TH E WOR LDH E ADQUART E RS OF

J E HOVAH ’ S W I T N E S S E S

Warwick, New YorkUnited States of America

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How Is the Work Organized?More than eight million Witnesses of Jehovah inover 230 lands are carrying out the commissionthat Jesus gave his followers—to preach the goodnews of God’s Kingdom. (Matthew 24:14; 28:19, 20)To organize this work, there are about 90 branchoffices worldwide, all serving under the direction ofthe Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses.

The Governing Body is made up of spirit-anointedmen who live and work here at Warwick. They havethe responsibility to prepare spiritual food and togive direction regarding the worldwide preachingand disciple-making work. The individual membersof the Governing Body serve on committees, whichmeet at various times during the week. In addition,the entire Governing Body meets each week, usuallyon Wednesday, to discuss the needs of the world-wide field.

“FELLOW WORKERSFOR YOUR JOY” 2 CORINTHIANS 1:24

All those serving here have dedicated their lives toJehovah God and have offered their services to supportthe Bible educational work of Jehovah’s Witnesses.

Main lobbyat Warwick

The Visitors’ CenterWe warmly invite you to tour our Visitors’ Centeras well as selected sections of the Offices/ServicesBuilding and the Warwick grounds. The followingself-guided tours are open to the public free ofcharge. Allow approximately one hour for eachof the tours.

The Bible and the Divine Namefeatures rare Bible transla-tions and highlights how God’sname has been preservedin the Scriptures despiteopposers’ efforts to remove it.The exhibit also includes agallery that features additionalrare Bibles and Bible-relatedartifacts.

A People for Jehovah’s Nameprovides a visual historyof Jehovah’s Witnesses. Itincludes artifacts, graphics,and first-person accountsthat show how Jehovah hasprogressively guided, taught,and organized his people todo his will.

World Headquarters—Faithin Action is an interactivemuseum. It explains the workof the Governing Bodycommittees and how they helpJehovah’s people follow theScriptural direction to meettogether, make disciples, takein spiritual food, and showlove to one another.

Interactive display

The grounds at Warwick

There are six committees of the Governing Body.In caring for Kingdom interests, each committeehas a specific area of oversight. It is throughthese six committees that Jehovah’s peoplereceive spiritual shepherding.

Writing CommitteeThis committee is responsible for preparingspiritual food in the form of publications; givingdirection on doctrinal matters, Bible translation,and translation of our publications; approvingelectronic tools for study; maintaining historicalarchives; and overseeing jw.org.

Departments under the Writing Committee:˙ WRITING DEPARTMENT˙ ART DEPARTMENT˙ MEPS PROGRAMMING˙ TEXT PROCESSING SERVICES

˙ TRANSLATION SERVICES˙ WEB PUBLISHING˙ WRITING ARCHIVES˙ WRITING CORRESPONDENCE

REACHING AGLOBAL AUDIENCE

“Shepherd the flock of Godunder your care”1 PETER 5:2

sLITERATURE CAN BEDOWNLOADED IN OVER850 LANGUAGES

PUBLICATIONS FOR THEDEAF ARE AVAILABLE INOVER 85 SIGN LANGUAGES

VIDEOS AND DRAMATIC BIBLEREADINGS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE

FILES CAN BE DOWNLOADEDIN PDF AND EPUB FORMATS

Artwork presentation before the Writing Committeeand some members of the editorial staff

Teaching CommitteeThose serving on this committee are respon-sible for preparing programs for conventions,assemblies, and congregation meetings;audio/video presentations; workbooks for themidweek meeting; curriculums for theocraticschools; and content for JW Broadcasting.

Departments under the Teaching Committee:˙ AUDIO/VIDEO SERVICES˙ THEOCRATIC SCHOOLSDEPARTMENT

˙ WORLD HEADQUARTERSBROADCASTING DEPARTMENT

˙ WORLD HEADQUARTERSTRAVEL DEPARTMENT

Publishing CommitteeThe brothers serving on this committee super-vise the printing and shipping of Bible literatureworldwide. They oversee printeries and propertiesowned and operated by the various corporationsused by Jehovah’s Witnesses. They also lookafter construction projects worldwide, includingbranches, translation offices, Assembly Halls, andKingdom Halls. They ensure that donated fundsare used efficiently.

Departments under the Publishing Committee:˙ GLOBAL HEALTH CAREOFFICE

˙ GLOBAL PURCHASINGDEPARTMENT

˙ INTERNATIONAL PRINTINGDEPARTMENT

˙ TREASURER’S OFFICE˙ WORLDWIDE DESIGN/CONSTRUCTION DEPARTMENT JW Broadcasting

Diligent research is integral to the workof the Writing and Teaching committees

Working with branches around the worldto build places of worship

Service CommitteeThose serving on this committeeoversee the worldwide preachingwork and care for organizationalmatters pertaining to congrega-tions, publishers, pioneers, elders,traveling overseers, and missionar-ies. They also provide support tothose who seek nonblood medicalmanagement.

Department under the ServiceCommittee:˙ HOSPITAL INFORMATION SERVICES

GREATIS THEHARVEST

“Go, therefore,and make disciples”MATTHEW 28:19, 20

A meeting of theService Committee

and helpers

The Service Committee overseesthe worldwide preaching work

Hospital Information Services

Personnel CommitteeThe brothers serving on this committeeapprove applications for a wide range oftheocratic assignments; manage the numberof people serving at headquarters and atthe branches; care for the physical andspiritual welfare of Bethel family members,construction servants and volunteers, andAssembly Hall and Bible School facilityservants; and supervise the arrangementsfor Bethelites in foreign service.

Coordinators’ CommitteeThis committee is responsible for auditingand legal matters, for public relations andinteraction with the news media, for disasterrelief and other emergencies, and for globaltechnology and computer services.

Departments under the Coordinators’Committee:˙ AUDITING/RECORDS MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT˙ MUSEUM DEPARTMENT˙ OFFICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION˙ WORLD HEADQUARTERS COMPUTER DEPARTMENT˙ WORLD HEADQUARTERS LEGAL DEPARTMENT

The Coordinators’ Committee is quick to respondto emergencies affecting our brotherhood

Volunteers clear debris after an earthquakein Nepal, 2015

The Office of Public Information providesaccurate information to the media

Warwick Bethelites on their wayto another busy workday

No doubt it has helped you to become betteracquainted with the work that Jehovah’s Witnessesare doing to preach the good news about God’sKingdom. May your visit with us encourage you inyour efforts to learn more about our loving Creatorand to live by his righteous standards.

We sincerely hope thatyour visit to world headquartershas been a rewarding one.

Did You Know? As of 2017 . . .

Some 800 brothers andsisters live and work atWarwick

Those serving here comefrom some 80 countries

Over 200 local brothersand sisters regularlycommute to serve atWarwick part-time

About 170 brothers andsisters tie in via computerto serve as remotevolunteers

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