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For 2023, approximately 1.8 billion hours of preaching were reported and around 270,000 new members were baptized. The Watch Tower Society reported that Jehovah's Witnesses conducted about 7.3 million home Bible studies with non-members, [1] including Bible studies conducted by Witness parents with their children. [3] [4]
November 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Jehovah's Witnesses have an active presence in most countries. These are the most recent statistics by continent, based on active members, or "publishers" as reported by the Watch Tower Society . [ 1 ]
From 1920 to 2023, every active Jehovah's Witness was expected to submit the amount of hours they spent preaching in their monthly field service report. In November 2023, this requirement was modified to only apply to members who have agreed to a specific hour requirement. [ 224 ]
As of November 2023, most members are only required to report that they engaged in any preaching activity for the month as well as the number of Bible studies conducted; members who have agreed to a specific hour requirement—for example, pioneers—still report the number of hours. [45]
This is a list of the largest megachurches in the United States with an attendance of more than 10,000 weekly, sometimes also termed a gigachurch. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] According to The Hartford Institute's database, approximately 50 churches had attendance ranging from 10,000 to 47,000 in 2010. [ 3 ]
When assembled in a field or at the edge of a forest for a prolonged religious meeting, the participants transformed the site into a camp meeting. Singing and preaching were the main activities for several days. The revivals were often intense and created intense emotions. Some fell away but many if not most became permanent church members.
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Statistics [ edit ] According to a census published by the Baptist World Alliance in 2023, it self-reported a total of 21,145 churches and 8,415,100 members, [ 36 ] an increase since 2010's 10,358 churches and 5,197,512 members, according to a separate study by the Association of Religion Data Archives . [ 37 ]