Jehovah’s Witnesses holding convention

Jehovah’s Witnesses will be congregating together for their threeday annual convention at the Rabobank Arena in Bakersfield starting July 7.

The theme event will be “Don’t Give Up!”

The conventions will benefit both Witnesses and non-witnesses and it promises to empower individuals not only to keep enduring but also to cope with challenges productively.

Approximately 38,500 delegates from the Central Valley and Central Coast will be attending. Tulare and Kings counties alone are home to approximately 17 Kingdom Halls, and 6,000 Jehovah’s Witnesses.

The program will be presented in a variety of formats, including brief discourses, interviews, and short videos. No admission will be charged and no collection will be taken. A total of four Spanish and three English conventions will be held.

For additional information, dates and times of the events, and preview videos, visit the official website of Jehovah’s Witnesses at www. Jw.org.

All seven conventions will be at Rabobank Arena, 1001 Truxtun Ave., Bakersfield.

Programs in English: July 7-9, Aug. 11-13, Aug. 18-20.

Programs in Spanish: July 21-23, July 28-30, Aug. 4-6, Aug. 18-20.

Program times: Friday and Saturday 9:20 a.m.-4:50 p.m., Sunday 9:20 a.m.-3:30 p.m.