ClaimAuthority and accountabilityverified1970sOutcome

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El máximo de publicadores subió de 2.179.256 (1975) a 2.248.390 (1976), y después bajó a 2.223.538 (1977) y a 2.182.341 (1978); el promedio de publicadores bajó de 2.117.194 (1977) a 2.086.698 (1978), los bautismos cayeron de 295.073 (1975) a 95.052 (1978), y el Anuario de 1979 informó de 29.893 expulsiones en 1978.

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Resultado · 1978 Verificado

El máximo de publicadores subió de 2.179.256 (1975) a 2.248.390 (1976), y después bajó a 2.223.538 (1977) y a 2.182.341 (1978); el promedio de publicadores bajó de 2.117.194 (1977) a 2.086.698 (1978), los bautismos cayeron de 295.073 (1975) a 95.052 (1978), y el Anuario de 1979 informó de 29.893 expulsiones en 1978. Source: 1976 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 1976Source: The Watchtower, 1 de enero de 1977Source: 1978 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 1978Source: 1979 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 1979

La posición de la organización o su explicación posterior: El Anuario de 1979 atribuyó la caída a que algunos no participaban 'en dar testimonio cada mes', a que otros se volvieron inactivos y a que la fe fue 'probada'.

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Publicación primaria de los testigos de Jehová Verificado

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.

Nota de procedencia y verificación for 1976 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 1975 Service Year Report (narrative and chart)

Nota de confianza. Opened the WOL document; page markers confirm pp. 22-23.

Corroborado por. src-w-1977-0101-girded-for-work-ahead

Consultado. 19 de septiembre de 2026 · Identificador de la fuente. src-yb-1976-0000-1975-service-year-report

Publicación primaria de los testigos de Jehová Verificado

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

1 de enero de 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.

Nota de procedencia y verificación for The Watchtower, “Girded” for the Work Ahead (with 1976 Service Year Report)

Nota de confianza. Opened the WOL document; page marker confirms p. 19.

Corroborado por. src-yb-1976-0000-1975-service-year-report

Consultado. 19 de septiembre de 2026 · Identificador de la fuente. src-w-1977-0101-girded-for-work-ahead

Publicación primaria de los testigos de Jehová Verificado

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.

Nota de procedencia y verificación for 1978 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 1977 Service Year Report (narrative)

Nota de confianza. Opened both WOL documents; page markers confirm yb78 p. 32 and w78 1/1 p. 23.

Corroborado por. src-yb-1979-0000-1978-service-year-report

Consultado. 19 de septiembre de 2026 · Identificador de la fuente. src-yb-1978-0000-1977-service-year-report

Publicación primaria de los testigos de Jehová Verificado

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'.

Nota de procedencia y verificación for 1979 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 1978 Service Year Report (narrative)

Nota de confianza. Opened the WOL document; page markers confirm pp. 23 and 31.

Corroborado por. 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.

Consultado. 19 de septiembre de 2026 · Identificador de la fuente. src-yb-1979-0000-1978-service-year-report

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