Jehovah's Witnesses: May 27, 2005 News Release

For Immediate Release
May 27, 2005

Witnesses launch 2005 conventions nationwide

NEW YORK—This week, Jehovah’s Witnesses will hold the first four of 227 convention programs in major cities across the United States. For 2005, the theme of their three-day convention is “Godly Obedience,” based on several Bible texts. (Deuteronomy 12:28; Jeremiah 7:23; Romans 6:17; 2 Corinthians 2:9)

The first conventions scheduled for the United States will be held May 27-29, 2005, in Bakersfield, California; Long Beach, California; Portland, Maine; and West Palm Beach, Florida. Subsequently, the series will continue throughout the country each week through September 11, ultimately being held in 69 U.S. cities. “The convention is an outstanding highlight for all who attend,” states William Van De Wall, U.S. branch representative. “We were very pleased with the turnout for our ‘Walk With God’ series this past year, and we are confident of similar enthusiasm for this new series.”

In the United States, the program will be presented in 15 languages. All are invited to attend free of charge, since there is no admission fee or collections taken at any convention or meeting of Jehovah’s Witnesses. There are now over 1,000,000 Witnesses in the United States.

Amarillo, TX	Cal Farley Coliseum, Civic Center 401 S Buchanan St
July 15-17, 2005 July 22-24, 2005 July 29-31, 2005 (Spanish only)
Amherst, MA	The Mullins Center University of Massachusetts Commonwealth Ave
June 17-19, 2005 June 24-26, 2005 July 1-3, 2005 July 8-10, 2005 July 22-24, 2005 July 29-31, 2005 (Spanish only) August 5-7, 2005
Bakersfield, CA	Centennial Garden Arena 1001 Truxtun Ave
May 27-29, 2005 June 3-5, 2005 (Spanish only) June 17-19, 2005 (Spanish only) July 1-3, 2005 July 22-24, 2005
Beaumont, TX	Civic Center Arena 701 Main St
July 15-17, 2005 (Spanish only) August 5-7, 2005 (Spanish only) August 12-14, 2005 (Spanish only) August 26-28, 2005 (Spanish only)
Belton, TX	Bell County Expo Center Arena 301 W Loop 121
July 15-17, 2005 July 22-24, 2005 July 29-31, 2005 (Spanish only) August 5-7, 2005 (Spanish only) August 12-14, 2005 August 19-21, 2005 (Spanish only) August 26-28, 2005 (Spanish only)
Billings, MT	MetraPark Arena 308 6th Ave N
June 3-5, 2005
Biloxi, MS	Mississippi Coast Coliseum 2350 Beach Blvd
August 5-7, 2005 August 12-14, 2005
Birmingham, AL	BJCC Arena 19th St & 9th Ave N
July 1-3, 2005
Bismarck, ND	Civic Center Arena 601 E Sweet Ave
July 1-3, 2005
Bossier City, LA	CenturyTel Center Arena 2000 CenturyTel Center Dr
July 1-3, 2005
Cleveland, OH	Convocation Center Arena Cleveland State University Prospect Ave & E 21^st St
July 22-24, 2005 July 29-31, 2005 August 5-7, 2005 August 12-14, 2005
College Station, TX	Reed Arena Texas A&M University Olsen Blvd
June 17-19, 2005 June 24-26, 2005 July 1-3, 2005 July 8-10, 2005
Columbia, SC	The Colonial Center 801 Lincoln St
June 24-26, 2005 July 1-3, 2005
Columbus, GA	Civic Center Arena 400 4th St
July 1-3, 2005 July 8-10, 2005
Dayton, OH	Ervin J Nutter Center Wright State University 3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
June 17-19, 2005 July 1-3, 2005 July 22-24, 2005 August 5-7, 2005
De Kalb, IL	Convocation Center Northern Illinois University 1525 W Lincoln Hwy
June 24-26, 2005 July 1-3, 2005 July 22-24, 2005 July 29-31, 2005 August 5-7, 2005
Duluth, GA	Gwinnett Civic & Cultural Center Arena 6400 Sugarloaf Pkwy
June 17-19, 2005 June 24-26, 2005 July 8-10, 2005 (Spanish only) July 29-31, 2005
Evansville, IN	Roberts Stadium 2600 E Division St
