More than 16,000 Jehovah’s Witnesses are set to fill the Melbourne Assembly Hall in Melton from August 4 to October 8 as they attend the annual convention.
Jehovah’s Witnesses have been holding public conventions fro more than 106 years in
Melbourne.
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, in-person conventions were cancelled in 2020 and moved
online where they were held virtually in more than 500 languages.
Jehovah’s Witnesses spokesperson Josh Wilson said as much as the group loved the convenience and quality of their virtual conventions, nothing can replace being together in a large group setting.
“While our online conventions reached millions around the world and kept our communities safe, we long to get back to our joyful fellowship at these large gatherings,” he said.
Some 6,000 conventions will be held worldwide this year with the theme “Exercise Patience”,
In Australia alone, 55 conventions will be held in 10 host cities.
From Friday through Sunday, six convention sessions will explore the quality of
patience.
A live baptism will be performed following the Saturday morning session and a prerecorded drama will be featured in two parts during the Saturday and Sunday afternoon sessions.
Mr Wilson said patience is a “beautiful quality that all Christians desire to display in their daily lives”.
“Despite our good intentions, however, maintaining patience in the face of life’s many
challenges can be a daily struggle. Spending three days exploring aspects of this quality will
be very timely for all of us,” he said.
The convention is open to the public and no collections are taken.
Details: JW.ORG
