ClaimAuthority and accountabilityverified1970sOutcome

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Le maximum de proclamateurs est passé de 2 179 256 (1975) à 2 248 390 (1976), puis est tombé à 2 223 538 (1977) et à 2 182 341 (1978) ; la moyenne des proclamateurs est tombée de 2 117 194 (1977) à 2 086 698 (1978), les baptêmes ont chuté de 295 073 (1975) à 95 052 (1978), et l'Annuaire 1979 a fait état de 29 893 excommunications en 1978.

Claim ID claim-authority-1975-1978-publisher-declineConcerns 1978Résultat

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Résultat · 1978 Vérifié

Le maximum de proclamateurs est passé de 2 179 256 (1975) à 2 248 390 (1976), puis est tombé à 2 223 538 (1977) et à 2 182 341 (1978) ; la moyenne des proclamateurs est tombée de 2 117 194 (1977) à 2 086 698 (1978), les baptêmes ont chuté de 295 073 (1975) à 95 052 (1978), et l'Annuaire 1979 a fait état de 29 893 excommunications en 1978. Source: 1976 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 1976Source: The Watchtower, 1 janvier 1977Source: 1978 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 1978Source: 1979 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 1979

Position de l’organisation ou explication ultérieure : L'Annuaire 1979 a attribué cette baisse au fait que certains ne participaient pas 'à donner le témoignage chaque mois', que d'autres étaient devenus inactifs et que la foi était 'mise à l'épreuve'.

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Publication primaire des Témoins de Jéhovah Vérifié

1976 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses, “1975 Service Year Report (narrative and chart)”

1976 · pp.3-32 · pp. 22-23 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania

“reached a peak of 2,179,256, which is 157,824 more than the number of those advertising God’s kingdom last year [p. 22] … total up to 2,062,449 publishers, on an average … 295,073 individuals [baptised] … On March 27, 1975 … 4,925,643 persons gathered [p. 23]”

1975 service year (Sept 1974–Aug 1975): peak 2,179,256; average 2,062,449; baptised 295,073; Memorial attendance 4,925,643.

Note de provenance et de vérification for 1976 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 1975 Service Year Report (narrative and chart)

Note sur la fiabilité. Opened the WOL document; page markers confirm pp. 22-23.

Corroboré par. src-w-1977-0101-girded-for-work-ahead

Date de consultation. 19 septembre 2026 · Identifiant de la source. src-yb-1976-0000-1975-service-year-report

Publication primaire des Témoins de Jéhovah Vérifié

The Watchtower, ““Girded” for the Work Ahead (with 1976 Service Year Report)”

1 janvier 1977 · pp.17-25 · par. 9 (p. 19) · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania

“The peak number of Kingdom proclaimers world wide increased to 2,248,390. A fine total of 196,656 newly dedicated persons were baptized … Although their activity dropped off 23,000,000 hours world wide”

1976 service year: peak up, baptisms down from 295,073 to 196,656, hours down 23 million.

Note de provenance et de vérification for The Watchtower, “Girded” for the Work Ahead (with 1976 Service Year Report)

Note sur la fiabilité. Opened the WOL document; page marker confirms p. 19.

Corroboré par. src-yb-1976-0000-1975-service-year-report

Date de consultation. 19 septembre 2026 · Identifiant de la source. src-w-1977-0101-girded-for-work-ahead

Publication primaire des Témoins de Jéhovah Vérifié

1978 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses, “1977 Service Year Report (narrative)”

1978 · pp.3-32 · p. 32 · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania

“Kingdom preaching activity from 216 countries under the supervision of 96 branches reached a peak of 2,223,538 publishers. This was a decrease when compared with the year 1976.”

First reported year-on-year fall in peak publishers after 1975. The Watchtower 1 January 1978 p. 23 repeats the 2,223,538 figure.

Note de provenance et de vérification for 1978 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 1977 Service Year Report (narrative)

Note sur la fiabilité. Opened both WOL documents; page markers confirm yb78 p. 32 and w78 1/1 p. 23.

Corroboré par. src-yb-1979-0000-1978-service-year-report

Date de consultation. 19 septembre 2026 · Identifiant de la source. src-yb-1978-0000-1977-service-year-report

Publication primaire des Témoins de Jéhovah Vérifié

1979 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses, “1978 Service Year Report (narrative)”

1979 · pp.3-32 · p. 23 (publisher figures); p. 31 (disfellowshipping figure) · Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania

“there were 2,086,698, on the average, who shared in making known the “good news” compared with 2,117,194 the year before. The peak number of publishers came to 2,182,341, which is also below that of last year. [p. 23] … 29,893 were disfellowshiped last year. [p. 31]”

1978 service year: second consecutive decline; 95,052 baptised; the yearbook acknowledges 'an overall 1.4-percent decrease in the number of Kingdom publishers'.

Note de provenance et de vérification for 1979 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 1978 Service Year Report (narrative)

Note sur la fiabilité. Opened the WOL document; page markers confirm pp. 23 and 31.

Corroboré par. src-yb-1978-0000-1977-service-year-report

Notes. Peak publishers: 1975 2,179,256 → 1976 2,248,390 → 1977 2,223,538 → 1978 2,182,341.

Date de consultation. 19 septembre 2026 · Identifiant de la source. src-yb-1979-0000-1978-service-year-report

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