Hurricane Sandy Relief – The Rockaways

 One week after hurricane Sandy many of our brothers and sisters remain in dire straights.  The have no power, water, or heat. To complicate things, temperatures are in the upper 20's F at night and...

Annual Meeting Report “Food at the Proper Time”

An audience of thousands listened to encouraging reports and an exciting discussion of Matthew 24:45-47 at the 128th annual meeting of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania.On October 6, 2012, almost 5,000...

Hurricane Sandy Strikes—How Are Jehovah’s Witnesses Helping?

Hurricane Sandy Strikes East Coast of the United StatesNEW YORK—On October 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy brought devastation to many areas along the East Coast of the United States. Jehovah’s Witnesses are cooperating with local authorities...

Update on Hurricane Sandy

We had an announcement this morning and this is the update...notice most numbers are now doubled:2004 congregations have been contacted103 Circuit Overseers have been contacted710 homes had minor damage169 homes had moderate damage219 homes had...

Thomas Jones, Canada branch committee member, has died

We are sorry to announce that Brother Thomas Jones, Canada branch committee member, has died at age 94. He is survived by his wife, Estelle. Brother Jones became a pioneer in 1948 and went to...

7.4-magnitude earthquake strikes off Mexico-Guatemala border

A strong earthquake struck off the Pacific coast of Guatemala Wednesday morning, rocking the capital and shaking buildings as far away as Mexico City and El Salvador. Guatemala's emergency management agency said on its Twitter...

Entire Family, 20 Others Die in Fatal Accident

 Tragedy struck weekend in Akwa Ibom State as a man, his wife and all their children, as well as more than 20 others, all members of the Jehovah’s Witness Church, perished in a fatal road...

Updates from Bethel on storm damage From Brothers at Brooklyn Bethel

 Thank you very much for your e-mails and text messages asking how we are doing. We are doing fine and the Bethel Family in all three complexes are fine. There were no injuries and in...

Bethel and Sandy (not verified)

No injuries to report, all safe in the Bethel family. Currently as of Tuesday morning worship. No power at Patterson, Walkill and Warwick , running on generators. No phone connects between Brooklyn and upstate complexes....

Shark seen in New Jersey after Hurricane Sandy hit Photos and Video

As Hurricane Sandy hits New York, US star Sean Kingston has told fans on Twitter that there had been reports of sharks swimming in the streets.The singer was among a number of stars sending thoughts...