Who is running the Watchtower now?

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professor

Who is the Head Honcho and/or Big Kahuna?
Watchtower presidents:
Charles T. Russell (1879-1916)
Joseph F. Rutherford (1916-1942)
Nathan H. Knorr (1942-1977)
Frederick W. Franz (1977-1992)
Milton G. Henschel (1992-)
Recently, I have learned that the organization has been reorganized and that the Governing Body is no longer a part of the Watchtower Society. (I can't find the details on this right now. Can anyone help me on this?)
My question is, who really has the final say on matters now? It seems to me that the organization is now more like it's own artificial entity, like Frankenstein's Monster that no one can really control.
Jang

The GB is now in a position that no matter what they spew forth as "new light", they cannot be sued.
They were the legal heads before so could be sued individually. Now they are no longer in that
position, and can "dedicate themselves to bible study" [8>]
I think it is all in the Jan 1 2001 WT. Or maybe the 15th .....
They now have a Board and of course the board dont make the doctrines, they just publish them and
care for the organizaiton [8>]
JanG
JT

professor
HERE IS THE INFO YOU REQUESTED ALONG WITH SOME OTHER NAMES OF KEY WT PEOPLE
_____________
Most of you know this, but for those who don't, this is information an elder sent to me.
Governing Body
John Barr (b. 1913)
Carey Barber (b. 1905)
Milton Henschel (b. 1920)
Samuel Herd (b. 1935)
Theodore Jaracz (b. 1925)
Karl Klein (b. 1905)
Steve Lett (b. 1949)
Gerrit Losch (b. 1941)
Guy Pierce (b. 1934)
Albert Schroeder (b. 1911)
David Splane (b. 1944)
Lyman Swingle (b. 1910)
Daniel Sydlik (b. 1919)
Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania (Incorporated 1884)
President Don A. Adams
Vice Presidents Robert W. Wallen, William F. Malenfant
Secretary/Treasurer Richard E. Abrahamson
Directors Danny L. Bland, Philip D. Wilcox, John N. Wischuk
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc. (Incorporated 1909)
President Max H. Larson
Vice Presidents George M. Couch, Lonnie R. Schilling
Secretary/Treasurer Gerald F. Simonis
Directors Gerald D. Grizzle, David G. Sinclair, Robert M. Pevy
Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses (Incorporated 2000)
President William L. Van De Wall
Vice Presidents Charles I. Woody, Leon Weaver, Jr.
Secretary/Treasurer William H. Nonkes
Directors Harold K. Jackson, Merton V. Campbell, Stanley F. Weigel
Religious Order of Jehovah's Witnesses (Incorporated 2000)
President Patrick J. LaFranca
Vice Presidents Peter D. Molchan, Ralph E. Walls
Secretary/Treasurer Joseph D. Mercante
Directors Marvin G. Smalley, Kenneth J. Pulcifer, Eugene D. Rosam, Jr.
Kingdom Support Services, Inc. (Incorporated 2000)
President Harold L. Corkern
Vice Presidents Alan D. Janzen, Robert L. Butler
Secretary/Treasurer Alexander W. Reinmueller
Directors James F. Mantz, Jr., Thomas Kalimeris, Alan G. Browning
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New Jersey, Inc. (Incorporated 1955)
President Charles V. Molohan
Vice Presidents James L. Bauer, J. Richard Brown
Secretary/Treasurer Alan K. Flowers
Directors Allen E. Shuster, David L. Walker, Vernon C. Wisegarver
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of Florida, Inc. (Incorporated 1986)
President Leonard R. Pearson
Vice Presidents Alejandro G. Rodriguez, Maurice C. Turcot
Secretary/Treasurer Mark L. Questell
Directors Jim Moody, Sr., Anselm J. Packnett, Donald R. Krebs
Valley Farms Corporation (Incorporated 1987)
President Charles J. Rice
Vice Presidents Kent E. Fischer, Robert L. Rains
Secretary/Treasurer Albert L. Harrell
Directors John R. Strandberg, Samuel D. Buck, Louis A. Travis
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post on april 27-01 under MOVERS AND SHAKERS AT BETHEL
FYI--
When I was at Bethel these were the folks who were often known as BETHEL HEAVIES - while we were known as bethLITES
SMILE
JAMES
The Freedom to Think means:
"I'd rather have Questions that I can't Answer ----Than Questions, I can't Ask.
(or Answers that I can't Question)."
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WRITING DEPT. & OTHER PERSONNEL
at Watchtower Headquarters as of 8/15/00
(Does not include many support persons)
John (Jack) Barr: Writing Dept. Overseer
Karl Klein: Assistant Writing Dept. Overseer
John Wischuck
Sam Buck
Colin Quackenbush
Cyril Chain
Gene Smalley
Eric Beveridge
Joe Eames
Bob Pevy
David Iannelli
Lee Waters
Manfred Vancebi
Jim Pellechia
Danny Black
Natheer Salih
George Aljian
Steve Johnson
Mike Gietler
John Wiegel
Dean Songer
Ciro Aulicino
Richard Potter
Writing Correspondence Personnel, Patterson, NY (Incomplete)
Ray Richardson
Jagdish Patel
J. R. Brown
Executive Office Personnel, Brooklyn, NY
Theodore Jaracz
Milton Henschell
Gerrit Losch
Albert Schroeder
David Sinclair
Robert Wallen
Don Adams
David Mercante
Harold Jackson
Rick Rittenbach
Brett Cox
Chris. Mavor
Charles Molohan
Service Department Personnel, Patterson, NY
Charles Woody: Coordinator
Wm. Van De Wall: Asst. Coordinator
William Young
Merton Campbell
Robert Johnson
Joel Adams
Harley Miller
David Olson
Leon Weaver
Dan Barnes
Alan Shuster
Ralph Schaefer
Ernest Williams
Tom Miles
Aleman Francisco
Legal Department Personnel, Patterson, NY (Incomplete)
Philip Brumley: Coordinator
Gregory Olds
Don Ridley
Carolyn Wah
Charles Creger
Joseph Jandrokovic
back to Bethel Pages
JT

