JW Survey / JW Watch (blog), “Governing Body instructs congregations to pledge fixed monthly donations”
“Letter dated 29 March 2014 to all congregations: 'Congregations and Assembly Halls will no longer be asked to repay a loan'; elders' postscript: monthly pledge should be 'at least the same amount as the current monthly loan repayment'; 'This postscript should not be read to the congregation'”
Describes the replacement of the 1983 Kingdom Hall loan scheme with a resolved fixed monthly contribution to the worldwide work, decided by 31 May 2014.
Official source (opens in new tab)
Provenance and verification note for JW Survey / JW Watch (blog), Governing Body instructs congregations to pledge fixed monthly donations
Confidence note. Discovery source only; no scan, court exhibit or official publication of the letter located. A WOL search found no official description of the 2014 change. Do not publish as fact.
Scan provenance. No scan provided ('To protect the anonymity of my source, a scan of the letter will not be made available'); transcribed text only
Notes. The 1983 loan scheme itself is verified (km 9/83).
Accessed. 19 September 2026 · Source ID. src-jwsurvey-2014-0407-kingdom-hall-financing-letter