The USA State Department calls on Russia to respect religious freedoms

The US State Department said today that the decision of the Russian Supreme Court to stop the activities of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia is a disturbing act of persecution of religious minorities in the country...

A New Hate Crime, “Jehovahphobia.” USCIRF Reports Increased Jehovah’s Witness Persecution

The American federal commission updated its 2020 report on the widespread attacks against the religious organization. The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) is a bipartisan commission of the U.S. federal government, whose...

This 80-Year-Old Supreme Court Case Offers Hope for Teachers Who Think DEI Has Gone Too Far

Teachers are citing West Virginia v. Barnette to protect their right not to be compelled to say something they disagree with. Last month, the Supreme Court's landmark First Amendment decision in West Virginia v. Barnette...

WHO chief declares end to COVID-19 as a global health emergency

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that Covid-19 no longer represents a "global health emergency". The statement represents a major step towards ending the pandemic and comes three years after it first declared its...

A history of the 1958 New York Yankee Stadium & Polo Grounds Jehovah’s Witnesses Convention

A bright‐orange dais covered second base at Yankee Stadium last night and the pitcher's mound was transformed into a multicolored floral centerpiece as 60,000 Jehovah's Witnesses opened their five ‐ day “Divine Victory” assembly. [caption...

Jehovah’s Witnesses Resume Public Ministry at Long Beach’s Acura Grand Prix for the First Time in Three Years

LONG BEACH, CA— Over 180,000 fans will watch in anticipation as world-class racers take to the streets of Downtown Long Beach in the 48th annual Acura Grand Prix, but they will also see some smaller...

Jehovah’s Witnesses Project In Rockland Wins $1M Environmental Award

ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY — A project planned in Sloatsburg is the only Hudson Valley winner in New York State's annual Buildings of Excellence Competition, which supports environmentally clean, resilient, and low-carbon or carbon neutral, multi-family...

Newly renovated Kingdom Hall home to disaster relief center

Disaster preparedness and response are two things that are top of mind for residents of the hurricane prone U.S. Virgin Islands. Local Jehovah’s Witnesses aim to provide a sanctuary in times of crisis with the...
Volunteers made quick work on the new Jehovah’s Witnesses Kingdom Hall in Port Clements. On Jan. 12, after working on the structure for 10 days, it already looked like a building. (Photo: Courtesy of Jehovah’s Witnesses)

Volunteers make quick work on new Jehovah’s Witnesses build in Port Clements

Construction is well underway on a new place of worship for Jehovah’s Witnesses (JWO) in Haida Gwaii, Max Correia, the local spokesperson for JWO in B.C. said Jan. 13. [caption id="attachment_6636" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Volunteers made...

Construction on Augusta, Kansas Place of Worship Exceeds Safety Workplace Standards

Jeremy Patrick, owner of a small construction business in Newton, Kansas, is joining other unpaid volunteers from across the state to remodel the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Augusta, Kansas. “And safety is always...