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JEHOVAH’S
WITNESSES
More than 10 years revealing secrets because there is no excuse for secrecy in religion – w1997 June 1; Dan 2:47; Matt 10:26; Mark 4:22; Luke 12:2; Acts 4:19, 20.
| Mugshot | Profile | Name | Succession | Cessation | Country | Status |
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 | Name: Jody James Jedele Alias: Jody Jedele Birthplace: USA Birthday: January 10, 1970 Baptism: Unknown Death: Not dead yet Spouse: Damaris Bethel Service: 1989 to Present Governing Body Service: October 5, 2024 to Present. Governing Body Helper: Service Committee; 2023 to Oct 4, 2024. Governing Body Committee Memberships: Service Committee Other Information: He was raised as a Jehovah's Witness; his dad having been baptized in the 1940s and his mother in the 1950s. His sister also served in Bethel. Was originally assigned to the cleaning department at Bethel for 2.5 years. Transferred to the staffing office and after getting married, he transferred to Brooklyn and continued to work with medical matters until 2005. Then he and his wife left bethel to take care of elderly parents. He served on the Hospital Liaison Committee and the Regional Building Committee. In 2013, he returned for 2 weeks to help on the Warwick construction project but has been there ever since. In 2015, he was transferred to Patterson, New York to work with the Local Design Construction (LDC) Department. In 2018, he ended back in Walkill when the LDC was transferred there. In 2021, he was assigned to the Hospital Information Department (HID) and the following year to Hospital Information Services (HIS). Jedele was born 35 years after the sealing of the 144'000 anointed in 1935. The Jehovah's Witnesses' false doctrine where they claimed members chosen to have a heavenly calling was "about complete" in 1935 may have been discarded but it has not been put in writing. In any case, he has become one of the 144,000 because he cannot become a member of the Governing Body without having a heavenly calling. He represents the newer generation of Witnesses who claim a heavenly calling despite not being born or baptized in or around 1935. He may not have been a member of the Governing Body when they were still claiming that the choosing of the 144000 was finished in 1935 (See the 2006 edition of the Revelation - It's Grand Climax At Hand!, Chapter 20, paragraphs 18 & 19 where they provided updated statistics to "support this conclusion") but it's worth noting that he and his colleagues have never apologised for this false doctrine. Instead, in the January 2016 Study Edition of The Watchtower, page 25, paragraph 10, they directed members not to ask anointed "personal questions about their anointing". This allows certain men to conveniently "anoint" themselves before taking up positions of leadership and free themselves from being questioned by the loyal, obedient, and naïve members. This direction is still in effect. | Jedele, Jody James | 2024 | N/A | USA | Active |
 | Name: Jacob Clark Rumph Alias: Jake Rumph Birthplace: USA Birthday: 1972 Baptism: Unknown Death: Not dead yet Spouse: Inga Bethel Service: 2020 to present. Governing Body Service: October 5, 2024 to Present Governing Body Helper: Service Committee; 2023 to Oct 4, 2024. Governing Body Committee Memberships: Service Committee Other Information: Rumph was born in 1972. His mother was an inactive Jehovah's Witness and his father was not a member. His grandmother was an active Jehovah's Witness. At 13, he asked his mother to study with Jehovah's Witnesses. Soon thereafter, she was "reactivated". In just a month he was "approved" to be an unbaptized publisher. After the 1998 Regional Convention, he moved to Ecuador to promote and sell Jehovah's Witnesses. He was a Special Pioneer and then a Circuit Overseer. In 2011, he and his wife attended the 132nd Class of Gilead. Rumph was born decades after the sealing of the 144'000 anointed in 1935. The Jehovah's Witnesses' false doctrine where they claimed members chosen to have a heavenly calling was "about complete" in 1935 may have been discarded but it has not been put in writing. In any case, he has become one of the 144,000 because he cannot become a member of the Governing Body without having a heavenly calling. He represents the newer generation of Witnesses who claim a heavenly calling despite not being born or baptized in or around 1935. He may not have been a member of the Governing Body when they were still claiming that the choosing of the 144000 was finished in 1935 (See the 2006 edition of the Revelation - It's Grand Climax At Hand!, Chapter 20, paragraphs 18 & 19 where they provided updated statistics to "support this conclusion") but it's worth noting that he and his colleagues have never apologised for this false doctrine. Instead, in the January 2016 Study Edition of The Watchtower, page 25, paragraph 10, they directed members not to ask anointed "personal questions about their anointing". This allows certain men to conveniently "anoint" themselves before taking up positions of leadership and free themselves from being questioned by the loyal, obedient, and naïve members. This direction is still in effect. | Rumph, Jacob Clark | 2024 | N/A | USA | Active |
