This always sounded weird when it was announced. Even when I was plugged into the Matrix. I think most are just so trusting: "they would never scheister us, they were appointed by Jah"
$6,600 Expenses For a One-Day Assembly At a Fully-Paid-Up Hall? WTF!
by Room 215 34 Replies latest watchtower bible
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garybuss
The nice thing about donations . . . is they're voluntary. No Witness I know paid one cent they didn't want to pay.
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tresdecu
exactly Gary....that's the one way many of us have to "revolt": no money from us!!!
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Peaches1978
I remeber sitting at a meeting about 3 months ago after we had a two day special assembly, and the brother was saying that even though they had the money to pay for the deficit that the brothers and sisters in the congo (spanish congo) should still give donations because if they keep using the money they have then the bank accounts would be empty faster. makes you wonder?
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HintOfLime
I've heard of the CO and DO and all the rest, but the COW. Now that't funny.
- startingover
The fun continues... Service Overseer Wife... Pioneer Ministerial Servant (I was a PMS myself)...
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bobld
All about $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$.Yes they can and have rented commerical places for less $$$$$$$$$.
What I don't agree with,how they knock other religions ( pass the money plates) and they don't.
Than they have the gull to say"brothers and sisters it take money for lights,heat,A.C. etc,etc," Do not
other religions have costs? Just because they raise money in a differnet way,why do the WBTS knock
their methods.At least these other religions are honest about their methods.Not like the liars of the WBTS.
Bob
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BonaFide
I did realize growing up in the truth that there was always a deficit, but I thought they had to announce that to get the friends to contribute.
Recently, though, when I started to realize stuff, I was talking to my family about the Special Assembly Day. I mentioned the cost, $8000, for one day at Norco. They said electricity and supplies are expensive for 1200 people. No reasoning there, they really think its that expensive.
BF
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choosing life
I wish they would just charge each person as they walked in the door. "It will be $100.00 per person today to pay for the use of the assembly hall. A family of five would need $500.00 to be allowed in.
That would really bring it home how outright money grubbers they really are.
Maybe some would have to just skip it because they couldn't afford it.
I've heard so many times that the WBTS doesn't charge us, yet allows us to sit in stadium seats that would cost a few hundred dollars if used at a sporting event. How special?
Please, just charge everyone upfront so they will have time to meditate on it throughout the day. They may choose to stay home the next day.
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WTWizard
$600 for the actual expenses of running it for the day, and $6,000 for the Worldwide Pedophile Defense Fund.
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jgnat
Here's a sample expense and revenue sheet from 2007, Calgary Kingdom Hall Centre for Jehovah's Witnesses . I've highlighted a few figures. If we divide the receipts from other charities by 52 weeks a year, they receive from other Kingdom Halls about 3,700 per weekend to run the facility. They are paying perhaps one part-time person to manage the facility (21,000 per year). Facility costs are about 1,800 per week.
Could it be that other "expenses" of the weekend include "donations" to the mother organization and air fare and transportation for the out-of-town speakers?
E1 Was the financial information reported below prepared on an accrual or cash basis? 4020 CASH E2 Figures are shown to the nearest dollar. Assets Cash, bank accounts, and short-term investments 4100 $ 161,261 Amounts receivable from non-arm's length parties 4110 $ 60,000 Amounts receivable from all others. 4120 Investments in non-arm's length parties 4130 Long-term investments 4140 Inventories 4150 Capital assets (at cost or fair market value) 4160 $ 3,339,012 Other assets 4170 Total assets (add lines 4100 to 4170) 4200 $ 3,560,273 Liabilities Accounts payable and accrued liabilities. 4300 Deferred revenue 4310 Amounts owing to non-arm's length parties 4320 Other liabilities 4330 $ 33,847 Total liabilities 4350 $ 33,847 Amount included in lines 4150, 4160, and 4170 not used in charitable programs 4250 E3 Figures are shown to the nearest dollar. Revenue Total eligible amount of tax-receipted gifts 4500 $ 9,457 Total amount received from other registered charities 4510 $ 195,006 Total specified gifts included in line 4510 4520 Total enduring property included in line 4510 4525 Total other gifts 4530 $ 1,095 Revenue from federal government 4540 Revenue from provincial/territorial governments 4550 Revenue from municipal/regional governments 4560 Total revenue from government 4570 Interest and investment income 4580 Proceeds from disposition of assets · gross 4590 $ 3,000 · net 4600 $ 3,000 Rental income (land and buildings) 4610 $ 15,324 Memberships, dues, and association fees (non tax-receipted) 4620 Total revenue from fundraising 4630 Total revenue from sale of goods and services (except to government) 4640 Other revenue 4650 $ 3,975 Total revenue 4700 $ 227,857 Expenditures (Enter all expenditures, whether or not on charitable programs) Advertising and promotion 4800 Travel and vehicle 4810 $ 5,205 Interest and bank charges 4820 $ 298 Licences, memberships, and dues 4830 Office supplies and expenses 4840 $ 1,760 Occupancy costs 4850 $ 97,083 Professional and consulting fees 4860 Education and training for staff and volunteers 4870 Salaries, wages, benefits, and honoraria 4880 $ 21,887 Donated and purchased supplies and assets expensed for the fiscal period 4890 $ 55,445 Amortization of capitalized assets 4900 Research grants and scholarships as part of charitable programs 4910 Other expenditures 4920 Total expenditures before gifts to qualified donees 4950 $ 181,678 Total charitable programs expenditures included in line 4950 5000 $ 179,918 Total management and administration expenditures included in line 4950 5010 $ 1,760 Total fundraising expenditures included in line 4950 5020 Total political activity expenditures included in line 4950 5030 Total other expenditures included in line 4950 5040 Total gifts to qualified donees, excluding enduring property 5050 Total enduring property transferred to qualified donees (See the guide.) 5060 Total specified gifts to qualified donees (See the guide.) 5070 Total expenditures (add lines 4950, 5050, 5060 and 5070) 5100 $ 181,678