Bethel Complexes

Bethel, a Hebrew name, means “House of God.” (Genesis 28:17, 19, footnote) It is a fitting designation for the complexes that Jehovah’s Witnesses have established around the world from which the preaching work is directed and supported. The Governing Body serves at the world headquarters in New York State, U.S.A., and from there it supervises the activity of the branch offices in scores of countries. As a group, those who serve at these facilities are known as the Bethel family. Like a family, they live and work together, enjoy meals together, and study the Bible together in unity.--Psalm 133:1.

We are so excited to have you join us on this faith-strengthening, encouraging experience which is “better than an amusement park” (Watchtower 2007 4/15 p. 32). The bus tours will take you to the four Bethel complexes in North America.
Warwick World Headquarters, Tuxedo Park, NY
Take the guided tour, and learn about the organized efforts under way to coordinate and support the worldwide preaching of the good news.

You can also see three self-guided exhibits:
  1. The Bible and the Divine Name. This exhibit features rare Bibles and highlights how God’s name has been preserved in the Scriptures despite efforts to remove it. The exhibit also includes a rotational gallery, which features additional rare Bibles and Bible-related artifacts.
  2. A People for Jehovah’s Name. This exhibit provides a visual history of the spiritual heritage of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Artifacts, graphics, and first-person accounts show how Jehovah has progressively guided, taught, and organized his people to do his will.
  3. World Headquarters—Faith in Action. This interactive exhibit explains the work of the Governing Body committees and how they help Jehovah’s Witnesses to follow the Scriptural directives to meet together, to make disciples, to take in spiritual food, and to show love toward one another.
Theocratic Education, Patterson, NY
Find out about the schools located there, such as the Watchtower Bible School of Gilead and the School for Branch Committee Members and Their Wives. You will also see displays and videos that tell about the work done in the offices, which include the Art, Audio/Video Services, Legal, and Service departments.
Literature, Printing and Shipping, Wallkill, New York
Join the guided tour to see how Bibles and Bible-based literature are printed, bound, and shipped to congregations in the United States, the Caribbean, and other parts of the world.
Canadian Branch Office, Ontario
Join the guided tour to see how Bibles and Bible-based literature are printed, bound, and shipped to congregations in the region. You will see presses that prints 5 million magazines a week in 30 languages.