Jehovah's Witnesses

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  • Bible Student movement

    In 1870, the Jehovah's Witnesses first called Bible Students Movement was discovered in America. This was led by Charles Taze Russel
  • Congregations

    The first study group was established where they studied for 6 hours. Over the years more people started to join them. Russel and the others established that they were going to be "simple Christians."
  • Zion's Watch Tower Tract Society

    Was formed to unincorporated administrative agency
  • Doctrinal development

    Russel came up with a theory for the Jehovah's Witnesses. This theory was later proved wrong by Paul Johnson, who basically said that Russel's theory was in reverse. Russel then rethought his theory and started teaching everyone the new theory.
  • Expanding through the world

    Before the new Jehovah Witnesses were classified the bible students started traveling around the world. This caused more people to join the new religion. The first place they travel and moved to was England than Canada
  • Russell's death

  • Jehovah's Witnesses started to grow rapidly

    The Jehovah's Witnesses group started to grow rapidly after the new preaching methods were introduced.
  • Adopted the name Jehovah's Witnesses

    The name Jehovah's Witnesses was adopated
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    Holocaust

    Jehovah's Witnesses played a huge role in the Holocaust they were against Hilter and did many things to stop him like a protest and fight against him.
  • Freedom in Russia

    For a long time, Jehovah's Witnesses were not able to participate in their religion in Russia. Starting in 2004 they were finally able to participate.