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Updated: 7:17 PM EDT July 5, 2021 BUFFALO, N.Y. — Thousands of Jehovah’s Witnesses from Buffalo, NY have traveled to nearby cities for their summer conventions over the last 50 years. It was a economic boost for the local economy. Hotels and restaurants saw a spike in revenue. Last year, the pandemic interrupted that tradition, moving the international religious organization to cancel all in-person conventions throughout the world and launch a global virtual event.  The 2021, “Powerful by Faith!” will be on a virtual platform on jw.org. You can watch it on a stream at...

Flashlights, water, a first aid kit, and ready-to-eat meal packs line Pamela Brady’s couch. She is not going camping — she is preparing for disaster by putting together a “go bag.” Preparing in advance with a disaster-ready kit has helped families nationwide through extreme and abnormal weather events, which experts warn are on the rise. Pamela Brady has lived in the Seal Beach area for most of her life and is always aware of potential disasters, such as earthquakes and fires. Pamela recently devoted a day to reviewing her “go bag.” “Think about where your family lives and what ...

Local denomination holding annual convention virtually for second year in a row Updated at Share This Local Jehovah’s Witnesses watching annual convention from their homes for the second year in a row. Learn more about the conventions in the video player above. | Photo and video courtesy Keith Hildreth IDAHO FALLS – A worldwide virtual event for a local denomination got underway over the weekend. The Jehovah’s Witnesses kicked off a convention taking place over the next six weekends on Friday. Keith Hildreth, a local representative for the church, tells EastIdahoNews.com church member...

jw.org Breaking a century-old tradition in the name of health and safety, the largest convention organization in the world has moved its annual in-person event to a virtual format for the second time in as many years, cancelling nearly 6,000 conventions in 240 lands. For 41 consecutive years, the summers in Birmingham (AL) featured Jehovah’s Witnesses streaming into the city stay in hotels and fill restaurants as they held their conventions at the Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex (BJCC), now the Legacy Arena. In 2020, the pandemic unexpectedly interrupted that tradition moving the...

Flashlights, jugs of bottled water, a first aid kit, and ready-to-eat meal packs line the Perez family’s living room. The family isn’t going camping — they’re preparing for disaster by