Jehovah’s Witnesses to gather in Tri-Cities
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KENNEWICK — The 2024 convention of Jehovah’s Witnesses will be held at Toyota Center in Kennewick the weekends of Aug. 23-25 and Aug. 30-Sept. 1, according to an announcement from Jehovah’s Witnesses.
This year, the focus is “Declare the Good News,” said Jehovah’s Witnesses spokesman Nate Gibbs. About 3,300 people members of Jehovah’s Witness congregations are expected to attend each weekend, Gibbs said.
The program for the convention is the same on both weekends, Gibbs said.
The convention will present Bible-based videos, discourses and interviews on topics such as "Why Do We Need Good News?" "Use the Good News to Defeat Bad News" and “Why We Don't Fear Bad News," according to the announcement. There will also be baptisms and a two-part video drama entitled “The Good News According to Jesus.”
There are Jehovah’s Witness congregations in Moses Lake, Ephrata, Othello and Ritzville, Gibbs said. The general public is also invited, he said.
“We're going to be starting a door-to-door campaign in the areas of Ephrata, Moses Lake and Othello about three weeks ahead of time,” Gibbs said. “(It) will be a campaign to invite the public with a printed invitation.”
More than 6,000 annual Jehovah’s Witnesses conventions are held worldwide, according to the announcement, and last year almost 13 million people attended.
“We are excited to work once again with city officials in the Tri-Cities to host our conventions,” Gibb wrote inn the announcement. “These conventions are a highlight of the year for thousands of people who want to experience some positivity in their lives, and we are happy to enjoy the program once again in this welcoming and hospitable city.”
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