 | Name: Gage Fleegle Alias: Gage Fleegle Birthplace: USA Birthday: Unknown Baptism: Unknown Death: Not dead yet Spouse: Nadia Marriage Date: 2006 Bethel Service: October 1991 to present. Governing Body Service: January 18, 2023 to Present Governing Body Helper: Personnel Committee; April 1, 2022 to Jan 17, 2023. Governing Body Committee Memberships: Personnel Committee, Service Committee, Teaching Committee. Other Information: Fleegle initially started in the Bindery at World Headquarters, then served in the Service Department, and then the Teaching Committee. We do not know when Fleegle was born or when he was baptized but we are confident that he was neither born or baptized anytime before the sealing of the 144'000 anointed in 1935. The Jehovah's Witnesses' false doctrine where they claimed members chosen to have a heavenly calling was "about complete" in 1935 may have been discarded but it has not been put in writing. In any case, he has become one of the 144,000 because he cannot become a member of the Governing Body without having a heavenly calling. He represents the newer generation of Witnesses who claim a heavenly calling despite not being born or baptized in or around 1935. He may not have been a member of the Governing Body when they were still claiming that the choosing of the 144000 was finished in 1935 (See the 2006 edition of the Revelation - It's Grand Climax At Hand!, Chapter 20, paragraphs 18 & 19 where they provided updated statistics to "support this conclusion") but it's worth noting that he and his colleagues have never apologised for this false doctrine. Instead, in the January 2016 Study Edition of The Watchtower, page 25, paragraph 10, they directed members not to ask anointed "personal questions about their anointing". This allows certain men to conveniently "anoint" themselves before taking up positions of leadership and free themselves from being questioned by the loyal, obedient, and naïve members. This direction is still in effect. | Fleegle, Gage | 2023 | N/A | USA | Active |
 | Name: Jeffrey A. Winder Alias: Jeffrey Winder Birthplace: Murrieta, California, USA Birthday: 1970 Baptism: January, 1986 Death: Not dead yet Spouse: Angela Marriage Date: 1997 Bethel Service: 1989 to present. Governing Body Service: January 18, 2023 to Present Governing Body Helper: Personnel Committee; April 1, 2022 to Jan 17, 2023. Governing Body Committee Memberships: Personnel Committee Other Information: Winder was 16 when he was baptized. Grew up in Jehovah’s Witnesses. His two older brothers served at Walkill before he did. Cleaning was his first assignment at World Headquarters of Jehovah’s Witnesses. He then worked in the farm department for three years. He then worked as a secretary for 22 years. He worked with Kenneth Cook for 10 years in the Bethel Office. He worked in the video production office. In 2020, he began to work in the Personnel Office. Winder was born decades after the sealing of the 144'000 anointed in 1935. And he wasn't baptized until 1986. Maybe his parents were not even around in 1935. The Jehovah's Witnesses' false doctrine where they claimed members chosen to have a heavenly calling was "about complete" in 1935 may have been discarded but it has not been put in writing. In any case, he has become one of the 144,000 because he cannot become a member of the Governing Body without having a heavenly calling. He represents the newer generation of Witnesses who claim a heavenly calling despite not being born or baptized in or around 1935. He may not have been a member of the Governing Body when they were still claiming that the choosing of the 144000 was finished in 1935 (See the 2006 edition of the Revelation - It's Grand Climax At Hand!, Chapter 20, paragraphs 18 & 19 where they provided updated statistics to "support this conclusion") but it's worth noting that he and his colleagues have never apologised for this false doctrine. Instead, in the January 2016 Study Edition of The Watchtower, page 25, paragraph 10, they directed members not to ask anointed "personal questions about their anointing". This allows certain men to conveniently "anoint" themselves before taking up positions of leadership and free themselves from being questioned by the loyal, obedient, and naïve members. This direction is still in effect. | Winder, Jeffrey A. | 2023 | N/A | USA | Active |
