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A Kingdom Hall is a place of worship used by Jehovah's Witnesses. The term was first suggested in 1935 by Joseph Franklin Rutherford , then president of the Watch Tower Society , for a building in Hawaii . [ 1 ]
On 9 March 2023, a mass shooting occurred at a Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in the Alsterdorf quarter, Hamburg, Germany. The shooter, identified as Philipp Fusz, entered the building during a service and opened fire, killing six adults and an unborn child, and injuring eight others. Fusz, a former Jehovah's Witness, killed himself ...
A Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Lofoten, Norway Worship at a Kingdom Hall in Portugal Meetings for worship and study are held at Kingdom Halls , and are open to the public. Witnesses are assigned to a congregation in which "territory" they reside.
The Jehovah's Witnesses are building a new Kingdom Hall south of the Des Moines International Airport, using a team made up entirely of volunteers. Work began earlier this month on the facility ...
Jehovah’s Witnesses will resume their trademark door-to-door ministry beginning Sept. 1. ... Houses of worship (called Kingdom Halls) were reopened on April 1, witnessing in public places ...
Jehovah's Witnesses study the intended material before attending. [207] Children also attend meetings and do not have separate arrangements such as Sunday School. [208] Gatherings are opened and closed with hymns called Kingdom songs and brief prayers. [209] A Kingdom Hall often has multiple congregations that share the building.
May place special request orders for publishers in their own Kingdom Hall. Literature Coordinator: orders and receives stock and bulk literature for multiple congregations meeting at a single Kingdom Hall. Magazine Servant: arranges orders of study, simplified, foreign language, and non-print editions of The Watchtower and Awake! magazines.
Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses Jehovah's Witnesses call their meeting places " Kingdom Halls " instead of churches , to indicate that the gathering of the congregation for the purpose of learning about God's Kingdom is what is important, not the physical location itself.