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  Jw.org

  by Lost in the fog in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  a friend of ours over in northern ireland says that people can't find their country on jw.org.

  apparently it is because the list of countries on the jw.org site is by bethel not the standard list of countries that (say) a google website would list.

  someone looking for a congregation in northern ireland goes to "ireland" but that is only the republic of ireland.

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  Here is a list of congregations in N.I.

  ANTRIM CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES		1	Y
  ARMAGH CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES		1	Y
  BALLYMENA CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES			Y
  BANGOR NORTHERN IRELAND CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAHS WITNESSES		1	Y
  BELFAST EAST CONGREGATION OFJEHOVAHS WITNESSES			Y
  BELMONT CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAHS WITNESSES BELFAST		1	Y
  BOTANIC CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES			Y	no contact details
  CARRICKFERGUS CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES		1	Y
  COLERAINE CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES			Y
  COOKSTOWN COUNTY TYRONE CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAHS WITNESSES			Y
  DONAGHADEE CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAHS WITNESSES		1	Y
  DUNDONALD CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES		1	Y
  DUNMURRY CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAHS WITNESSES		1	Y
  ENNISKILLEN CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES		1	Y
  FORTWILLIAM (BELFAST) CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES		1	Y
  LARNE CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAHS WITNESSES		1	Y
  LIMAVADY CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES		1	Y
  LISBURN CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES		2	Y
  LONDONDERRY CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAHS WITNESSES			Y	no contact details
  LURGAN CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAHS WITNESSES		1	Y
  NEWRY CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES		1	Y
  NEWTOWNABBEY CONGREGATION OFJEHOVAH'S WITNESSES			Y
  NEWTOWNARDS CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAHS WITNESSES		1	Y
  PORTADOWN CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES			Y
  STRABANE CONGREGATION OF JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES
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  "We never solicit donations" - really?

  by doubtfull1799 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  inspired by this weeks clam article which again "reminds" the brothers pdf their obligation/privilege to donate "voluntarily" i have complied a list of articles or videos in the last 5 years where donations are indeed solicited or encouraged.

  the society may argue that these are not actual solicitations because no plate was passed around.

  but a donation box is just a more discrete and subtle version of the plate.

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  The number and amount of legacies left to Watchtower in Britain is significant. Some are six figure numbers.
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  Do those leaving a legacy leave it for their congregation or the World Wide Work?

  by truthseeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm trawling through the uk charity listings for congregations, and of those who added additional financial information, i am seeing a lot of congregations receive legacies.

  in the years 2015 and 2016, a lot of money left to the congregation was donated to the world wide work/ibsa.. i realize the letter from 2015 was read out asking congregations to donate excess reserves to the branch office but is this what the testator really wanted?.

  consider gloucster kingsholme congregation.

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  That's really interesting St George - and sad too.
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  Do those leaving a legacy leave it for their congregation or the World Wide Work?

  by truthseeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm trawling through the uk charity listings for congregations, and of those who added additional financial information, i am seeing a lot of congregations receive legacies.

  in the years 2015 and 2016, a lot of money left to the congregation was donated to the world wide work/ibsa.. i realize the letter from 2015 was read out asking congregations to donate excess reserves to the branch office but is this what the testator really wanted?.

  consider gloucster kingsholme congregation.

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  I'm trawling through the UK charity listings for congregations, and of those who added additional financial information, I am seeing a lot of congregations receive legacies. In the years 2015 and 2016, a lot of money left to the congregation was donated to the World Wide Work/IBSA.

  I realize the letter from 2015 was read out asking congregations to donate excess reserves to the Branch Office but is this what the testator really wanted?

  Consider Gloucster Kingsholme congregation. They received a legacy (amount not stated) but there filing for 2016 contains the following statement:

  There is also a separate Kingdom Hall Building Fund, to which we have contributed together with
  the Hempsted, Tredworth and Tuffley Congregations. The balance of this fund as at 31st March 2016
  was £239,583.27. This money would normally be transferred to the Society for kingdom hall and
  assembly hall construction, but due to the specific wording in the terms of the legacy, it can only be used for the building of a second kingdom hall in Gloucester.

  
  

  For Great Yarmouth, the congregation received a legacy of £105,105 in 2015 and donated 91,659 of that to the Branch office in 2015.
  