 | Name: Kenneth Eugene Cook, Jr Alias: Kenneth Cook Birthplace: Pennsylvania, USA Birthday: 1963 Baptism: June 7, 1980 Death: Not dead yet Spouse: Jamie Bethel Service: October 12, 1984 to Present. Governing Body Service: January 24, 2018 to Present Governing Body Helper: Writing Committee; Jan-2017 to Jan 2018. Governing Body Committee Memberships: Personnel Committee, Teaching Committee, and Writing Committee. Other Information: Cook got baptized prior to graduation from high school. He served in the Printery and the Bethel Office for 25 years. In 2009, he was transferred to the Watchtower Educational Center at Patterson, New York, assigned to work with the Writing Correspondence Department. In April 2016, he was transferred to Brooklyn briefly before relocating to Warwick, New York and becoming a Helper to the Governing Body. Cook was born decades after the sealing of the 144'000 anointed in 1935. And he wasn't baptized until 1980. The Jehovah's Witnesses' false doctrine where they claimed members chosen to have a heavenly calling was "about complete" in 1935 may have been discarded but it has not been put in writing. In any case, he has become one of the 144,000 because he cannot become a member of the Governing Body without having a heavenly calling. He represents the newer generation of Witnesses who claim a heavenly calling despite not being born or baptized in or around 1935. He may not have been a member of the Governing Body when they were still claiming that the choosing of the 144000 was finished in 1935 (See the 2006 edition of the Revelation - It's Grand Climax At Hand!, Chapter 20, paragraphs 18 & 19 where they provided updated statistics to "support this conclusion") but it's worth noting that he and his colleagues have never apologised for this false doctrine. Instead, in the January 2016 Study Edition of The Watchtower, page 25, paragraph 10, they directed members not to ask anointed "personal questions about their anointing". This allows certain men to conveniently "anoint" themselves before taking up positions of leadership and free themselves from being questioned by the loyal, obedient, and naïve members. This direction is still in effect. | Cook, Kenneth Eugene, Jr | 2018 | N/A | USA | Active |
 | Name: Douglas Mark Sanderson Alias: Mark Sanderson Birthplace: San Diego, California, USA Birthday: February 4, 1965 Baptism: February 9, 1975 Death: Not dead yet Bethel Service: September 2008 to Present. Governing Body Service: September 5, 2012 to Present Governing Body Helper: Service Committee; September 2010 to September 4, 2005. Governing Body Committee Memberships: Coordinators' Committee, Service Committee, Writing Committee. Other Information: Sanderson was only 10 years old when he got baptized as a Jehovah's Witness. He graduated from the Ministerial Training School in December 1990. He then served as a substitute Circuit Overseer from April 1991 until February 1997. He was a member of the Philippines Branch Committee from September 2008 until he was invited to be a Helper to the Service Committee of the Governing Body in September 2010. He speak English and Russian. Sanderson wasn't born until 30 years after the sealing of the 144'000 anointed in 1935. And he wasn't baptized until 1975. In other words, the Jehovah's Witnesses' false doctrine where they claimed members chosen to have a heavenly calling was "about complete" in 1935 should have been discarded well before he was made a member of the Governing Body because no one could become a member of the Governing Body without having a heavenly calling. He represents the newer generation of Witnesses who claim a heavenly calling despite not being born or baptized in or around 1935. He may not have been a member of the Governing Body when they were still claiming that the choosing of the 144000 was finished in 1935 (See the 2006 edition of the Revelation - It's Grand Climax At Hand!, Chapter 20, paragraphs 18 & 19 where they provided updated statistics to "support this conclusion") but it's worth noting that he and his colleagues have never apologised for this false doctrine. Instead, in the January 2016 Study Edition of The Watchtower, page 25, paragraph 10, they directed members not to ask anointed "personal questions about their anointing". This allows certain men to conveniently "anoint" themselves before taking up positions of leadership and free themselves from being questioned by the loyal, obedient, and naïve members. | Sanderson, Douglas Mark | 2012 | N/A | USA | Active |
