Welcome to the Brazil Branch Office of Jehovah`s Witnesses

Bethel Home
Those serving in this department work in the laundry, in the kitchen,
or in the dining room. Others care for cleaning and housekeeping,
helping to make Bethel a pleasant and comfortable place to live.
We hope that you enjoyed your visit to Bethel. No doubt
it has helped you to become better acquainted with the
work that Jehovah’s Witnesses are doing to assist
people who are searching for a better future through
God’s Kingdom. May your visit with us encourage you to
continue learning more about our loving Creator and to
live by his righteous standards.
Laundry
On average, more than two tons of clothes are washed daily. Every hour up
to 140 shirts and 60 pairs of slacks are ironed with the help of steam presses.
Visitors are welcome to take a guided tour of the branch
facilities. Tours are available at the times shown on the
schedule below.
Tour times: Monday through Friday; mornings: 8:15, 9:15,
10:15 a.m.; afternoons: 1:15, 2:15, 3:15 p.m.
Housekeeping
Housekeepers help to maintain a high standard of cleanliness,
which is a mark of Bethel homes throughout the world.
Farm
Those who serve here care for the gardens, lawns, roadways, and forested
areas around Bethel. The farm also supplies the kitchen with some food
items and produce. Various species of birds and animals live in the forested
areas.
Kitchen
Nutritious meals are prepared using modern equipment. Three
meals are served daily in our spacious and comfortable dining room.
5 2013 Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania
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and Associaçao Torre de Vigia de Bıblias e Tratados
All rights reserved. Printed in Brazil.
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Welcome to the
Brazil Branch Office of
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Some of the animals that have been sighted on our property include:
anteaters, armadillos, capybaras, coatis, deer, iguanas, porcupines,
and squirrels. There are also seven ponds on our property. Water
from these ponds is used to irrigate our gardens and lawns.
Bethel family members personally share in the Kingdom-preaching work and attend various congregations
near the branch office.
These Bible discussions each
workday morning and Monday
evening are an important part
of Bethel life.
Introduction
Welcome to the Brazil branch office of
Jehovah’s Witnesses. It is a pleasure to
have you with us. We hope you will
enjoy your visit. Our branch is called
Bethel, meaning “House of God.” This Biblical name is fitting, for those serving here
are ordained ministers who have dedicated themselves to Jehovah God and who
devote themselves full-time to support
the worldwide work of Kingdom preaching.
—Matthew 24:14.
During your visit, you will notice that members of this family are of various ages and
nationalities. Yet, they are truly like a family
because they unitedly worship their heavenly Father, Jehovah God.
The Brazil branch office prints Bible literature and sends it throughout the country,
including locations where boats are used
by full-time ministers for preaching the
Kingdom message in the Amazon region.
Also, magazines for Bolivia, Paraguay, and
Uruguay are printed here. Our publications
are sent to virtually all countries in South
America.
The program is transmitted via closed circuit television
throughout the dining room, allowing all in attendance to benefit
from this arrangement. Following the discussion, the family is
led in prayer, and breakfast is served.
On Monday evenings, the entire Bethel family gathers to study the
Bible with the help of The Watchtower. At times, there are special
programs after the Watchtower Study.
Each morning Monday to Friday, the Bethel
family comes together at the breakfast table to
consider a Bible text from the booklet Examining
the Scriptures Daily. A chairman presides over
this 15-minute discussion, and members of the
family are assigned to comment on the text.
Spiritual Programs
Bethel family members personally share in the Kingdom-preaching work and attend various congregations
near the branch office.
These Bible discussions each
workday morning and Monday
evening are an important part
of Bethel life.
Introduction
The program is transmitted via closed circuit television
throughout the dining room, allowing all in attendance to benefit
from this arrangement. Following the discussion, the family is
led in prayer, and breakfast is served.
Welcome to the Brazil branch office of
Jehovah’s Witnesses. It is a pleasure to
have you with us. We hope you will
enjoy your visit. Our branch is called
Bethel, meaning “House of God.” This Biblical name is fitting, for those serving here
are ordained ministers who have dedicated themselves to Jehovah God and who
devote themselves full-time to support
the worldwide work of Kingdom preaching.
—Matthew 24:14.
During your visit, you will notice that members of this family are of various ages and
nationalities. Yet, they are truly like a family
because they unitedly worship their heavenly Father, Jehovah God.
The Brazil branch office prints Bible literature and sends it throughout the country,
including locations where boats are used
by full-time ministers for preaching the
Kingdom message in the Amazon region.
Also, magazines for Bolivia, Paraguay, and
Uruguay are printed here. Our publications
are sent to virtually all countries in South
America.
On Monday evenings, the entire Bethel family gathers to study the
Bible with the help of The Watchtower. At times, there are special
programs after the Watchtower Study.
