the 2016 yearbook is up on jw.orgbranches of jehovahs witnesses: 89 (was 90)number of lands reporting: 240 (was 239)total congregations: 118016 (was 115416)worldwide memorial attendance: 19,862,763 (was 19,950,019) decreasememorial partakers worldwide: 15,177 (was 14,121 in 2013:13,204) large increasepeak of publishers in kingdom service: 8,220,105 (was 8,201,205) minor increaseaverage publishers preaching each month: 7,987,279 (was 7,867,958)percentage of increase over 2014: 1.5 (was 2.2)total number baptized: 260,273 (was 275,581)average auxiliary pioneer publishers each month: 443,504 (was 635,298) huge decreaseaverage pioneer publishers each month: 1,135,210 (was 1,089,446)total hours spent in field: 1,933,473,727 (was 1,945,487,604) decreaseaverage home bible studies each month: 9,708,968 (was 9,499,933)
Actually, no. The biggest percentage increase was in 2008, when it jumped from 9105 to 9986 (8.8% increase). Here's a chart for you:
Thanks WTArchive - your charts tell the story of 1000 words!
My question was actually poorly worded. What I meant was if the % increase was the largest of the the % stats from this year's figures. I think another thread mentioned it's 7.5%. I don't think any of the other headline figures on growth are close to that number.
the 2016 yearbook is up on jw.orgbranches of jehovahs witnesses: 89 (was 90)number of lands reporting: 240 (was 239)total congregations: 118016 (was 115416)worldwide memorial attendance: 19,862,763 (was 19,950,019) decreasememorial partakers worldwide: 15,177 (was 14,121 in 2013:13,204) large increasepeak of publishers in kingdom service: 8,220,105 (was 8,201,205) minor increaseaverage publishers preaching each month: 7,987,279 (was 7,867,958)percentage of increase over 2014: 1.5 (was 2.2)total number baptized: 260,273 (was 275,581)average auxiliary pioneer publishers each month: 443,504 (was 635,298) huge decreaseaverage pioneer publishers each month: 1,135,210 (was 1,089,446)total hours spent in field: 1,933,473,727 (was 1,945,487,604) decreaseaverage home bible studies each month: 9,708,968 (was 9,499,933)
Is the biggest percentage increase in memorial partakers?
i am surprised hours have gone down as I predicted a rise thanks to the carts and endless hours of standing around but perhaps the D2D work has decreased. I've no idea as I go out once in a blue moon.
the 2016 yearbook is now on the official site.
pdf.
it has been added to the archive of all prior yearbooks.
Just in case you forgot all the changes...
roll on the chariot....
the 2016 yearbook is now on the official site.
pdf.
it has been added to the archive of all prior yearbooks.
Yet it was the peak figures always used in KM reports to illustrate how much growth there was.
Lies, damn lies and WT statistics....
http://www.stratford-herald.com/45973-jehovahs-witness-jail...
so, this week's sm has extracts from the yearbook.. the [police] chief turned to his assistant and said, in all my 32years of serving on the force, i have never heard anyonethank us for our work!.
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in our area, people thank the police daily, never mind in 32 years..
To be fair Russian coppers are pretty unlikable.
from the guys and girls at "it's ok to be smart".. stay curious!.
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so we had a begging letter for chelmsford tonight followed by a sm item with a video begging for money.
surely this is getting embarrassing.
it's constant.
So we had a begging letter for Chelmsford tonight followed by a SM item with a video begging for money. Surely this is getting embarrassing. It's constant.
Has everyone forgotten how we were asked to dig deep for Chelmsford when it was announced? The pause to the build and the slowdown now gives the perfect opportunity to ask for more money so off the elders go and act as the GB tax collectors.
Does anyone have a time line on how often they ask for money? Can the recent frequency be compared to the past? I only ever remember it once a year.
Ironically, the brother started the item about being as cautious as serpents with the question "how do we know we are sheep". My immediate reaction - cos we are constantly fleeced!
so now that the borg has taken all of the congregations money, there was just a resolution to get all new tv's, etc for the stage for the new meeting format.. i wasn't there, but it was a large sum.
somebody mentioned over 3000$.. all the congregations in the city are likely doing the same thing, and are getting all the equipment from bethel.. i was wondering if this was happening all most everywhere?.
can't see it in third world countries( might not even have internet).
http://www.chelmsfordweeklynews.co.uk/news/11227290.plans_for_huge_jehovah_s_hq_take_shape/.
its going to be a real beautiful place when its finished.. they are going for quality over quantity.
it used to be accommodation for a few thousand permanent residents, now its looking like less than a thousand permanent with the possibility of a few thousand more in temporary accommodation should the need arise.. some say the plans are going to be like a garden of eden in england :) i mean they had farming in london over the years but this is going to be epic what they are planning for temple farm at chelmsford.. they are planting thousands (literally) of fruit trees, including tropical fruits in huge green houses, huge vines yards and then the same basic farming activities as before.
Speaking to someone over the weekend who was on site just last week pretty much everyone has been sent home now. Just a skeleton crew there now.
They have been doing works for access roads etc on site, tree clearing and other similar activities.
There is nothing being built at the moment, nothing going up above ground. All of that is awaiting modified plans as they reduce the size of the build.