 | Full Name: Geoffrey William Jackson Alias: Geoffrey Jackson Birthplace: Australia Birthday: 1955 Baptism: 1968 Death: Not yet dead. Spouses: Jeanette (Deceased), Loraini Sikivou Marriage Date: June, 1974 Bethel Service: 1985 to present Governing Body Service: September 1, 2005 to present Governing Body Helper: Personnel Committee; April, 2003 to August 31, 2005. Governing Body Committee Memberships: Personnel Committee, Teaching Committee, Writing Committee. Other Information: Jackson was 13 when he was baptized. He learned Tuvaluan. He worked in the Samoa Branch starting in 1985. He served on the Branch Committee in Samoa from 1992 to 1996. He then served on the Branch Committee in Fiji from 1996 to 2003. He and his wife were then transferred to Translation Services at the World Headquarters in Patterson, New York. Jenny died of cancer in 2009. He remarried soon after to Loraini. Jackson was born 20 years after the sealing of the 144'000 anointed in 1935. And he wasn't baptized until 1968. In other words, the Jehovah's Witnesses' false doctrine where they claimed members chosen to have a heavenly calling was "about complete" in 1935 should have been discarded well before he was made a member of the Governing Body because no one could become a member of the Governing Body without having a heavenly calling. He represents the newer generation of Witnesses who claim a heavenly calling despite not being born or baptized in or around 1935. Noteworthy is the fact that he was a member of the Governing Body when they were still claiming that the choosing of the 144000 was finished in 1935. See the 2006 edition of the Revelation - It's Grand Climax At Hand!, Chapter 20, paragraphs 18 & 19 where they provided updated statistics to "support this conclusion". They have never apologised for this false doctrine. Instead, in the January 2016 Study Edition of The Watchtower, page 25, paragraph 10, they directed members not to ask anointed "personal questions about their anointing". This allows certain men to conveniently "anoint" themselves before taking up positions of leadership and free themselves from being questioned by the loyal, obedient, and naïve members. | Jackson, Geoffrey William | 2005 | N/A | Australia | Active |
 | Full Name: Anthony Morris III Alias: Tony Morris Birthplace: USA Birthday: Unknown Baptism: July, 1971 Death: Not yet dead. Spouse: Susan Marriage Date: December, 1971 Bethel Service: August 1, 2002 to February 22, 2023 (20 years, 6 months) Governing Body Service: September 1, 2005 to February 22, 2023 (17 years, 5 months) Governing Body Helper: Service Committee; August 1, 2002 to August 31, 2005. Governing Body Committee Memberships: Personnel Committee, Publishing Committee, Writing Committee. Other Information: He married his wife in 1971. They served in Rhode Island and North Carolina. In 2002, he was invited to serve in the Service Department at Patterson, New York before becoming a Helper to the Service Committee of the Governing Body. They have two sons: Jesse and Paul. Both serve at the World Headquarters of Jehovah's Witnesses. Jesse is a member of the US Branch Committee. A brief News Alert on February 22, 2023 on JW.org announced that Anthony Morris was removed from the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses without stating why. Some believe it related to child sexual abuse but the most likely reason is that he has a serious drink problem. He currently lives in a home in Lumberton, North Carolina, USA. The house was purchased by Jehovah's Witnesses to house him and his wife. We are not sure when Morris was born but he was baptized as a Jehovah's Witness decades after the sealing of the 144'000 anointed in 1935. In other words, the Jehovah's Witnesses' false doctrine where they claimed members chosen to have a heavenly calling was "about complete" in 1935 should have been discarded well before he was made a member of the Governing Body because no one could become a member of the Governing Body without having a heavenly calling. He represents the newer generation of Witnesses who claim a heavenly calling despite not being born in or around 1935. Noteworthy is the fact that he was a member of the Governing Body when they were still claiming that the choosing of the 144000 was finished in 1935. See the 2006 edition of the Revelation - It's Grand Climax At Hand!, Chapter 20, paragraphs 18 & 19 where they provided updated statistics to "support this conclusion". They have never apologised for this false doctrine. Instead, in the January 2016 Study Edition of The Watchtower, page 25, paragraph 10, they directed members not to ask anointed "personal questions about their anointing". This allows certain men to conveniently "anoint" themselves before taking up positions of leadership and free themselves from being questioned by the loyal, obedient, and naïve members. | Morris, Anthony III | 2005 | 2023 | USA | Deleted |