this is BROKEN DOWN A LITTLE BETTER FOR YOU
professor
HERE IS THE INFO YOU REQUESTED ALONG WITH SOME OTHER NAMES OF KEY WT PEOPLE
_____________
Most of you know this, but for those who don't, this is information an elder sent to me.
Governing Body
John Barr (b. 1913)
Carey Barber (b. 1905)
Milton Henschel (b. 1920)
Samuel Herd (b. 1935)
Theodore Jaracz (b. 1925)
Karl Klein (b. 1905)
Steve Lett (b. 1949)
Gerrit Losch (b. 1941)
Guy Pierce (b. 1934)
Albert Schroeder (b. 1911)
David Splane (b. 1944)
Lyman Swingle (b. 1910)
Daniel Sydlik (b. 1919)
Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania (Incorporated 1884)
President Don A. Adams
Vice Presidents Robert W. Wallen, William F. Malenfant
Secretary/Treasurer Richard E. Abrahamson
Directors Danny L. Bland, Philip D. Wilcox, John N. Wischuk
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc. (Incorporated 1909)
President Max H. Larson
Vice Presidents George M. Couch, Lonnie R. Schilling
Secretary/Treasurer Gerald F. Simonis
Directors Gerald D. Grizzle, David G. Sinclair, Robert M. Pevy
Christian Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses (Incorporated 2000)

