The Watchtower Society is a group of corporations owned by the governing body of Jehovah’s Witnesses. They handle publishing, administrative, and other needs. The society’s employees are volunteers who live and work at the headquarters or branch offices. Jehovah’s Witnesses meet three times a week in simple places of worship and have annual assemblies where new members are baptized. The church has millions of members worldwide.
The Watchtower Society collectively refers to the corporations used by the religious group known as Jehovah’s Witnesses. These companies perform the group’s publishing needs, as well as administrative and other purposes. Prior to 2001, the term “Watchtower Society” was often used to refer to Jehovah’s Witnesses as a whole, including by themselves in their written works. Since that time, the church has made an effort to distinguish between their religion and the Watchtower Society.
The corporations known as the Watch Tower Society are owned by the governing body of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Out of these, there are three other companies, all incorporated in 2000. Their purposes include promoting the business and interests of Jehovah’s Witnesses outside the United States, as well as building the church’s houses of worship, known as Kingdom Halls.
Millions of copies of Jehovah’s Witness literature, including Bible tracts, are distributed every month. The Watchtower and Awake! they receive a particularly high circulation, increasing worldwide, and are both translated into dozens of languages. These flyers were sold to the paying public until the early 1990s and have been distributed free of charge ever since. Donations can be made by those so inclined.
Employees of the companies that make up the Watchtower Society are volunteers who live and work at the company’s headquarters in New York City, as well as at over 100 different branch offices around the world. A small portion of member donations go to pay for these volunteers’ living expenses.
Jehovah’s Witnesses trace their origins to the 1870s and were called Bible Students until adopting their current name in 1931. The name “Jehovah’s Witnesses” comes from a scripture verse in the Old Testament book of Isaiah. The church uses the version of the Bible known as the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures. Congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses usually meet three times a week in simple places of worship that do not display crucifixes or pictures as many Catholic and Protestant churches do. Each congregation is led by elders who oversee the teaching of the congregation and offer counsel and guidance as needed to those they teach.
Members of the religion also meet in larger annual assemblies where many congregations gather for Bible instruction. During these annual meetings, those who have recently converted to the faith are baptized. Overall, the church has millions of members worldwide.
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