 | Full Name: David Harold Splane Alias: David Splane Birthplace: Canada Birthday: August, 1948 Baptism: Unknown Death: Not dead yet. Spouse: Linda Bethel Service: 1990 to present Governing Body Service: October 2, 1999 to present Governing Body Helper: Writing Committee. Governing Body Committee Memberships: Personnel Committee, Publishing Committee, Writing Committee. Other Information: Splane is a graduate of the 42nd Class of Gilead. He served as a missionary in Senegal, Africa. He was a Circuit Overseer from 1971 until he was invited to served at the World Headquarters in 1990 where he worked in the Service and Writing departments. We are not sure of Splane's age or when he was baptized but we are confident that he was not born nor baptized as a Jehovah's Witness prior to the sealing of the 144'000 anointed in 1935. In other words, the Jehovah's Witnesses' false doctrine where they claimed members chosen to have a heavenly calling was "about complete" in 1935 should have been discarded before he was made a member of the Governing Body because no one could become a member of the Governing Body without having a heavenly calling. He represents the newer generation of Witnesses who claim a heavenly calling despite not being born in or around 1935. Noteworthy is the fact that he was a member of the Governing Body for over 6 years when they were still claiming that the choosing of the 144000 was finished in 1935. See the 2006 edition of the Revelation - It's Grand Climax At Hand!, Chapter 20, paragraphs 18 & 19 where they provided updated statistics to "support this conclusion". They have never apologised for this false doctrine. Instead, in the January 2016 Study Edition of The Watchtower, page 25, paragraph 10, they directed members not to ask anointed "personal questions about their anointing". This allows certain men to conveniently "anoint" themselves before taking up positions of leadership and free themselves from being questioned by the loyal, obedient, and naïve members. | Splane, David Harold | 1999 | N/A | Canada | Active |
 | Full Name: Mark Stephen Lett Alias: Stephen Lett Birthplace: Alabama, USA Birthday: February, 1949 Baptism: Unknown Death: Not dead yet. Spouse: Susan Marriage Date: October, 1971 Bethel Service: 1967 to present Governing Body Service: October 2, 1999 to present Governing Body Helper: Teaching Committee. Governing Body Committee Memberships: Coordinators' Committee, Publishing Committee, Teaching Committee. Other Information: Lett served as a Circuit Overseer from 1979 to 1998. In April 1998, he was invited to serve as a Helper to the Teaching Committee of the Governing Body, before becoming a member of the Governing Body the following year. Lett was not born, let alone being baptized as a Jehovah's Witness prior to the sealing of the 144'000 anointed in 1935. In other words, the Jehovah's Witnesses' false doctrine where they claimed members chosen to have a heavenly calling was "about complete" in 1935 should have been discarded before he was made a member of the Governing Body because no one could become a member of the Governing Body without having a heavenly calling. He represents the newer generation of Witnesses who claim a heavenly calling despite not being born in or around 1935. Noteworthy is the fact that he was a member of the Governing Body for over 6 years when they were still claiming that the choosing of the 144000 was finished in 1935. See the 2006 edition of the Revelation - It's Grand Climax At Hand!, Chapter 20, paragraphs 18 & 19 where they provided updated statistics to "support this conclusion". They have never apologised for this false doctrine. Instead, in the January 2016 Study Edition of The Watchtower, page 25, paragraph 10, they directed members not to ask anointed "personal questions about their anointing". This allows certain men to conveniently "anoint" themselves before taking up positions of leadership and free themselves from being questioned by the loyal, obedient, and naïve members. | Lett, Mark Stephen | 1999 | N/A | USA | Active |
