1978 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses, “1977 Service Year Report (narrative)”
“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.
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Provenance and verification note for 1978 Yearbook of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 1977 Service Year Report (narrative)
Confidence note. Opened both WOL documents; page markers confirm yb78 p. 32 and w78 1/1 p. 23.
Corroborated by. src-yb-1979-0000-1978-service-year-report
Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-yb-1978-0000-1977-service-year-report