What Irony! Another Hall Closure!

by freddo 10 Replies latest jw friends

  • freddo
    freddo

    Note these excerpts from Awake! articles: (Bold italics mine)

    *** g93 9/8 pp. 10-11 Religious Crisis in the Netherlands ***

    [Pictures on page 10, 11]

    Many churches in Europe are now used for secular purposes. Page 10: A garage in the Netherlands. Page 11: Pensioners’ hall, workshop, boys’ club, and abandoned church in Penygraig, Wales

    ........


    *** g96 9/8 p. 31 Why the Chapels Are Closing ***

    One that was not listed, in Penygraig, was converted many years ago into a Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses for the flourishing Rhondda Congregation.

    As the Bible foretold regarding “Babylon the Great,” the world empire of false religion, its symbolic waters, the support of the peoples, are drying up in many parts of the world. Soon the political elements of the world will turn against religion as they “carry out [God’s] thought” to devastate false religion, which has universally blasphemed Jehovah God’s name and purpose.—Revelation 17:5, 15-17.


    NOW LOOK AT THIS!

    MIXED USE PROPERTY - KINGDOM HALL, REAR OF FIELD STREET, PENYGRAIG

    Rhondda (CF40)

    This property is to buy with a guide price of ...

    £47500

    and is Currently Available

    Bedrooms: 0

    Barbara Rees Estate Agents
  • konceptual99
    konceptual99

    The valleys are still grim then...

  • darkspilver
    darkspilver

    Thank you for your post

    We discussed this KH - amongst a number others which where all for sale - last year, here:

    https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/6221836369002496/_post/4845123793846272

  • dozy
    dozy

    Good spot. Not to mention the New Zealand Bethel which was closed and sold to the Elim Pentecostal church. You honestly couldn't make it up.

    http://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/local-news/manukau-courier/9124458/Witnesses-sell-Elim-buys

  • Anders Andersen
    Anders Andersen
    There were a few groups interested in it. We had favour with the Jehovah's Witnesses. They wanted to give it to a faith-based organisation.

    WTF?!?!?! Either the buyer is making stuff up, or Watchtower again spinned their story...



  • steve2
    steve2

    There were a few groups interested in it. We had favour with the Jehovah's Witnesses. They wanted to give it to a faith-based organisation.

    When it comes to successfully closing a real estate deal, everyone's a hooker...everyone.

  • jwabuse.com
    jwabuse.com

    Great find. Here's a link to the listing http://www.barbararees.com/property_detail1.php?id=875

  • slimboyfat
    slimboyfat

    I remember the photos in the magazines of converted churches.

  • joe134cd
    joe134cd

    Dozey = word on the street was they got about £25 million for that NZ bethel.

  • steve2
    steve2

    "Dozey = word on the street was they got about £25 million for that NZ bethel."

    Joe, is that supposed to be 25 million dollars?

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