 | Full Name: Samuel Frederick Herd Alias: Samuel Herd Birthplace: Liberty, Indiana, USA Birthday: April, 1935 Baptism: March, 1957 Death: Not dead yet. Spouse: Gloria Marriage Date: 1959 Bethel Service: 1997 to present Governing Body Service: October 2, 1999 to present Governing Body Helper: Service Committee. Governing Body Committee Memberships: Publishing Committee, Service Committee, and Writing Committee. Other Information: Herd's parents never became Jehovah's Witnesses. He was 21 or 22 when he got baptized. He got married in 1959. He served as a Circuit Overseer from January 1965 to August 1997. Then he was invited to work in the Service Department at the World Headquarters of Jehovah's Witnesses. In 1998 he served as a Helper to the Service Committee of the Governing Body before becoming a Governing Body member in 1999. Herd was not baptized as a Jehovah's Witness prior to the sealing of the 144'000 anointed in 1935. In other words, the Jehovah's Witnesses' false doctrine where they claimed members chosen to have a heavenly calling was "about complete" in 1935 should have been discarded before he was made a member of the Governing Body because no one could become a member of the Governing Body without having a heavenly calling. He represents the newer generation of Witnesses who claim a heavenly calling despite not being baptized in or around 1935. Noteworthy is the fact that he was a member of the Governing Body for over 6 years when they were still claiming that the choosing of the 144000 was finished in 1935. See the 2006 edition of the Revelation - It's Grand Climax At Hand!, Chapter 20, paragraphs 18 & 19 where they provided updated statistics to "support this conclusion". They have never apologised for this false doctrine. Instead, in the January 2016 Study Edition of The Watchtower, page 25, paragraph 10, they directed members not to ask anointed "personal questions about their anointing". This allows certain men to conveniently "anoint" themselves before taking up positions of leadership and free themselves from being questioned by the loyal, obedient, and naïve members. | Herd. Samuel Frederick | 1999 | N/A | USA | Active |
 | Full Name: Guy Hollis Pierce Alias: Guy Pierce Birthplace: Auburn, California, USA Birthday: November 6, 1934 Baptism: August 14, 1955 Death: March 18, 2014 Spouse: Penelope (Penny) Wong Marriage Date: May 30, 1977 Bethel Service: 1997 to March 18, 2014 (~17 years) Governing Body Service: October 2, 1999 to March 18, 2014 (14 years, 5 months) Governing Body Helper: Personnel Committee. Governing Body Committee Memberships: Personnel Committee. Other Information: He was baptized as a Jehovah's Witness when he was 20 years of age. He married his wife, Penny in 1977. They had 6 children together. He served as a Circuit Overseer from 1986 until he was invited to serve at the World headquarters of Jehovah's Witnesses in 1997. Guy was not baptized as a Jehovah's Witness prior to the sealing of the 144'000 in 1935. In other words, the Jehovah's Witnesses' false doctrine where they claimed members chosen to have a heavenly calling was "about complete" in 1935 should have been discarded before he was made a member of the Governing Body because no one could become a member of the Governing Body without having a heavenly calling. He represented the newer generation of Witnesses who could claim a heavenly calling despite not being baptized in or around 1935. Noteworthy is the fact that he was a member of the Governing Body for over 6 years when they were still claiming that the choosing of the 144000 was finished in 1935. See the 2006 edition of the Revelation - It's Grand Climax At Hand!, Chapter 20, paragraphs 18 & 19 where they provided updated statistics to "support this conclusion". They have never apologised for this false doctrine. Instead, in the January 2016 Study Edition of The Watchtower, page 25, paragraph 10, they directed members not to ask anointed "personal questions about their anointing". This allows certain men to conveniently "anoint" themselves before taking up positions of leadership and free themselves from being questioned by the loyal, obedient, and naïve members. | Pierce, Guy Hollis | 1999 | 2014 | USA | Deceased |
 | Full Name: Gerrit Lösch Alias: Gerrit Losch Birthplace: Graz, Austria Birthday: 1941 Baptism: January, 1959 Death: Not dead yet. Bethel Service: April 1998 to Present Governing Body Service: July 1, 1994 to Present Governing Body Helper: Service Committee; 1992 to June 30, 1994 (~2 years). Governing Body Committee Memberships: Personnel Committee and Service Committee. Other Information: His father was killed in 1943 when he was just 2 years old. He got married in 1967. He and his wife attended the 41st Class of Gilead. He was a Circuit Overseer from about 1965 until 1976. After that he served in the Austrian Branch until 1989. After the wall fell, and in July 1990, he was invited to to serve at the World Headquarters in Brooklyn New York. Two years later, he became a Helper to the Service Committee of the Governing Body. He speaks German, English, Romanian and Italian. Losch was the first member of the Governing Body who was not born before 1935. Neither was he baptized as a Jehovah's Witness prior to the sealing of the 144'000 anointed in 1935. In other words, the Jehovah's Witnesses' false