Each morning Monday to Friday, the Bethel
family comes together at the breakfast table to
consider a Bible text from the booklet Examining
the Scriptures Daily. A chairman presides over
this 15-minute discussion, and members of the
family are assigned to comment on the text.
Spiritual Programs
Bethel Home
Those serving in this department work in the laundry, in the kitchen,
or in the dining room. Others care for cleaning and housekeeping,
helping to make Bethel a pleasant and comfortable place to live.
We hope that you enjoyed your visit to Bethel. No doubt
it has helped you to become better acquainted with the
work that Jehovah’s Witnesses are doing to assist
people who are searching for a better future through
God’s Kingdom. May your visit with us encourage you to
continue learning more about our loving Creator and to
live by his righteous standards.
Laundry
On average, more than two tons of clothes are washed daily. Every hour up
to 140 shirts and 60 pairs of slacks are ironed with the help of steam presses.
Visitors are welcome to take a guided tour of the branch
facilities. Tours are available at the times shown on the
schedule below.
Tour times: Monday through Friday; mornings: 8:15, 9:15,
10:15 a.m.; afternoons: 1:15, 2:15, 3:15 p.m.
Housekeeping
Housekeepers help to maintain a high standard of cleanliness,
which is a mark of Bethel homes throughout the world.
Farm
Those who serve here care for the gardens, lawns, roadways, and forested
areas around Bethel. The farm also supplies the kitchen with some food
items and produce. Various species of birds and animals live in the forested
areas.
Kitchen
Nutritious meals are prepared using modern equipment. Three
meals are served daily in our spacious and comfortable dining room.
5 2013 Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania
˜
´
and Associaçao Torre de Vigia de Bıblias e Tratados
All rights reserved. Printed in Brazil.
fo-E Ba
Welcome to the
Brazil Branch Office of
Jehovah’s Witnesses
Some of the animals that have been sighted on our property include:
anteaters, armadillos, capybaras, coatis, deer, iguanas, porcupines,
and squirrels. There are also seven ponds on our property. Water
from these ponds is used to irrigate our gardens and lawns.
Offices
Legal Department
Translation Department
The Legal Department provides assistance to
congregations whenever the preaching work or
beliefs of Jehovah’s Witnesses are called into
question.—Philippians 1:7.
Those working in this department translate Bible publications into
Portuguese, Brazilian Sign Language, several indigenous languages,
and Portuguese Braille. After the English text is received from
headquarters in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A., the text is translated,
checked, and proofread.
Kingdom Hall Construction Desk
This desk oversees the construction and
maintenance of Kingdom Halls. Brazil is one
of the countries that benefits from a worldwide
Kingdom Hall construction program. Using
the methods developed by this program, it is
possible to build a Kingdom Hall in about 40
days. Since the start of the program in 1999, over
3,500 Kingdom Halls have been built in Brazil.
Branch Committee
Service Department
The Branch Committee, under the direction of the Governing Body
of Jehovah’s Witnesses, oversees the activities of the Bethel family
and takes the lead in organizing the Kingdom preaching and
teaching work throughout Brazil.
This department cares for correspondence with traveling overseers,
elders, pioneers, and publishers. It schedules district conventions,
circuit assemblies, and special assembly days and makes territory
assignments for congregations and isolated groups. The department
also schedules schools to train traveling overseers, congregation elders,
pioneers, single brothers, and married couples.
Hospital Information Desk
This desk supplies Hospital Liaison Committees throughout the country
with the latest information on nonblood medical procedures. In
turn, the congregation elders serving on these committees make this
information available to doctors who are willing to treat their Witness
patients without the use of blood. This desk also coordinates the
distribution of information on nonblood medical management at
medical conventions and at hospitals.
Sign Language
The deaf receive Bible instruction by means of recorded sign-language
videos that are distributed in the form of DVDs or through the
www.jw.org website. Deaf Witnesses who are fluent in Brazilian Sign
Language help the translators to prepare these videos. Among the
publications translated into Brazilian Sign Language are some of the
books of the Bible, brochures, Kingdom songs, and The Watchtower.
Audio/Video
Department
At this Regional Audio/Video Center, recordings in Portuguese and
Brazilian Sign Language are made for the songbook, magazines,
books, and Bible dramas. These recordings are produced as CDs
and DVDs or as electronic files for the Internet. This department
also produces audio/video recordings for other countries and in
various indigenous languages spoken in South America.
Offices
Legal Department
Translation Department
The Legal Department provides assistance to
congregations whenever the preaching work or
beliefs of Jehovah’s Witnesses are called into
question.—Philippians 1:7.
Those working in this department translate Bible publications into
Portuguese, Brazilian Sign Language, several indigenous languages,
and Portuguese Braille. After the English text is received from
headquarters in Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A., the text is translated,
checked, and proofread.
