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Jehovah's Witness

Restorationist Christian denomination Jehovah's WitnessesThe logo of the denomination's official websiteClassificationRestorationistOrientationPremillennialistScriptureBible (Protestant canon)TheologyNontrinitarianGovernanceGoverning BodyStructureHierarchicalRegionWorldwideHeadquartersWarwick, New York, USFounderCharles Taze Russell (Bible Student movement)Joseph Franklin RutherfordOrigin1870s Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USBranched fromBible Student movement, AdventismSeparationsJehovah's Witnesses splinter groupsCongregations119,500 (2025)Members9 million (2025)Missionaries4,091 (2021)PublicationsJehovah's Witnesses publicationsOfficial websitejw.org/en/ Part of a series onJehovah's Witnesses Overview Organizational structure Governing Body Watch Tower Bibleand Tract Society Corporations History Bible Student movement Leadership dispute Splinter groups Doctrinal development Demographics By country Membership statistics BeliefsPractices God's name144,000 SalvationEschatology Faithful and discreet slave Memorial of Jesus' Death BloodDisciplineHymns Literature The WatchtowerAwake!

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