Jehovah's Witnesses are inviting all of their neighbors to attend their annual convention in the Italian language to be held at Assembly Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 23 Unity Pl, Newburgh NY, 12550-6715. The theme of this year's program is "Keep Seeking First God's Kingdom!"

Raffaele Palazzolo, a convention spokesman, states: "People of many faiths pray for God's Kingdom. This convention will explain what that Kingdom is and how it can be a positive influence in our lives. A highlight of the program will be the keynote address on Friday morning, which will discuss how that Kingdom is benefiting people today."

He adds: "A core belief of Jehovah's Witnesses, based on Biblical and historical evidence, is that Jesus Christ began to rule as the King of God's Kingdom in 1914. The convention program marks this year as the centennial of that event."

Starting this weekend, and continuing for the next couple of weeks, Jehovah's Witnesses will extend personal invitations to all Italian Speakers in the United States to attend the convention with them. All of the 34 Italian congregations of Jehovah's Witnesses will be supporting the activity of distributing printed invitations to the convention. The event to be held in Newburgh, NY will begin Friday, August 1st 2014, at 9:20 a.m. There is no admission fee. Conventions of Jehovah's Witnesses are supported entirely by voluntary donations.

An estimated 1,000 will come to the Newburgh Assembly Hall on that weekend for the Bible-based program. Jehovah's Witnesses in the United States plan to host 193 conventions in 71 cities. Worldwide, there are over 7,900,000 Witnesses in more than 113,000 congregations.

Related Links:
Annual Conventions of Jehovah's Witnesses: http://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/conventions/

Congressi annuali dei Testimoni di Geova: http://www.jw.org/it/testimoni-di-geova/congressi/

Video: International Convention Report: http://www.jw.org/en/jehovahs-witnesses/conventions/video-clip-international-convention-report/

Video: Servizio sui congressi internazionali: http://www.jw.org/it/testimoni-di-geova/congressi/video-congressi-annuali/

Source: Italian News Service Department of Jehovah's Witnesses