About 20 congregations make up a circuit and are occasionally visited by traveling elders known as circuit overseers. Each congregation is supervised by a body of elders. Jehovah's Witnesses do not use the cross in worship because they believe the Bible indicates that Jesus did not die on a cross, but on a simple stake, and that the Bible “strongly warns Christians to flee from idolatry, which would mean not using the cross in worship,” the denomination's website states. The building or hall where congregants meet to worship Jehovah (the God of the Bible and His Kingdom) is therefore known as “Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. Jehovah's Witnesses do not call their place of worship a church, but “Kingdom Hall.” This is because they believe the Bible refers to worshippers - not the building - as the church. One in 498 Germans practice the faith, according to the denomination's website. Here is a quick look at the international denomination's beliefs and their history in Germany: - In Germany, there are about 2,020 Jehovah's Witness congregations and 170,491 ministers. Members are known for their evangelistic efforts including knocking on doors and distributing literature in public squares. Now headquartered in Warwick, New York, it claims a worldwide membership of about 8.7 million. It was founded by Charles Taze Russell, a minister from Pittsburgh.
The denomination itself dates back to the 19th century. Today, about 170,000 members call the European country home, according to the denomination's website. The international Christian denomination founded in the United States has a more than 100-year history in Germany. Several people were killed and injured Thursday night after shots were fired inside a building where Jehovah's Witnesses met in the northern German city of Hamburg, officials said.
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