Jehovah’s Witnesses

For Immediate Release
May 20, 2011

Witnesses begin series of “Let God’s Kingdom Come!” conventions

NEW YORK—Jehovah’s Witnesses announce the start of their 2011 “Let God’s Kingdom Come!” three-day conventions and warmly invite all to attend. The first four of these conventions begin on May 20 in the following locations: Brooklyn, New York; Jersey City, New Jersey; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Queens, New York. Continuing through mid-September, there will be a total of 381 conventions in 98 cities throughout the United States. The program will be held in English, as well as in Spanish and 17 other languages, including American Sign Language. The total projected attendance for the United States is over 1,700,000. Worldwide, there are over 7,500,000 Witnesses associated with more than 107,000 congregations.

All sessions of the convention are open to the public and are free. For more information, please see the four-minute video news release entitled “Conventions of Jehovah’s Witnesses,” a special report featured on jw-media.org.

Media Contact:
J. R. Brown, telephone: +1 718 560 5600