Oct. 22nd Zone Meeting: Here's some facts and figures presented to ticketed-only audiences

by AndersonsInfo 66 Replies latest jw friends

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  stuckinamovement

  Interesting. The math shows that one person was baptized for every 111 existing publishers. Out of those 10,837 baptized what do you bet that 80% were children of current publishers? Pretty terrible results in recruiting. Less than a 1% increase.

  To boil it down even more...Assuming 80% baptized were kids or relatives and not from the D2d ministry that means that the past year's efforts only brought in 2,167 from the door to door work. Truly, Jehovah is speeding up the work in this time of the end?

  SIAM
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  Gayle

  10,837 baptized in 2010 ??? clarification please

  Service Report for 2010 showed baptized: 35,120
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  sizemik

  Sounds like the AGM at Amway
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  MrFreeze

  They keep statistics of all of their crappy doings like the Nazi's did.
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  Gayle

  ???? more questions.

  1, 200,572 publishers for 2011?

  1,115,786 publishers for 2010 == 7.6 % increase (and they will round up to 8% ) ???

  2005 = 0

  2006 = 1%

  2007 = 3%

  2008 = 2%

  2009 = 4%

  2010 = 2%

  ??????????
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  factfinder

  Thanks for sharing this info! The figure for books printed seems to be down? After listing 24,883,267 books printed then you mention 302,000 Bibles printed each month. That is 3, 624,000 Bibles printed for the year. When compared to 2008 this is an increase in Bibles and since the society seems to seperate Bibles printed from books if we add these together we have 28,507,267 which is just above the 2008 figure. (This was in the July 1,2009

  w, p15).

  The figure of 1,200,572 publishers is not just for the USA. It is for the BRANCH! This is the total including the USA, Bermuda, Bahamas, and Turks & Caicos Islands. The YB will give the figure for the USA only, these other lands are listed seperatly in the SY report in the YB.

  The 1,759,864 peak attendence must be for last years Conventions in these lands and the 10,837 refers to those baptized at the Conventions only.

  The 300 volunteers must be those who work in the Wallkill Printery ( see w09 7/1 p16.) The 4,094 at US Bethel is an increase of 86 over 2010.

  Wallkill expansion includes an additional 300,000 sq ft of expanded facilities: new residence, office bldg, enlarged laundry, dry cleaning and dining room and medical offices, parking garage, Technical Equipment room & recreation building.

  The WEC will add 904,000 square feet including additions to Audio/video services, lobby, parking garage, maintanence bldg, new residence bldg and a new 500,000 sq ft office building. Goverment approval for building is close.

  The World headquarters complex in Warwick/Tuxedo NY will include 850,000 sq ft of buildings including residence for 800 to 1,000 Bethelites. Once local governmental approval is granted (possibly next year) then the 4 year construction will begin.

  For those wanting details about the construction they are found in the FEIS filed by Kingdom Support Services for Watchtower Farms Improvements and Expansion at the WEC.

  There was a thread a while back in which someone posted the link, but you can google it .

  Thanks for sharing the info from the Zone visit with us! I hope more details will be forthcoming!!!
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  JWStruggle

  @TheTrueOne - You said "Why does the WTS. never announce within their organization their own financial balances and accounts?" They actually do include a very brief report on the money spent on COs, missionaries, etc. every year in the yearbook. Not much but they do throw out some numbers.
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  the-illuminator81

  I guess we didn't miss anything then, just some gorilla banging his chest feeling important.
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  sir82

  1, 200,572 publishers for 2011?

  1,115,786 publishers for 2010 == 7.6 % increase (and they will round up to 8% ) ???

  Here's the reason:

  US Branch that consists of US, Hawaii, AK , Bermuda, Bahamas, Turks Islands

  In previous years, Hawaii, Alaska, Bermuda, Bahamas & Turks all had their own branch & separate count of numbers.

  I would guess the % increase reported in the yearbook will take that into account, but who knows?

  Back on topic, what a dreary & boring meeting.

  Months of anticipation, super-exclusive ticket only entrance, high security, all to find out.....

  Mong translators based in Sacramento near largest population,
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  designs

  If you put a Trip to Watchtower Headquarters as a Highpoint in your life like going to Mecca you could be in a Cult.