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'''Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania''', adalah organisasi non-profit yang berkantor pusat di Brooklyn, [[New York]], [[Amerika Serikat]]. Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania merupakan badan hukum resmi utama yang digunakan oleh [[Saksi-Saksi Yehuwa]]. Badan hukum ini sering disebut Lembaga oleh Saksi-Saksi sendiri.
==Foundation Lemabaga ==
Gerakan Siswa-Siswa Alkitab mulai mengorganisasi Lembaga ini pada tahun 1881 dengan William Henry Conley, seorang pebisnis Pittsburg, sebagai Presiden pertama dan [[Charles Taze Russell]] sebagai Sekretaris-Bendahara The [[Bible Student movement|Bible Students]] began organizing the Society in [[1881]] with William Henry Conley, a Pittsburg business man, as the first President and [[Charles Taze Russell]] as Secretary-Treasurer.<ref>''Jehovah's Witnesses: Proclaimers of God's Kingdom'' (Watchtower, 1993), p. 576.</ref> The Society was registered in [[Pennsylvania]] on [[December 15]], [[1884]], this time with Russell as the first legal President.
== Personil (pada tanggal 1 September 2005) ==
* Direktur: Danny L. Bland, Philip D. Wilcox, John N. Wischuk
== Nama Bdan Hukum Sebelumnya ==
==Past Legal Names==
* ''Zion's Watch Tower Tract Society'' (1884-1896)
* ''Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society'' (1896-1955)
* ''Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania'' (sincesejak 1955)
== Presiden ==
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!7.
|[[Don A. Adams|Don Alden Adams]]|| [[1925]] || sekarang || [[Oktober 7 Oktober]] [[2000]] || masih melayani
|}
== Referensi ==
1. ^Saksi-Saksi Yehuwa—Pemberita Kerajaan Allah, 1993, h. 576, Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc.
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== See also ==
[[de:Wachtturm-Gesellschaft]]
[[en:Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania]]
[[el:Νομικά όργανα των Μαρτύρων του Ιεχωβά]]
[[hu:Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania]]
[[nl:Wachttorengenootschap]]
[[ja:ものみの塔聖書冊子協会]]
[[pl:Strażnica - Towarzystwo Biblijne i Traktatowe]]
[[pt:Sociedade Torre de Vigia de Bíblias e Tratados]]
[[zh:宾夕法尼亚守望台圣经书社]]
ot-for-profit organization ]] headquartered in the [[New York City]] borough of [[Brooklyn]], [[United States]], is the main legal entity used by [[Jehovah's Witnesses]] religious faith. It is often referred to as "The Society". This organization usually holds copyrights to [[List of Jehovah's Witnesses literature|literature published by Jehovah's Witnesses]]. Beyond the Pennsylvania organization, there are other legal entities that support the various aspects of the faith's operations. See [[Legal instruments of Jehovah's Witnesses]].
==Foundation==
The [[Bible Student movement|Bible Students]] began organizing the Society in [[1881]] with William Henry Conley, a Pittsburg business man, as the first President and [[Charles Taze Russell]] as Secretary-Treasurer.<ref>''Jehovah's Witnesses: Proclaimers of God's Kingdom'' (Watchtower, 1993), p. 576.</ref> The Society was registered in [[Pennsylvania]] on [[December 15]], [[1884]], this time with Russell as the first legal President.
==Personnel (as of September 1, 2005)==
* President: [[Don A. Adams]]
* Vice Presidents: Robert W. Wallen, William F. Malenfant
* Secretary/Treasurer: Richard E. Abrahamson
* Directors: Danny L. Bland, Philip D. Wilcox, John N. Wischuk
==Past Legal Names==
* ''Zion's Watch Tower Tract Society'' (1884-1896)
* ''Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society'' (1896-1955)
* ''Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania'' (since 1955)
==Presidents==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin: 1em auto 1em auto"
! #
!Name of the president
!Date of birth
!Date of Death
!Started service as President of the Society
!Ended service as President of the Society
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!1.
|[[William Henry Conley]]||[[1840]] ||[[July]], [[1897]]|| [[February 16]], [[1881]] || [[December 15]], [[1884]]
|-
!2.
|[[Charles Taze Russell]]||[[February 16]], [[1852]] ||[[October 31]], [[1916]]|| [[December 15]], [[1884]] || [[October 31]], [[1916]]
|-
!3.
|[[Joseph Franklin Rutherford ]]||[[November 8]], [[1869]] ||[[January 8]], [[1942]] || [[January 6]], [[1917]] || [[January 8]], [[1942]]
|-
!4.
|[[Nathan Homer Knorr]]||[[April 23]],[[1905]] || [[June 8]], [[1977]] || [[January 13]], [[1942]]|| [[June 8]], [[1977]]
|-
!5.
|[[Frederick William Franz]]||[[September 12]], [[1893]]|| [[December 22]], [[1992]] || [[June 22]], [[1977]] || [[December 22]], [[1992]]
|-
!6.
|[[Milton George Henschel]]||[[August 9]], [[1920]]||[[March 22]], [[2003]]|| [[December 30]], [[1992]] || [[October 7]], [[2000]]
|-
!7.
|[[Don A. Adams|Don Alden Adams]]|| [[1925]] || present || [[October 7]] [[2000]] || currently serving
|}
==References==
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==See also==
*[[Legal instruments of Jehovah's Witnesses]]
*[[Organizational structure of Jehovah's Witnesses]]
==External links==
* [http://www.watchtower.org/ Watchtower - Official Website of Jehovah's Witnesses]
[[Category:Organizational structure of Jehovah's Witnesses]]
[[Category:Religious tract publishers]]
[[de:Wachtturm-Gesellschaft]]
[[el:Νομικά όργανα των Μαρτύρων του Ιεχωβά]]
[[hu:Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania]]
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