Weston Baughman, left, and Henry Schwerdtfeger, elders with the Jehovah's Witnesses, are eager to bring the faith group's annual convention to the Tacoma Dome. Witnesses have rented the Dome for their ...

Nearly 5,300 Jehovah s Witnesses gathered in Billings this weekend for their Teachers of God s Word district convention. Among the highlights of the three-day gathering was a baptism Saturday morning ...

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*R&B singer Marques Houston, who has documented every step of his journey toward becoming a Jehovah’s Witness, on Saturday shared an important milestone – his baptism. “8/13/16 The best day of my life ...

Jehovah’s Witnesses have started holding their series of conventions that feature baptism and a Bible drama as among the highly anticipated sessions during their three-day “Exercise Patience!” ...

When 15-year-old Nadia Ward emerges from the baptismal pool, she wipes her face and smiles. "It's the best decision I've made," said the sophomore from Panama City Beach, Fla. "I'm going to do Jehovah ...

MOBILE, Alabama --Kenneth Haugen steps carefully down the stairs into the fiberglass baptismal on the floor of the Mitchell Center. Clad in a white T-shirt and black swim trunks, the Fort Walton Beach ...

Jun. 11—JOHNSTOWN, Pa. — Among the few thousand people gathered for the Jehovah's Witnesses convention Saturday in downtown Johnstown, there were a few people for whom the day marked a milestone. A ...

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