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October 24, 2000
Nearly 1.5 million attend “Doers of God’s Word” district conventions in United States
This year, nearly 1.5 million attended 191 district conventions of Jehovah’s Witnesses in the United States. The three-day conventions ran from May 19 to September 10, 2000, and were held in 73 cities across the United States.
The conventions include Bible lectures, interviews, skits, prayer, dramatization of Bible scenes, and singing. The theme of this year’s convention, “Doers of God’s Word” emphasized the importance of not just knowing what is right but actually doing it as well. It is based on James 1:22, which says: “However, become doers of the word, and not hearers only.”
The conventions, which ran from Friday to Sunday and were open to the public, were held in 15 languages, including American Sign Language. Attendance was 1,442,320, and 10,654 new members were baptized.
Jehovah’s Witnesses have nearly one million practicing members in the United States and nearly six million worldwide.
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