Jehovah's Witnesses Return to Oregon Assembly Hall
Thousands of Jehovah’s Witnesses from across the state will travel to Woodburn, Oregon, in 2023. The Woodburn Assembly Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses will return to full operation in February with more than 700 expected to attend the first in-person religious conference held there in nearly three years.
Read full storyU.N. Holocaust Remembrance Day | Thousands of Jehovah’s Witnesses among those exterminated or in concentration camps
Thousands of Jehovah’s Witnesses were executed or languished in Nazi concentration camps alongside millions of Jews. Although Nazi terror targeted millions for reasons of biology, nationality, or political ideology, Jehovah’s Witnesses were “the only group in the Third Reich to be persecuted on the basis of their religious beliefs alone,” notes Professor Robert Gerwarth.[1]
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Corvallis Residents Reflect on the Impact of a 2002 Historic Supreme Court Ruling.Courtesy of Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Public Information. While Jehovah’s Witnesses have chosen to temporarily suspend their door-to-door ministry due to the pandemic, their activity was almost permanently banned by one U.S. village in the late 1990s — that is until the United States Supreme Court stepped in with a historic 8-1 decision on June 17, 2002, declaring the local ordinance unconstitutional.
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Registered nurse Jessica Blair is on staff at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Corvallis working with COVID-19 patients.Courtesy of Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Public Information. As the sunrise breaks the horizon line, 35-year-old registered nurse Jessica Blair of Corvallis, Oregon, begins another 12-hour shift at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center. Thoughts of the unknown cross her mind as she prepares for the day ahead; her work hasn’t been the same since the onset of COVID-19. Blair knows one thing for certain: she is going to give her patients the best support she possibly can.
Read full storyIndigenous Languages Find a Home on the World’s Most Translated Website
Forest James, citizen of the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation, is studying the Bible on jw.org from his home in Ashland, Oregon.Courtesy of Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Public Information. This simple greeting in the Tolowa weeya language, translated as ‘Hello,’ is one that has the power to open doorways of communication.
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Find hope, comfort, and courage in the Bible’s promises for the future.Courtesy of Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Public Information. Cancer. Valerie Angelo recalls the exact moment her doctor said the word.
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With cyberbullying on the rise, parents can fight back by staying alert to changes in their children's behavior.Courtesy of Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Public Information. While remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic lowered reported instances of bullying, parents fear that, for some students, going back to school will mean going back to being bullied.
Read full storyJehovah's Witnesses Returning to In-Person Meetings
After Two Years Virtual, Congregations Will Meet Together Again Beginning April 1Courtesy of Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Public Information. All congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses across the world are being encouraged to begin holding in-person meetings during the week of April 1.
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Image courtesy of Jehovah’s Witnesses’ Public Information. After a year of pandemic isolation, Tampa, Florida, resident Gary Bagwell emerged to finally enjoy a “luxury” he longed for — a haircut. Sitting in the chair for the first time in 18 months, he relaxed and settled in for a little pampering.
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