June 10-12, 2005 June 17-19, 2005
Florence, SC	Florence Civic Center 3300 W Radio Dr
June 10-12, 2005 June 17-19, 2005
Fort Lauderdale, FL	Jehovah's Witnesses Assembly Hall 20850 Griffin Rd
July 15-17, 2005 (Portuguese only)
Fort Worth, TX	Convention Center 1111 Houston St
June 3-5, 2005 June 10-12, 2005 (Spanish only) June 17-19, 2005 (Spanish only) July 1-3, 2005 July 8-10, 2005
Fremont, CA	Jehovah's Witnesses Assembly Hall 43400 Osgood Rd
July 1-3, 2005 (Chinese only) July 8-10, 2005 (Vietnamese only)
Gainesville, FL	Stephen C. O'Connell Center North South Dr & University Ave
July 1-3, 2005 August 26-28, 2005
Glendale, AZ	Glendale Arena 6520 N 91st Ave
June 24-26, 2005 July 1-3, 2005 (Spanish only) July 15-17, 2005
Green Bay, WI	Resch Center 1901 S Oneida St
June 17-19, 2005
Hampton, VA	Coliseum 1000 Coliseum Dr
July 8-10, 2005 July 15-17, 2005
Huntsville, AL	Von Braun Center Arena 700 Monroe St
June 24-26, 2005 July 1-3, 2005 August 5-7, 2005 (Spanish only)
Jackson, MS	Mississippi Coliseum 1207 Mississippi St
June 17-19, 2005
Jersey City, NJ	Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses 2932 Kennedy Blvd
July 1-3, 2005(American Sign Language only) July 8-10, 2005 (French only) July 15-17, 2005 (French only) July 22-24, 2005 (Korean only) July 29-31, 2005 (Portuguese only)
Johnson City, TN	Freedom Hall Civic Center Arena Liberty Bell Blvd
July 15-17, 2005 July 22-24, 2005
Kansas City, MO	Kemper Arena 1800 Genessee St
June 10-12, 2005
Kennewick, WA	Three Rivers Coliseum 7100 W Quinault Ave
July 1-3, 2005 (Spanish only) July 8-10, 2005 (Spanish only) July 15-17, 2005 July 22-24, 2005 August 5-7, 2005
Kissimmee, FL	Silver Spurs Arena 1875 Silver Spur Ln
July 8-10, 2005 July 15-17, 2005 July 22-24, 2005 (Spanish only) July 29-31, 2005 (Spanish only) August 5-7, 2005 (Spanish only) August 12-14, 2005 August 19-21, 2005
Lake Charles, LA	Burton Coliseum McNeese State University 7001 Gulf Hwy
July 22-24, 2005 July 29-31, 2005
Lincoln, NE	Bob Devaney Sports Center University of Nebraska 16th St & Military Rd
July 1-3, 2005
Little Rock, AR	Barton Coliseum Roosevelt Rd & Dennison St
July 15-17, 2005 July 22-24, 2005
Long Beach, CA	Convention Center Arena 300 E Ocean Blvd
May 27-29, 2005 June 10-12, 2005 (Spanish only) June 17-19, 2005 (Spanish only) June 24-26, 2005 (Spanish only) July 1-3, 2005 July 8-10, 2005 (Spanish only) July 15-17, 2005 July 29-31, 2005 (Arabic sessions also) August 19-21, 2005 (Spanish only) August 26-28, 2005 (Spanish only) September 2-4, 2005 September 9-11, 2005
Long Beach, CA	Convention Center Seaside Ballroom 300 E Ocean Blvd
July 15-17, 2005 (Japanese only)
Loveland, CO	Budweiser Events Center, The Ranch 53300 SE Frontage Rd
June 17-19, 2005 (Spanish only) June 24-26, 2005 July 1-3, 2005 July 8-10, 2005 July 15-17, 2005 (Spanish only) August 26-28, 2005
Macon, GA	Centreplex Coliseum 200 Coliseum Dr
July 8-10, 2005
Mira Loma, CA	Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses 3300 Cornerstone Dr
July 8-10, 2005 (Tagalog only) July 15-17, 2005 (American Sign Language only) July 22-24, 2005 (Korean only)
Mobile, AL	Civic Center Arena 401 Civic Center Dr
July 1-3, 2005
Newburgh, NY	Jehovah's Witnesses Assembly Hall 23 Unity Pl
July 1-3, 2005 (Greek only)
Norco, CA	Jehovah's Witnesses Assembly Hall 1001 Parkridge Ave
July 29-31, 2005 (Armenian only)
Norman, OK	Lloyd Noble Center Arena University of Oklahoma 2900 Jenkins Ave
July 1-3, 2005
Ogden, UT	Dee Events Center 4450 S Harrison Blvd
July 1-3, 2005
Philadelphia, PA	The Liacouras Center Temple University 1776 N Broad St
