Apognophos, there's a fee paid to the head office for the visiting speakers. These assemblies are revenue generators.
One Day Assembly Costs How Much, WTF?
by NoMoreHustle 24 Replies latest jw friends
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Rattigan350
It is a franchise fee
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Vidiot
jgnat - "Occupancy costs for the year, $130,000. Revenue, $794,000."
Holy shit.
That's a 500% profit.
Man, I'm in the wrong line of work.
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88JM
Costs were just announced as over £9000 (GBP) for a one day assembly here in Dundee, Scotland at an old rented town hall with about 1000 in attendance. (Capacity would be around 1300)
They apparently sent £1000 towards the new bethel project in Chelmsford out of the circuit funds.
They spent £300 on a projector which had the sole purpose for the day of projecting 1 Pet. 3:11 on a screen - that's all.
Donations for the day were apparently fell something like £2000 short of the "costs", so I think they must have already collected over £6000!
Coincidentally, the visiting "bethel" speaker was one of the guys from the new million pound translation office in Bangor, Wales.
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AndDontCallMeShirley
Vidiot: That's a 500% profit. Man, I'm in the wrong line of work.
All you have to do is sell your soul, Vidiot.