IMITATE JESUS! 2015 Convention of Jehovah's Witnesses

JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES

For Immediate Release July 21,2015

Jehovah's Witnesses Welcome All to 2015

"Imitate Jesus!" Convention

Romeoville IL-Jehovah's Witnesses will soon hold their annual American Sign Language

[ASL] convention at the Romeoville Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. They extend an open

invitation for all who use American Sign Language to attend. The theme of this year's program is

"Imitate Jesus!"

Martin Marsh, a convention spokesman, states: "Jesus, the founder of Christianity, is widely

considered as one of the most influential and significant men who ever lived. As Christians, a core belief

of Jehovah's Witnesses is that Jesus lived his life as a model for us to follow. The "Imitate Jesus!"

convention will examine Jesus' life, as outlined in the Bible, and emphasize how all-regardless of their

background, lifestyle, or religion-can benefit in practical ways from his example and teachings. A

highlight of the program will be the keynote address on Friday morning, entitled "Concealed in Him Are

All the Treasures of Wisdom."

Starting this weekend, and continuing for the next 3 weeks, Jehovah's Witnesses will extend

personal invitations to everyone who uses ASL from a vast section of the midwest including all or part of

10 different states to attend the convention. Locally, all of the area's four Sign Language congregations

of Jehovah's Witnesses will help distribute printed invitations to the convention. There is no admission

fee. Conventions of Jehovah's Witnesses are supported entirely by voluntary donations.

The first of 14 three­day events to be held in Romeoville, IL began May 29 and will end on

August 30, representing 6 different languages. The American Sign Language Convention will begin on

August 21, at 9:30 a.m. An estimated 1300 will come to the Romeoville Assembly Hall of Jehovah's

Witnesses for the Bible­based programs. Jehovah's Witnesses in the United States are organizing 453

conventions-in 29 languages-in 124 cities. Worldwide, there are over 8,000,000 Witnesses in more

than 115,000 congregations.

Related Links:

Article: "Imitate Jesus! 2015 Convention of Jehovah's Witnesses":

http://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs­witnesses/conventions/

Video: International Convention Report:

http://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs­witnesses/conventions/video­clip­international­convention­report/

Regional Media Contact: Martin D Marsh, telephone: 217­638­1914

www.jw.org