July 15-17, 2005 July 22-24, 2005 July 29-31, 2005 August 5-7, 2005
Plant City, FL	Jehovah's Witnesses Assembly Hall 1904 N Frontage Rd
July 22-24, 2005 (American Sign Language only)
Portland, ME	Cumberland County Civic Center 1 Civic Center Sq
May 27-29, 2005 June 3-5, 2005
Reading, PA	Sovereign Center 700 Penn St
June 17-19, 2005 June 24-26, 2005 July 8-10, 2005 August 12-14, 2005 August 19-21, 2005
Richmond, VA	Coliseum 601 E Leigh St
June 24-26, 2005 July 1-3, 2005 July 8-10, 2005 July 15-17, 2005
Roanoke, VA	Civic Center Coliseum 710 Williamson Rd NE
July 1-3, 2005 (Spanish only) July 8-10, 2005
Rochester, MN	Taylor Arena, Mayo Civic Center 30 Civic Center Dr SE
July 1-3, 2005 July 8-10, 2005 July 15-17, 2005 July 22-24, 2005
Rochester, NY	Blue Cross Arena Broad & Exchange Sts
July 8-10, 2005 July 15-17, 2005 August 5-7, 2005
Rockford, IL	Metrocentre Arena 300 Elm St
July 22-24, 2005 July 29-31, 2005 (Spanish only) August 5-7, 2005 (Spanish only) August 12-14, 2005 (Spanish only) August 19-21, 2005
St. Charles, MO	The Family Arena 2002 Arena Pkwy
July 8-10, 2005 July 15-17, 2005
St. Louis, MO	Jehovah's Witnesses Assembly Hall 953 Laredo Ave
August 12-14, 2005 (Korean only)
San Angelo, TX	San Angelo Coliseum 50 E 43rd St
July 8-10, 2005 (Spanish only)
San Diego, CA	Qualcomm Stadium 9449 Friars Rd
June 10-12, 2005 June 17-19, 2005 (Spanish only)
San Francisco, CA	Cow Palace 2600 Geneva Ave
June 3-5, 2005 June 10-12, 2005 June 17-19, 2005 (Spanish only) June 24-26, 2005 (Spanish only) July 1-3, 2005 July 8-10, 2005 July 15-17, 2005 (Spanish only) July 22-24, 2005 (Portuguese sessions also) July 29-31, 2005
Springfield, IL	Prairie Capital Convention Center One Convention Center Plaza
July 1-3, 2005
Sunnyside, NY	Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses 44-17 Greenpoint Ave
July 1-3, 2005 (Tagalog only) July 8-10, 2005 (Russian only) July 22-24, 2005 (Japanese only) July 29-31, 2005 (Polish only)
Tacoma, WA	Tacoma Dome 2727 East D St
July 1-3, 2005 July 8-10, 2005 July 15-17, 2005 July 22-24, 2005
Toledo, OH	Seagate Convention Centre Arena 401 Jefferson Ave
June 10-12, 2005 July 8-10, 2005 July 15-17, 2005 July 22-24, 2005 (Spanish only) July 29-31, 2005 August 5-7, 2005 August 12-14, 2005 August 26-28, 2005
Topeka, KS	Landon Arena, Kansas Expocentre One Expocentre Dr
July 1-3, 2005 (Spanish only)
Tucson, AZ	Convention Center 260 S Church St
June 17-19, 2005 June 24-26, 2005 (Spanish only) July 1-3, 2005 (Spanish only)
Tulsa, OK	Convention Center 100 Civic Center
July 1-3, 2005 July 8-10, 2005
Uniondale, NY	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 1255 Hempstead Tpk
July 1-3, 2005 July 8-10, 2005 July 15-17, 2005 (Spanish only) July 29-31, 2005 August 12-14, 2005 (Spanish only) August 19-21, 2005 (Spanish only) August 26-28, 2005 September 2-4, 2005
West Palm Beach, FL	Christian Convention Center of Jehovah's Witnesses 1610 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd
May 27-29, 2005 June 3-5, 2005 June 10-12, 2005 June 17-19, 2005 (Spanish only) June 24-26, 2005 (Spanish only) July 1-3, 2005 (Spanish only) July 8-10, 2005 (French only) July 15-17, 2005 July 22-24, 2005 July 29-31, 2005 August 5-7, 2005 (Spanish only) August 12-14, 2005 (Spanish only) August 19-21, 2005 (Spanish only) August 26-28, 2005 (Spanish only)
Winston-Salem, NC	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum 2825 University Pkwy
July 1-3, 2005 July 8-10, 2005 (Spanish only) July 15-17, 2005

Contact: J. R. Brown, telephone: (718) 560-5600

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