2026 Governing Body Update #4

[bvr]

It’s online. Hosted by Bro. Herd.

https://www.jw.org/finder?srcid=share&wtlocale=E&lank=docid-1112024061_1_VIDEO

 

Overview:

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This Governing Body Update shares encouraging reports from different parts of the world. It highlights the ongoing convention season, suggestions for the ministry, and recent visits made to support branch territories and congregations.

The update also briefly covers how brothers and sisters are being helped during difficult situations, including disasters, health emergencies, and legal challenges affecting freedom of worship. It ends with warm encouragement for older ones and a reminder to keep praying for those in authority.

 

Edited yesterday at 11:37 AM by bvr

[Dolce vita]

I wonder where the chocolate Bro. @Dustparticle eats comes from—the kind that lets him predict even the name of the GB's brother. I want to eat some too.

[onBoard17]

2 hours ago, JeremiaJona said:

Is it online? 

It is now!

[jwzhang]

40 minutes ago, Dolce vita said:

I wonder where the chocolate Bro. @Dustparticle eats comes from—the kind that lets him predict even the name of the GB's brother. I want to eat some too.

 

Can he tell us more? When is the great tribulation? 🤣

[Dolce vita]

We're not making fun of you, Brother Glenn @Dustparticle. On the contrary, it's just a bit of friendly teasing.

[Dustparticle]

1 hour ago, Dolce vita said:

I wonder where the chocolate Bro. @Dustparticle eats comes from—the kind that lets him predict even the name of the GB's brother. I want to eat some too.

 

 I'm not a Chocolate Prophet, yet I float into space at times (different galaxies) when I OD too. I have trillions of galaxies more to go. The life I go through. Don't have it!!!

[Tortuga]

13 hours ago, Dages said:

I expect a very "vanilla" update with just news about our people, convention stuff and legal victory stories.
 

 

'In this update, we share encouraging reports about recent branch and shepherding visits. We also consider legal developments affecting our freedom of worship in Norway and Sweden."

 

👍🏻

[ucastrobr]

We lost important rights that are given to the other religious communities in Norway.

How has this affected our brothers and sisters?
One example is weddings.

For the past four years or so, couples could not get married in the Kingdom Hall or have one of Jehovah’s Witnesses officiate their wedding.

We were so happy that on April 30, 2026, the Supreme Court of Norway announced that the government’s actions were illegal when they took away our registration and revoked our rights.

[WilliamChew]

2026 GB Update #4 transcript

 

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2026 GB Update #4.pdf

2026 GB Update #4.docx

2026 GB Update #4.epub

 

[Sheep]

17 hours ago, Bosko said:

The video 2026 Governing Body Update #4 should be played the week of June 29, 2026, in place of the 15-minute local needs part.

 

16 hours ago, Dages said:

That's how we can estimate the closeness of an Update.  These 15 min Local needs

 

Yeah. We were looking at the same date, but for a different reason. We had our Regional Convention the last weekend of May, and we need a space to have a review of it. But now you just messed up our guesswork.

[Sequoia]

10 hours ago, ucastrobr said:

We lost important rights that are given to the other religious communities in Norway.

How has this affected our brothers and sisters?
One example is weddings.

For the past four years or so, couples could not get married in the Kingdom Hall or have one of Jehovah’s Witnesses officiate their wedding.

We were so happy that on April 30, 2026, the Supreme Court of Norway announced that the government’s actions were illegal when they took away our registration and revoked our rights.

I read on bitter winter a website for religious freedom that in so ruling the Supreme Court of Norway upheld an Appeal Court.

[Michał]

Just as I thought, vanilla update, just enough to catch breath before our RC in 3 weeks time. I’d be beyond my mental capacity for a „major” update. 😆😉😂

[Skye]

I totally appreciated Br. Herd's concluding comments assuring the faithful older ones of Jehovah's and our love, and encouraging them to keep on doing their best - and he's leading by example. Well done!!

[truce]

1 hour ago, Skye said:

I totally appreciated Br. Herd's concluding comments assuring the faithful older ones of Jehovah's and our love, and encouraging them to keep on doing their best - and he's leading by example. Well done!!

I am 91 years old this year!

[-Chris-]

16 hours ago, Sheep said:

Yeah. We were looking at the same date, but for a different reason. We had our Regional Convention the last weekend of May, and we need a space to have a review of it. But now you just messed up our guesswork.

 

We quit scheduling the assembly or convention review in Local Needs parts. Governing Body updates took up too many and Local Needs were not being covered. Besides, a close reading of the instructions shows that changing a Local Needs part should be at the approval of the body of elders where shortening other parts is at the discretion of the Christian Life and Ministry Overseer. 

[Dolce vita]

57 minutes ago, truce said:

I am 91 years old this year!

... said Brother Herd. And thank God, my wife and I are doing well!😏