Why are Kingdom Halls closing?

The Kingdom Halls were shut due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which claimed millions of lives around the world. The group's spokesperson in Nigeria, Olusegun Eroyemi, in a video announcement noted that its public activities were suspended to prevent the spread of COVID-19 among members and their friends.
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Why are Jehovah's Witnesses selling their Kingdom Halls?

A statement from the religion's governing body said that the ad-hoc way it had acquired property over the years had led to its campus being far too spread out and therefore difficult to manage, therefore it was selling off the properties and centralising its organisation in the town of Warwick, in upstate New York.
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Will Jehovah's Witnesses go back to Kingdom Halls?

After two years of virtual gatherings, Jehovah's Witnesses worldwide will begin holding in-person meetings in their local Kingdom Halls during the week of April 1. Kingdom Halls are places of worship for Jehovah's Witnesses.
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Are they selling Kingdom Halls?

The Kingdom Hall at 2550 Applebutter Road, Hellertown, is being sold as part of a strategic divestiture of assets by Jehovah's Witnesses in the Lehigh Valley and beyond, according to a source familiar with how local congregations are organized and governed.
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Are Jehovahs Witnesses meeting again?

The congregations of Jehovah's Witnesses all over the world were encouraged to begin meeting in person during the first week of April after meeting virtually for two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Do Jehovah Witness elders get paid?

The majority of elders are family men and maintain secular employment to support their families. Jehovah's Witnesses do not have a salaried clergy nor any employees.
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Who is the current leader of Jehovah's Witnesses?

Nathan H. Knorr, President of Jehovah's Witnesses.
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What happened to the Kingdom Halls?

In March of 2020, leaders postponed services due to COVID-19 concerns. Then last Friday, Kingdom Halls reopened for the first time in more than two years. Leaders understand some people may not feel comfortable coming back in-person, so they have introduced a new hybrid system.
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Are Jehovah's Witnesses still meeting?

After more than two years of virtual worship services, Jehovah's Witnesses have now been given the go-ahead to resume in-person worship as of Friday. There are more than 50,000 Witnesses who are part of more than 300 congregations in Dallas-Fort Worth, and there are more than 8 million Witnesses worldwide.
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Do Jehovah's Witnesses still go door to door?

It's been more than a year now since Jehovah's Witnesses have gone knocking on people's doors, and according to representatives for the faith group, even after the coronavirus pandemic ends, they may not resume going door to door — a longstanding tradition and act of perseverance for which the community is widely known ...
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Who bought the Jehovah Witness building in Brooklyn?

Developers CIM Group, Kushner Companies, and LIVWRK acquired the Watchtower building, located at 25-30 Columbia Heights, in 2016 for $340 million. Kushner, which held just a 2.5 percent share in the project, sold its stake in the properties in June 2018.
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Why do Jehovah's Witnesses refuse medical treatment?

They believe that taking blood into the body through the mouth or veins violates God's laws. Witnesses view the above verses as ruling out transfusion with whole blood, packed red blood cells (RBCs), and plasma, as well as white blood cell (WBCs) and platelet administration.
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Can Jehovah's Witnesses work for the government?

Jehovah's Witnesses accept the legitimate authority of government in many matters. For example, they pay taxes, following Jesus' admonition in Mark 12:17 “to render unto Caesar what is Caesar's.” But they do not vote in elections, serve in the military or salute the flag.
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How many Jehovah's Witnesses are there 2021?

As of 2021, Jehovah's Witnesses reported a monthly average membership of approximately 8.5 million actively involved in preaching, with a peak of about 8.7 million. Jehovah's Witnesses have an active presence in most countries, though they do not form a large part of the population of any country.
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How much is the WatchTower Society worth?

In 2016, three more properties valued at an estimated $850 million to $1 billion—including the headquarters building—were put up for sale. The WatchTower Society reached a deal to sell the headquarters at Columbia Heights for $700 million.
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Why do Kingdom Halls have no windows?

A Kingdom Hall or Assembly Hall may originate from the renovation of an existing structure, such as a theater or non-Witness house of worship. In areas of repeated or reputed vandalism, particularly in cities, some Kingdom Halls are built without windows to reduce the risk of property damage.
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Do Jehovah's Witnesses use zoom?

After meeting on Zoom calls for two years, congregations met together for worship for the first time since the start of the pandemic two years ago. “Our organization formed a relationship with Zoom that allowed our 13,000 congregations in the US to continue to meet safely and to continue with our interactive meetings.
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How many Kingdom Halls are in the United States?

By the early 2000s there were more than 1.8 million Witnesses in the United States in nearly 11,000 congregations, or Kingdom Halls. There are nearly 16 million adherents worldwide.
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Can anyone attend a Jehovah Witness Service?

Meetings for worship and study are held at Kingdom Halls, and are open to the public.
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How are Jehovah Witnesses funded?

Jehovah's Witnesses fund their activities, such as publishing, constructing and operating facilities, evangelism, and disaster relief via donations. There is no tithing or collection, but all are encouraged to donate to the organization.
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How many Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom Halls are there?

There are more than 150 worship centers called Kingdom Halls in Alabama, with a combined membership of more than 15,000. And no matter where Witnesses walk into a Kingdom Hall, anywhere in the world, they can know the study will be the same there as at home, since each congregation follows the same study schedule.
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Are Jehovah's Witnesses growing or shrinking?

Jehovah's Witnesses are the fastest-growing church body in the U.S. and Canada, now with more than 1 million members, according to new figures that track church membership in the U.S. and Canada.
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Is Jehovah's Witnesses a true religion?

Although many of their eschatological teachings have changed over the years, Jehovah's Witnesses have consistently claimed to be the only true religion.
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Who wrote the Jehovah Witness Bible?

Charles Taze Russell, born in 1852, grew up in a devoutly Presbyterian family in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. At the age of 16, however, he found himself losing faith in his church, the Bible, and God.
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