doctrine where they claimed members chosen to have a heavenly calling was "about complete" in 1935 should have been discarded before he was made a member of the Governing Body because no one could become a member of the Governing Body without having a heavenly calling. He represents the newer generation of Witnesses who claim a heavenly calling despite not being born or baptized in or around 1935. Noteworthy is the fact that he was a member of the Governing Body for over 11 years when they were still claiming that the choosing of the 144000 was finished in 1935. See the 2006 edition of the Revelation - It's Grand Climax At Hand!, Chapter 20, paragraphs 18 & 19 where they provided updated statistics to "support this conclusion". They have never apologised for this false doctrine. Instead, in the January 2016 Study Edition of The Watchtower, page 25, paragraph 10, they directed members not to ask anointed "personal questions about their anointing". This allows certain men to conveniently "anoint" themselves before taking up positions of leadership and free themselves from being questioned by the loyal, obedient, and naïve members. | Lӧsch, Gerrit | 1994 | N/A | Austria | Active |
 | Full Name: Martin Pötzinger Alias: Martin Poetzinger Birthplace: Munich, Germany Birthday: 25 Jul, 1904 Baptism: 1926 Death: Jun 16, 1988 Bethel Service: September 7, 1977 to June 16, 1988 (10 years, 9 months) Governing Body Service: September 7, 1977 to June 16, 1988 (10 years, 9 months) Other Information: Martin Poetzinger entered the Kingdom service in 1926 and entered pioneer service in 1930. He is a graduate of the Watchtower Bible School of Gilead. His full-time service was interrupted temporarily when he was imprisoned in a concentration camp during the Nazi years of persecution. He was liberated from the Mauthausen camp on May 7, 1945. He died at 83 years of age. | Pötzinger, Martin | 1977 | 1988 | Germany | Deceased |
 | Full Name: John Edwin Barr Alias: Jack Barr Birthplace: Aberdeen Scotland Birthday: August 13, 1913 Baptism: 1934 Death: December 4, 2010 Spouse: Mildred Willet Marriage Date: October 29, 1960 Bethel Service: April 1939 to December 4, 2010 (71 years, 8 months) Governing Body Service: September 7, 1977 to December 4, 2010 (33 years, 3 months) Other Information: Barber was in full-time service from 1923 and served at Brooklyn Bethel and as a Circuit Overseer. He married his wife Mildred in 1960. She died in October 2004. He died 6 years later. He was 97 years of age. Download Memorial | Barr, John Edwin | 1977 | 2010 | Scotland | Deceased |
 | Full Name: Carey Walter Barber Alias: Carey Barber Birthplace: England Birthday: July 4, 1905 Baptism: 1921 Death: April 8, 2007 Spouse: Sydney Lee Brewer Marriage Date: February 18, 1956 Bethel Service: 1923 to April 8, 2007 (~84 years) Governing Body Service: September 7, 1977 to April 8, 2007 (29 years, 7 months) Governing Body Committee Memberships: Personnel Committee, Service Committee, Writing Committee. Other Information: Barber was 16 years old when he was baptized as a Jehovah's Witness in Winnipeg, Canada. He had a twin brother named, Norman. Both worked in Brooklyn, New York. He worked on a small press and eventually ended up in the Service Department, focusing on congregation matters and preaching work around the USA. He was assigned as a Circuit Overseer in 1948 visiting assemblies and congregations all over the Western United States. He attended the 26th Class of Gilead, where he met his wife. For their honeymoon, they visited congregations in the Chicago, Illinois, area. He died 3 months before his 102nd birthday. Download Memorial | Barber, Carey Walter | 1977 | 2007 | England | Deceased |
 | Full Name: Daniel Sydlik Alias: Dan Sydlik Birthplace: Belleville, Michigan, USA Birthday: February 12, 1919 Baptism: Unknown Death: April 18, 2006 Spouse: Marina Hodson Marriage Date: June 27, 1970 Bethel Service: August 20, 1946 to April 18, 2006 (59 years, 8 months) Governing Body Service: November 28, 1974 to April 18, 2006 (31 years, 5 months) Governing Body Committee Memberships: Personnel Committee, Writing Committee. Other Information: Sydlik got married to Marina in 1970. She was from England. He died April 18, 2006 having served as a member of the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses for over 31 years. He was 87 years of age. Download Memorial | Sydlik, Daniel | 1974 | 2006 | USA | Deceased |
