New Educational Center in Brazil and New Support Center of JW's in New York

Drearyweather

Recent news on the JW website:

Town of Fishkill, New York, U.S.A., Gives Approval for New Support Center of Jehovah’s Witnesses (jw.org)

On October 27, 2023, site plan approval was granted for new construction at the Bethel facilities in the town of Fishkill, New York, U.S.A. This approval from the Town Planning Board means that work on the new Fishkill Support Center of Jehovah’s Witnesses can begin immediately.

The new construction will be built on a 23-hectare (57-acre) site across the street from the existing Bethel accommodations. The support center will include a two-story, 4,366-square-meter (47,000-sq-ft) office building, a 1,393-square-meter (15,000-sq-ft) maintenance building, and a 1,393-square-meter (15,000-sq-ft) recreation building. Outdoor recreation areas are also planned. Considerable attention has been given to designing the site in a sustainable and environmentally conscious way.

New Bible Educational Center Opens in Brazil (jw.org)

On December 3, 2023, Brother Eduardo Martines, a member of the Brazil Branch Committee, delivered the dedication talk at a local Assembly Hall for a new Bible educational center in Cabreúva, Brazil. More than 2,400 brothers and sisters attended the dedication program in person, and over 4,900 were tied in via videoconference.

NotFormer

What exactly is this building in Fishkill for? 50 odd acres across the road from Bethel, which recently downsized its staff. WT doesn't actually do or produce anything anymore; they don't print stuff for sale, nor do they have the farms. What are they building on such a large block? They're spending money like they still have some.

Maintenance building? What are they maintaining? They don't have the giant printing factories anymore. Recreation centre? For whom? They're laying off Bethelites.

As for the facility in Brazil: Why?

ElderBerry

It could be some kind of survival bunker type thing for the top dogs.

They built this in London a few years ago. When the branch relocated to Chelmsford they work was stopped for a while and almost everyone was sent away while something top secret was going. Once resumed everyone came back the foundations covered the secret bunkers. Maybe something similar in NY Bethel’s?

nowwhat?

So they're building another complex besides the movie studio??!!!

Drearyweather

They're laying off Bethelites.

Not sure. In 2022, globally they had 1,000 more bethelites than in 2021.

So they're building another complex besides the movie studio??!!!

Yes, based on what I know from a Bethelite friend, they have purchased 2 more properties the size of Warwick in the US. Also, each country will have its own Patterson style educational centre (separate from the country's Bethel), like the one they recently constructed in Brazil. All schools will be conducted in these centres and students will stay in that property and not in the residential homes of JW's.

While we see a lot of KH selling going on in the US, on the other side a lot of property is also being purchased in the US and around the world. Its not an American religion anymore, so no need to have everything in the US. If the HQ in the US collapses, the work will continue from elsewhere.

HappyDad

Getting more and more like Scientology. Investing in real estate and putting up beautiful buildings that aren't used. (you never see a soul at these buildings).

Foolednomore

Real Estate

Beth Sarim

Getting more like Scientology.

Selling off more KHs from under the members.

Investing and not sparing a dime in fancier buildings.

pepperheart2

anything that means that they have fewer khs must be good for the future .its almost as though they are trying to make it more difficult for new people to get to a kingdom hall

ThomasMore

Keep your eyes on the KHs. Everything else is a distraction.

Similar to the Chinese who overbuilt, creating ghost cities, WTC is spending what they have (left), in an effort to create an illusion of prosperity.

In reality, they cannot figure out how to get members back to the meetings, much less reengage their hearts as they were in the past.

New Educational Center in Brazil and New Support Center of JW's in New York

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