On June 27-29, Jehovah’s Witnesses had approximately 9,000 members and friends from eastern Missouri, southern Illinois, and Arkansas attend the first of two 2014 “Keep Seeking First God’s Kingdom” conventions scheduled at the St. Charles Family Arena.
Jehovah’s Witnesses invite all to attend a second three-day event beginning on Friday, August 1 at 9:20 a.m. and running through Sunday, August 3. Organizers said a highlight of the program will be the keynote address on Friday morning, which will discuss how God’s Kingdom benefits people today.
Tom Kelsey, a convention spokesman, said, “A core belief of Jehovah’s Witnesses, based on Biblical and historical evidence, is that Jesus Christ began to rule as the King of God’s Kingdom in 1914. The convention program marks this year as the centennial of that event.”
Jehovah’s Witnesses in the United States plan to host 193 conventions in 71 cities. Worldwide, there are over 7,900,000 Witnesses in more than 113,000 congregations. There is no admission fee. Conventions of Jehovah’s Witnesses are supported entirely by voluntary donations.
Annual Conventions of Jehovah’s Witnesses: http://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/conventions/.
