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  Just 'phoned London Bethel!

  by The Searcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i asked if the new britain branch construction had stopped, and i was told that "the governing body instructed us to cease all work on the project.".

  "earthquakes" in one place after another!.

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  bohm

  Must have been a fun breakfast meeting at the British branch:

  "The bad news is that Jehovah has halted construction for a year, the good news is that some of you will have much more time to preach!"
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  Brooklyn Layoffs and Halt to Kingdom Hall construction projects

  by James Jack in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  a good source just just told me that at morning worship today that the governing body announced that a total of 1600 bethelites will be let get go and not transferred to warwich when the last property is sold in brooklyn and all kingdom hall building projects are on hold for at least a year so that all the focus will be on the preaching work.

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  sir82: so only those below 60/70 are getting send home or is it those above? (according to the poster)
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  Just 'phoned London Bethel!

  by The Searcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i asked if the new britain branch construction had stopped, and i was told that "the governing body instructed us to cease all work on the project.".

  "earthquakes" in one place after another!.

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  bohm

  Watchtower-free: Interesting. It makes sense not to make a global announcement that construction is shut down. It will properly be sold as an increase in construction (the kingdom halls).
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  Brooklyn Layoffs and Halt to Kingdom Hall construction projects

  by James Jack in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  a good source just just told me that at morning worship today that the governing body announced that a total of 1600 bethelites will be let get go and not transferred to warwich when the last property is sold in brooklyn and all kingdom hall building projects are on hold for at least a year so that all the focus will be on the preaching work.

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  SafeAtHome: I would also like to know more about this. It would be great to know if this is a world-wide downsizing and so also affecting all european Bethels.
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  Another ruse?

  by Pistoff in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  could the stopping of construction be just another ruse to squeeze money from the rank and file?.

  it will certainly generate buzz like nothing else..

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  Pistoff: Yah.. my thoughts exactly. Still, if they are expanding as much as they claim with the kingdom halls and whatnot (but why not just cut the expansion by 20% which nobody would notice?) this might just be a sign they are investing a lot and they may still be doing financially okay.
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  Another ruse?

  by Pistoff in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  could the stopping of construction be just another ruse to squeeze money from the rank and file?.

  it will certainly generate buzz like nothing else..

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  bohm

  Pistoff: It just dosn't seem very economical. I know nothing about constructions, but I imagine that for large projects there are contractors etc. that need to be cancelled when it is postponed and I would suppose that all costs money. Perhaps someone can weight in if this is a problem?

  Also, well, it does not seem like something they would make up when you consider how proud they are of their numbers and stats. Whats the point of postponing so many things (and seem like you are missing cash) to get what, 20% extra donations for a short while?
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  Brooklyn Layoffs and Halt to Kingdom Hall construction projects

  by James Jack in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  a good source just just told me that at morning worship today that the governing body announced that a total of 1600 bethelites will be let get go and not transferred to warwich when the last property is sold in brooklyn and all kingdom hall building projects are on hold for at least a year so that all the focus will be on the preaching work.

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  bohm

  thanks, RO.
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  Rumor Confirmed!: Bethel Downsize First Hand

  by freemindfade in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i just texted a very good remote worker friend, said i heard that there is a reduction in force coming at bethel and i hoped he wouldn't be affected.

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  he said its true, its not a rumor.

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  Respectful Observer: My contact indicated to me that the construction freeze applied to "assembly halls and bigger", so it would not affect Kingdom Hall construction.
  

  This makes a lot of sense as it would be hard to imagine such a massive miss projection financially. But it is still very interesting; someone must have messed up, perhaps they over-estimated the donations from kingdom halls due to the new loan forgiveness procedure?

  I can't imagine it is cheap to suddenly halt so many construction projects.

  All of a sudden the thread that was pulled for privacy reasons a few months back where it was indicated the JW org has been financially downgraded makes a lot more sense...
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  Just 'phoned London Bethel!

  by The Searcher in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  i asked if the new britain branch construction had stopped, and i was told that "the governing body instructed us to cease all work on the project.".

  "earthquakes" in one place after another!.

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  bohm

  Wasn't this featured in the monthly jw tv video just two months ago??

  Actually here is the link:

  http://tv.jw.org/#video/VODStudio/pub-jwb_201508_1_VIDEO

  look 34 min in, lol.
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  World Wide Construction comes to a Shuddering Halt - Jehovah's Blessing has Evidently been Suspended!

  by Slidin Fast in

  1. watchtower
  2. scandals

  the chelmsford project in the uk has already come to a halt and every one has been sent home.

  the bethel family in london is to be cut by several hundred.

  my impression is that most ambitious youngster in the org dream of being involved with the building program.

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  The searcher: Verified? the kingdom halls are not being constructed? is this really true?! It is just too good news to really believe; how could the make such as massive miss in the financial projections?!

  UPDATE: here is the link: http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/482520001/just-phoned-london-bethel#480700003