Kingdom Hall Construction Desk
This desk oversees the construction and
maintenance of Kingdom Halls. Brazil is one
of the countries that benefits from a worldwide
Kingdom Hall construction program. Using
the methods developed by this program, it is
possible to build a Kingdom Hall in about 40
days. Since the start of the program in 1999, over
3,500 Kingdom Halls have been built in Brazil.
Branch Committee
Service Department
The Branch Committee, under the direction of the Governing Body
of Jehovah’s Witnesses, oversees the activities of the Bethel family
and takes the lead in organizing the Kingdom preaching and
teaching work throughout Brazil.
This department cares for correspondence with traveling overseers,
elders, pioneers, and publishers. It schedules district conventions,
circuit assemblies, and special assembly days and makes territory
assignments for congregations and isolated groups. The department
also schedules schools to train traveling overseers, congregation elders,
pioneers, single brothers, and married couples.
Hospital Information Desk
This desk supplies Hospital Liaison Committees throughout the country
with the latest information on nonblood medical procedures. In
turn, the congregation elders serving on these committees make this
information available to doctors who are willing to treat their Witness
patients without the use of blood. This desk also coordinates the
distribution of information on nonblood medical management at
medical conventions and at hospitals.
Sign Language
The deaf receive Bible instruction by means of recorded sign-language
videos that are distributed in the form of DVDs or through the
www.jw.org website. Deaf Witnesses who are fluent in Brazilian Sign
Language help the translators to prepare these videos. Among the
publications translated into Brazilian Sign Language are some of the
books of the Bible, brochures, Kingdom songs, and The Watchtower.
Audio/Video
Department
At this Regional Audio/Video Center, recordings in Portuguese and
Brazilian Sign Language are made for the songbook, magazines,
books, and Bible dramas. These recordings are produced as CDs
and DVDs or as electronic files for the Internet. This department
also produces audio/video recordings for other countries and in
various indigenous languages spoken in South America.
Printery
Maintenance Shops
Pressroom
The Man Roland Lithoman press can
produce up to 90,000 magazines per
hour, or the equivalent of 25 magazines
or brochures per second. Press operators monitor production by means of
several computer controls so that quality is ensured throughout the various
phases of the printing process.
Prepress
Before printing can start, artwork and composed text are combined to form a set of electronic files. Then this information
is inscribed by laser onto metal plates. The entire process for
reproducing printing plates is computerized. This department
also verifies that the printing meets our high quality control standards.
Braille
Bindery
In the bindery, printed pages are bound with either soft or hard covers.
Books that are produced on the softcover bindery line are packed
as soon as they come off the production line. To produce hardcover
books, the printed pages are first sewn together into single volumes.
Then titles are embossed onto hard covers and finally the books are
bound with the covers.
Publications for the visually
impaired are prepared here.
The complete Bible as well as
The Watchtower and Our Kingdom Ministry are available in
Portuguese Braille. Braille publications are also sent to other
countries.
Shipping
Congregation literature requests are processed with the help of a computer-controlled system that indicates which items need to be packed.
This system allows requests to be filled quickly and efficiently.
Job Press
Book covers are printed on sheet-fed presses and then laminated. Convention and assembly programs and various forms are
also printed here.
All of the electrical and mechanical systems as well as
machines and vehicles used at Bethel are maintained by welltrained maintenance crews. There are also welding and machine
shops that care for the production of parts needed to maintain
branch equipment.
Printery
Maintenance Shops
Pressroom
The Man Roland Lithoman press can
produce up to 90,000 magazines per
hour, or the equivalent of 25 magazines
or brochures per second. Press operators monitor production by means of
several computer controls so that quality is ensured throughout the various
phases of the printing process.
Prepress
Before printing can start, artwork and composed text are combined to form a set of electronic files. Then this information
is inscribed by laser onto metal plates. The entire process for
reproducing printing plates is computerized. This department
also verifies that the printing meets our high quality control standards.
Braille
Bindery
In the bindery, printed pages are bound with either soft or hard covers.
Books that are produced on the softcover bindery line are packed
as soon as they come off the production line. To produce hardcover
books, the printed pages are first sewn together into single volumes.
Then titles are embossed onto hard covers and finally the books are
bound with the covers.
Publications for the visually
impaired are prepared here.
The complete Bible as well as
The Watchtower and Our Kingdom Ministry are available in
Portuguese Braille. Braille publications are also sent to other
countries.
Shipping
Congregation literature requests are processed with the help of a computer-controlled system that indicates which items need to be packed.
This system allows requests to be filled quickly and efficiently.
Job Press
Book covers are printed on sheet-fed presses and then laminated. Convention and assembly programs and various forms are
also printed here.
All of the electrical and mechanical systems as well as
machines and vehicles used at Bethel are maintained by welltrained maintenance crews. There are also welding and machine
shops that care for the production of parts needed to maintain
branch equipment.