Jehovah’s Witness Convention Returning to Aurora, Colorado
AURORA, Colo. (PRWEB) May 23, 2023 -- After a three-year pandemic pause, one of the largest convention organizations in the world has once again chosen Aurora to host its global three-day event, the 2023 “Exercise Patience”! Convention.
Prior to 2019, summers in Aurora were marked by Jehovah’s Witnesses filling hotels and restaurants as they attended their annual conventions at the Aurora, Colorado, Assembly Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses. In 2020, the pandemic interrupted that tradition in Aurora when the Witnesses canceled their in-person events throughout the world and held their convention programs as virtual events in more than 500 languages. Beginning May 26, 2023, the Witnesses will bring that tradition back to Aurora.
“While virtual conventions had some perks, there is nothing like our in-person conventions,” said Seth Raile, spokesman for Jehovah’s Witnesses. “Being able to greet our friends, enjoy each other's company, it’s electric and something I look forward to every year.”
Some 6,000 conventions will be held worldwide as part of the 2023 “Exercise Patience”! Convention series. In the United States alone, 708 conventions in 35 different languages will be held in 144 host cities. From Friday through Sunday, six convention sessions will explore the quality of patience, highlighting its modern-day relevance through Scriptural examples. 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.
“The world’s problems continue to increase when it comes to stress and anxiety,” says Raile. “We all long for something better to come about. Patience can help us in so many ways in our life.”
Jehovah’s Witnesses have been holding public conventions in stadiums, arenas, convention centers, and theaters around the world for more than 100 years. After resuming smaller in-person meetings and their public ministry during 2022, the summer of 2023 marks the first time they will gather at much larger regional events around the world since the lifting of pandemic restrictions.
The convention is open to the public and no collection is taken. For more information on the program or to find other convention locations and dates, please go to jw.org and navigate to the “About Us” tab.
Jamie Dunjey, Public Information Department, http://www.jw.org, 1 718.560.5600, [email protected]
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