Amburgh, as secretary-treasurer."
135. "Sweden", 1991 Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses, Watch Tower, page 135
136. The Watchtower, October 15, 1939, pages 316–317
137. Watch Tower, December 15, 1923, page 333
138. The Watchtower, October 15, 1939, pages 316–317, "The Society’s annual meeting in 1919 Jan. 4 in Pittsburgh reelected J. F. Rutherford President and W. E. VanAmburgh Secretary-Treasurer. But the others elected to the Board of Directors, viz. C. A. Wise (Vice President), R. H. Barber [...] were freer to carry out their responsibilities. When the imprisoned leaders were released, Barber resigned"
139. "Ritchie, A. I.", Watchtower Publications Index 1930–1985, "Ritchie, A. I. vice president of Watch Tower Society (1916)"
140. Watch Tower, January 1885, Vol VI, No. 5, page 1, [Reprints page 707], "A charter of incorporation for Zion's Watch Tower Tract Society was granted December 13, 1884. ... The incorporators are the Directors, named below... Directors C. T. Russell, Pres., M. F. Russell, Sec and Treas., W. C. McMillan, W. I. Mann, Vice Pres., J. B. Adamson, J. F. Smith."
141. "Passed Beyond the Vail", Watch Tower, April 15, 1906, page 126, Reprints page 3765, "ANOTHER member of the Board... Brother William M. Wright, passed beyond the vail, into the Most Holy, we trust, on April 3."
142. "Harvest Gleanings III", Watch Tower, April 25, 1894, page 131, "The Corporation is to be managed by a Board of Directors consisting of seven members, and the names and residences of those already chosen directors are (we given names of the present board and officers) as follows: -Charles T Russell, President, W C McMillan, Henry Weber, Vice President, J B Adamson, Maria F Russell, Sec’y & Treas, Simon O Blunden. Rose J Ball."
143. "Entered Into His Rest", Watch Tower, February 1, 1904, page 36, Reprints page 3314, Retrieved 2010-03-30, "PILGRIM Brother Henry Weber has passed beyond the vail, to be forever with the Lord. We rejoice on his behalf. He finished his earthly course on Thursday, January 21, at 2.15 pm, at his home --Oakland, Md.--and was buried on Saturday, the 23rd. A large gathering, composed of his family, friends and neighbors, was addressed by the Editor of this journal... we will sadly miss our dear Brother, as a friend and as a Pilgrim and as Vice-President of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society"
144. "Part 1—United States of America", 1975 Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses, Watch Tower, pages 65–66, "During the trouble in 1894, Mrs. C. T. Russell (the former Maria Frances Ackley, whom Russell had married in 1879) undertook a tour from New York to Chicago, meeting with Bible Students along the way and speaking in her husband’s behalf. Being an educated, intelligent woman, she was well received when visiting the congregations at that time. Mrs. Russell was a director of the Watch Tower Society and served as its secretary and treasurer for some years."
145. The January 15, 1955 The Watchtower, page 46, referred to the former "Maria Frances Ackley, who had become a colaborer and a contributor of articles to the Watch Tower magazine. They came to have no children. Nearly eighteen years later, in 1897, due to Watch Tower Society members’ objecting to a woman’s teaching and being a member of the board of directors contrary to 1 Timothy 2:12, Russell and his wife disagreed about the management of the journal, Zion’s Watch Tower. Thereupon she voluntarily separated herself"
146. Franz 2007, pp. 614–654
147. Franz 2007, pp. 69–124
148. The Watchtower, February 15, 1976, page 124, as cited by R. Franz, "In Search if Christian Freedom", page 107,"Would not a failure to respond to direction from God through his organization really indicate a rejection of divine rulership?"
149. "Do not be quickly shaken from your reason", Watchtower, March 15, 1986
150. "At which table are you feeding?" Watchtower, July 1, 1994
151. Franz 2007, pp. 391–431
152. Gruss 2003, pp. 110–114
153. Holden 2002, p. 32

 

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