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Former headquarters of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society in Brooklyn, New York. Jehovah's Witnesses operate 87 branch offices worldwide, [24] under the oversight of headquarters representatives who visit each of their assigned branches every few years, auditing operations, counseling branch committee members, department heads, and missionaries, and reporting back to the Governing Body.
An application, JW Language, has been designed to facilitate preaching with people who speak different languages. [229] A specialized device for use in areas with limited internet access offers downloaded materials relevant to Jehovah's Witnesses.
The midweek meeting, typically held in the evening, includes a question-and-answer session based on Watch Tower Society publications, [9] Bible reading, sample presentations about how to use Watch Tower Society literature for Bible studies and public preaching, [20] and a "Congregation Bible Study" in the format of a question-and-answer session ...
However, recent JW publications state that a number of "blood products can be used by a Jehovah's Witness as a matter of personal choice and without any sanction from the local congregation. The June 15, 2000 Watchtower made subtle but important changes to official policy. These relate primarily to the way blood products are classified.
The Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses is the ruling council of Jehovah's Witnesses, [1] based in the denomination's Warwick, New York, headquarters.The body formulates doctrines, oversees the production of written material for publications and conventions, and administers the denomination's worldwide operations.
Letter writing leads to the mastery of the technique of good writing. Letter writing can provide an extension of the face-to-face therapeutic encounter. [clarification needed] [13] Since at least a small fee is required, sending a large number of irrelevant letters becomes more expensive (and therefore less likely) than e-mail (spam).
Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania is a non-stock, not-for-profit organization [5] headquartered in Warwick, New York, United States.It is the main legal entity used worldwide by Jehovah's Witnesses, often referred to as "The Society".
In most episcopal church bodies, [clarification needed] clerics are often required to read out pastoral letters of superior bishops to their congregations. [citation needed] In the Catholic Church, such letters are also sent out regularly at particular ecclesiastical seasons, particularly at the beginning of fasts. [1]