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Their official statistics indicate membership according to various territories—which they refer to as "lands"—many of which are not independent countries. According to official statistics, about 21 million people worldwide attended Jehovah's Witnesses' 2024 observance of the Memorial of Christ's death (also termed the Lord's Evening Meal).
The people of Saint Helena are Saint Helenians (though locally they are known as "Saints"); the demonym being Saint Helenian. A census in February 2016 recorded a population of 4,534 on the island. [4] This compares with a figure of 4,257 recorded in 2008 [5] and a figure of 5,157 recorded in 1998. The fall between 1998 and 2008 can be ...
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] The Watch Tower Society provides 'average' and 'peak' figures for the number of active members.
In 2016, Jehovah's Witnesses had the lowest average household income among surveyed religious groups, with approximately half of Witness households in the United States earning less than $30,000 a year. [5] As of 2016, Jehovah's Witnesses are the most racially diverse Christian denomination in the United States. [6]
People who formally leave Jehovah's Witnesses are considered to be disassociated and are also shunned. [242] Jehovah's Witnesses can also be disassociated for accepting a blood transfusion. [90] The practice of shunning may serve to deter other members from dissident behavior. [232] Shunning also helps maintain a "uniformity of belief". [141]
No data is publicly available that shows the information the chart is purporting to indicate. The 1992 Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses is the first to provide grand totals for 1991. Among the sums, it includes peak publishers, average publishers, memorial attendance, and memorial partakers worldwide. All yearbooks since 1992 provide this ...
Pastor Fr. Alex Chávez gave a tour to Vida en el Valle on Aug. 4 of the construction progress of the $21 million St. Charles Borromeo Church, the US’s largest Catholic parish opening in Visalia.
The list of religious populations article provides a comprehensive overview of the distribution and size of religious groups around the world. This article aims to present statistical information on the number of adherents to various religions, including major faiths such as Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and others, as well as smaller religious communities.