  
  
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  UK: Significant donations to World Wide Work 2015-2017

  by truthseeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm analyzing the 221 congregations in the uk that had additional account info.. correct me if i'm wrong, but was it 2015 when the letter was read out instructing congregations to donate excess funds to the world wide work?.

  the amounts donated to the world wide work are significant.

  i still have much work to do.. truthseeker.

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  Bridgwater Quantock Congregation Of Jehovahs Witnesses
  
  Stated that "At least 3 months working expenditure is maintained in our bank account"
  
  During 2015/6 they donated £12,972 and £16,100 for 2017 to the World Wide Work/IBSA.
  
  Donations for the World Wide Work for 2015 are as follows:
  
  Apr 600
  May 600
  Jun 8,800
  Jul 4,172
  Aug 600
  Sep 600
  Oct 2,600
  Nov 600
  Dec 600
  
  Note the massive increase in contributions during Jun and Jul 2015.
  
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  UK: Significant donations to World Wide Work 2015-2017

  by truthseeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm analyzing the 221 congregations in the uk that had additional account info.. correct me if i'm wrong, but was it 2015 when the letter was read out instructing congregations to donate excess funds to the world wide work?.

  the amounts donated to the world wide work are significant.

  i still have much work to do.. truthseeker.

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  Significant sums of money donated. It seems congregations have been "robbed" by donating a ton of money to Brooklyn/IBSA since that letter was read, no doubt to pay for more lawsuits.
  
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  UK: Significant donations to World Wide Work 2015-2017

  by truthseeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm analyzing the 221 congregations in the uk that had additional account info.. correct me if i'm wrong, but was it 2015 when the letter was read out instructing congregations to donate excess funds to the world wide work?.

  the amounts donated to the world wide work are significant.

  i still have much work to do.. truthseeker.

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  Aberdare Congregation Of Jehovahs Witnesses sold their hall in 2016 for £70,000 and donated this and an additional £10,000 for a total of 80,000 to the World Wide Work.
  
  
  Bexhill On Sea Pebsham Congregation Of Jehovahs Witnesses received a legacy of £25,320 for 2016 and donated £20,000 to the World Wide Work. Interestingly, the accounts statement records a negative line item of £1 as this was reported to be a fake pound coin!
  
  
  Biggleswade Congregation Of Jehovahs Witnesses donated £87,000 to the World Wide Work in 2015.
  
  
  In 2016 Blackburn Roe Lee Congregation Of Jehovahs Witnesses received a legacy of a whopping £361,471 and donated £360,180 to the World Wide Work.
  
  
  
  
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  UK: Significant donations to World Wide Work 2015-2017

  by truthseeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm analyzing the 221 congregations in the uk that had additional account info.. correct me if i'm wrong, but was it 2015 when the letter was read out instructing congregations to donate excess funds to the world wide work?.

  the amounts donated to the world wide work are significant.

  i still have much work to do.. truthseeker.

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  truthseeker

  I'm analyzing the 221 congregations in the UK that had additional account info.

  Correct me if I'm wrong, but was it 2015 when the letter was read out instructing congregations to donate excess funds to the World Wide Work?

  The amounts donated to the World Wide Work are significant. I still have much work to do.
  

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  284000 baptized in 2017

  by jw-verite in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  seen in the 03/2018 watchtower study :.

  "during the 2017 service year, more than 284,000 “rightly disposed” individuals symbolized their dedication to jehovah by water baptism.".

  https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/watchtower-study-march-2018/baptism-requirement-for-christians/.

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  I should have some interesting stats soon for the U.K. thanks to the charity website and it's beta version. Many congregations have merged and been delisted as charities. Most of the consolidation has been going on since 2015.

  The Beta version of the U.K. Charity website has the number of members/volunteers for many congregations as well as the number of trustees/elders so it's now possible to calculate a ratio of elders to publishers.

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  Difficult to internalize that all the connections are gone

  by truthseeker in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i was in my old stomping ground a couple of months ago and happened to be walking past the home of an old family friend.

  word is in the hall that i used to go to is that "i am one of them" meaning apostate.

  no one from my old hall has contacted me to find out what happened.

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  Compound,

  Thats amazing to connect with classmates from 60 years ago! I started reaching out to my mom JW family and it has been great getting to know them after all this time.