President William L. Van De Wall
Vice Presidents Charles I. Woody, Leon Weaver, Jr.
Secretary/Treasurer William H. Nonkes
Directors Harold K. Jackson, Merton V. Campbell, Stanley F. Weigel
Religious Order of Jehovah's Witnesses (Incorporated 2000)
President Patrick J. LaFranca
Vice Presidents Peter D. Molchan, Ralph E. Walls
Secretary/Treasurer Joseph D. Mercante
Directors Marvin G. Smalley, Kenneth J. Pulcifer, Eugene D. Rosam, Jr.
Kingdom Support Services, Inc. (Incorporated 2000)
President Harold L. Corkern
Vice Presidents Alan D. Janzen, Robert L. Butler
Secretary/Treasurer Alexander W. Reinmueller
Directors James F. Mantz, Jr., Thomas Kalimeris, Alan G. Browning
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New Jersey, Inc. (Incorporated 1955)
President Charles V. Molohan
Vice Presidents James L. Bauer, J. Richard Brown
Secretary/Treasurer Alan K. Flowers
Directors Allen E. Shuster, David L. Walker, Vernon C. Wisegarver
Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of Florida, Inc. (Incorporated 1986)
President Leonard R. Pearson
Vice Presidents Alejandro G. Rodriguez, Maurice C. Turcot
Secretary/Treasurer Mark L. Questell
Directors Jim Moody, Sr., Anselm J. Packnett, Donald R. Krebs
Valley Farms Corporation (Incorporated 1987)
President Charles J. Rice
Vice Presidents Kent E. Fischer, Robert L. Rains
Secretary/Treasurer Albert L. Harrell
Directors John R. Strandberg, Samuel D. Buck, Louis A. Travis
############
post on april 27-01 under MOVERS AND SHAKERS AT BETHEL
FYI--
When I was at Bethel these were the folks who were often known as BETHEL HEAVIES - while we were known as bethLITES
SMILE
JAMES
The Freedom to Think means:
"I'd rather have Questions that I can't Answer ----Than Questions, I can't Ask.
(or Answers that I can't Question)."
##########################################################
WRITING DEPT. & OTHER PERSONNEL
at Watchtower Headquarters as of 8/15/00
(Does not include many support persons)
John (Jack) Barr: Writing Dept. Overseer
Karl Klein: Assistant Writing Dept. Overseer
John Wischuck
Sam Buck
Colin Quackenbush
Cyril Chain
Gene Smalley
Eric Beveridge
Joe Eames
Bob Pevy
David Iannelli
Lee Waters
Manfred Vancebi
Jim Pellechia
Danny Black
Natheer Salih
George Aljian
Steve Johnson
Mike Gietler
John Wiegel
Dean Songer
Ciro Aulicino
Richard Potter
Writing Correspondence Personnel, Patterson, NY (Incomplete)
Ray Richardson
Jagdish Patel
J. R. Brown
Executive Office Personnel, Brooklyn, NY
Theodore Jaracz
Milton Henschell
Gerrit Losch
Albert Schroeder
David Sinclair
Robert Wallen
Don Adams
David Mercante
Harold Jackson
Rick Rittenbach
Brett Cox
Chris. Mavor
Charles Molohan
Service Department Personnel, Patterson, NY
Charles Woody: Coordinator
Wm. Van De Wall: Asst. Coordinator
William Young
Merton Campbell
Robert Johnson
Joel Adams
Harley Miller
David Olson
Leon Weaver
Dan Barnes
Alan Shuster
Ralph Schaefer
Ernest Williams
Tom Miles
Aleman Francisco
Legal Department Personnel, Patterson, NY (Incomplete)
Philip Brumley: Coordinator
Gregory Olds
Don Ridley
Carolyn Wah
Charles Creger
Joseph Jandrokovic
logical

All the above people are merely puppets.
The REAL player, the one RIGHT at the top of the Watchtower is none other than Mr S. T. Devil
logical

Im not saying that the above take no responsibility for their actions, on the contrary, they are as bad as Satan himself for willingly carrying out his evil will.
Abaddon

Was that irony?
Come on, you don't believe THAT do you? I think the Borg are twisted, but I don't see any need to involve anthromorphic representations of evil.
People can be twisted and misguided all by themselves, just like they can be 'sons of god' (god being another anthromorphic representation) all by themselves.
JT

The REAL player, the one RIGHT at the top of the Watchtower is none other than Mr S. T. Devil
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for those who believe in the devil - i would agree that would be thier view of matters
for others perhaps they merely see another man Hoodwinking and Bamboozling a fellow man-
just depends on ones view i guess
smile
James
Focus

QUESTION: Who is running the Watchtower now?
ANSWER:
--
Focus
(Connections Class)
fodeja

JT,
interesting list indeed. It seems to me that the vast majority of people in somewhat responsible positions at Watchtower HQ are Americans (or at least from other English speaking countries).
Which, of course, begs the question: does old Jehovah favour certain "races" or nations? Are people from, say, China, Finland, the Ukraine or maybe Ivory Coast not as qualified, not as spiritual as US citizens? So maybe it's really God's own country after all? ;-)
f., considering an application for the green card lottery :-)

Who is running the Watchtower now?

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