For Immediate Release
August 23, 2010
Familiar “bomb scare” tactic forces attendees to return home
STAVROPOL, Russia—“We’ve been waiting for this all year. Many of us took vacation and saved up money in order to come… and now there are garbage trucks blocking the entrance!”—Yuriy Savitskiy, 44. Read the rest of this entry »
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Organizers of the annual Jehovah's Witnesses district convention, from left, Timothy Avallone of Columbus, William Frates of Billings, Carlin Anderson of Billings and Michael Kowalski of Roundup pictured as members clean the venue Thursday, June 3, 2010.
It’s quite a feat to organize a three-day convention that draws nearly 6,000 people.
But for four members of Jehovah’s Witnesses, the months of work that go into putting on the annual district convention in Billings is a labor of love. Read the rest of this entry »
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Nearly 12,000 Jehovah’s Witnesses are flocking to Fort Smith for their annual regional convention.
“The thrust of the whole program is to help people develop an intimate relationship with god,” spokesman Herbert Wight told 5NEWS.
An estimated 11,600 people will attend the group’s 2010 “Remain Close To Jehovah” conventions in Fort Smith. Read the rest of this entry »
Popularity: 20%
Thousands of Jehovah’s Witnesses will strengthen their faith during a month-long series of conventions in Cassidy starting this weekend.
The series of five, three-day conventions begins Friday (June 4) and ends July 4.
About 6,500 Jehovah’s Witnesses from around Vancouver Island and parts of the Sunshine Coast are expected to attend.
The theme of the event is Remain Close to Jehovah and strengthening spirituality. Read the rest of this entry »
Popularity: 20%
CLIFTON — More than 50,000 Jehovah’s Witnesses from the metropolitan area, including those from Clifton and Passaic will come to the Assembly Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Jersey City over 16 consecutive weekends for a 3-day event focusing on finding reliable direction and guidance from God’s word the Bible.
According to Clifton resident, Jay Chosy, news service overseer for the first convention, Jehovah’s Witnesses will host their annual conclave at the Assembly Hall at 2932 Kennedy Boulevard in Journal Square with the first convention beginning Friday, May 21. The venue was built in 1928 as the Stanley Theatre. Read the rest of this entry »
Popularity: 29%
In a climate of conflicting attitudes toward God, how can the faithful withstand constant attacks on their belief in God? What evidence about God’s existence is there for nonbelievers to examine? Intriguing answers to these questions will be explored during the Witnesses’ 2010 “Remain Close to Jehovah!” District Convention to be held at Jehovah’s Witnesses Assembly Hall on Autopista San Isidro km 8. Read the rest of this entry »
Popularity: 27%
For Immediate Release
May 17, 2010
NEW YORK—Jehovah’s Witnesses announce the start of their 2010 “Remain Close to Jehovah!” three-day conventions and warmly invite all to attend. The first of these events will begin this week on Friday, May 21, in five locations in the United States: West Palm Beach, Florida; Jersey City, New Jersey; Turnersville, New Jersey; Brooklyn, New York; and Queens, New York. Continuing through mid-September, there will be a total of 357 conventions in 90 cities in the continental United States. Conventions will be held in English, as well as in Spanish and 14 other languages. Read the rest of this entry »
Popularity: 19%
by Andrew Abramson
After last year’s fiery theme “Keep on the Watch!” including a provocative seminar “How to Survive the End of the World,” the Jehovah’s Witnesses kick off their 2010 campaign with a more mellow message: “Remain Close to Jehovah!” Read the rest of this entry »
Popularity: 32%
MANILA, Philippines – More than 1,000 hearing-impaired individuals from Luzon will gather at the General Trias Convention Center in Poblacion-Malabon, General Trias, Cavite on Sunday to attend a series of lectures that will be presented in Filipino Sign Language (FSL).
With the theme “The Time Left Is Reduced”, the special assembly day of the deaf organized by the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of the Philippines aims to provide encouragement, practical and spiritual counsel to the hearing-impaired and their families. Read the rest of this entry »
Popularity: 34%
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