1976 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses, “1975 Service Year Report (narrative and chart)”
“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.
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Provenance and verification note for 1976 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 1975 Service Year Report (narrative and chart)
Confidence note. Opened the WOL document; page markers confirm pp. 22-23.
Corroborated by. src-w-1977-0101-girded-for-work-ahead
Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-yb-1976-0000-1975-service-year-report