 | Full Name: Theodore Jaracz Alias: Ted Jaracz Birthplace: Kentucky, USA Birthday: September 28, 1925 Baptism: August 10, 1941 Death: June 9, 2010 Spouse: Melita Lasco Marriage Date: December 10, 1956 Bethel Service: November 28, 1974 to June 9, 2010 (35 years, 7 months) Governing Body Service: November 28, 1974 to June 9, 2010 (35 years, 7 months) Other Information: Jaracz was baptized at the age of 15. He served as a Circuit Overseer in Cleveland, Ohio. He married Melita on December 10, 1956. He played a key role in getting the religious group recognized in Poland. He died at84 years of age. Download Memorial | Jaracz, Theodore | 1974 | 2010 | USA | Deceased |
 | Full Name: Albert Darger Schroeder Alias: Al Schroeder Birthplace: Saginaw, Michigan, USA Birthday: April 7, 1911 Baptism: July 24, 1932 Death: March 8, 2006 Spouse: Charlotte Mae Bowin Marriage Date: 1956 Bethel Service: September 13, 1932 to March 8, 2006 (73 years, 7 months) Governing Body Service: November 28, 1974 to March 8, 2006 (31 years, 4 months) Governing Body Committee Memberships: Service Committee, Teaching Committee Other Information: Schroeder supervised the work of Jehovah's Witnesses in Britain when he was just 26 years of age, but was deported in 1942. Was first registrar of Gilead School. He married Charlotte in 1956. They had a son, Judah Ben, in 1958. Schroeder died at 94 years of age. Download Memorial | Schroeder, Albert Darger | 1974 | 2006 | USA | Deceased |
 | Full Name: Karl Frederick Klein Alias: Karl Klein Birthplace: Neuhütten, Germany Birthday: October 25, 1905 Baptism: 1918 Death: January 3, 2001 Spouse: Margareta Elise Naggert Marriage Date: 1963 Bethel Service: 1925 to January 3, 2001 (~76 years) Governing Body Service: November 28, 1974 to January 3, 2001 (25 years, 3 months) Other Information: Klein's family emmigrated to America when he was 5 years old. He got baptized at about 12 or 13 years of age. Starting in 1925, he served at the World Headquarters of Jehovah's Witnesses. He married Margaretta in 1963. He worked in the service department and writing department. He enjoyed a close relationship with fellow Governing Body member, Thomas J. Sullivan. He died at 95 years of age. | Klein, Karl Frederick | 1974 | 2001 | Germany | Deceased |
 | Full Name: William Lloyd Barry Alias: Lloyd Barry Birthplace: Christchurch, New Zealand Birthday: December 20, 1916 Baptism: Unknown Death: July 2, 1995 Spouse: Melba Jones Marriage Date: 1942 Bethel Service: 1939 to July 2, 1995 (~56 years) Governing Body Service: November 28, 1974 to July 2, 1995 (20 years, 8 months) Other Information: Barry first served at the Australia branch. In his hometown of Christchurch, folks refer to Jehovah's Witnesses as his father's religion: "Bill Barry's religion". He was a graduate of the 11th Class of Gilead. He married Melba in 1942. He served in Japan starting in November 1949, being promoted to branch servant in Tokyo in 1952. In 1975, he was transferred to the World Headquarters of Jehovah's Witnesses. He died at 79 years of age. | Barry, William Lloyd | 1974 | 1995 | New Zealand | Deceased |
 | Full Name: John Charles Booth Alias: John Booth Birthplace: Wallkill, New York, USA Birthday: November 19, 1902 Baptism: October 19, 1923 Death: January 8, 1996 Bethel Service: 1935 to January 8, 1996 (~61 years) Governing Body Service: November 28, 1974 to January 8, 1996 (21 years, 2 months) Other Information: Booth was initially baptized as an infant on July 5, 1903 into the Dutch Reformed Church. He resigned from that church in 1921 and got baptized as a Jehovah's Witness some two years later. In 1923 he worked with Knorr on the construction of the Watch Tower Society' radio station, WBBR, on Staten Island. In subsequent years he pioneered in Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee and Kentucky. He served at World Headquarters, starting in 1935. He was often involved in court cases with Covington related to mob action. He spent 28 years at Kingdom Farm, 5 years at Watchtower Farms and his final years at World Headquarters in Brooklyn, New York. He died at 93 years of age. | Booth, John Charles | 1974 | 1996 | USA | Deceased |
 | Full Name: Ewart Charles Chitty Alias: Ewart Chitty Birthplace: Brentford, Middlesex, England Birthday: February 11, 1898 Baptism: 1916 Death: June 15, 1993 Bethel Service: 1921 to 1979 (~58 years) Governing Body Service: November 28, 1974 to 1979 (~5 years) Other Information: Chitty's mother joined the Jehovah's Witnesses in 1912. It was p. 225 of Studies in the Scriptures, Vol III that impressed upon him the urgency of getting baptized as a Jehovah's Witness. Bear in mind this was 1916. Just a few years later, he begun his service at the London Branch headquarters of Jehovah's Witnesses when he was invited to work there in 1921. By 1942, he was Secretary of International Bible Students Association (IBSA). He eventually found his way to the World Headquarters in the late 1940s, early 1950s. When in his 80s, he resigned his position as a member of the Governing Body in 1979 amidst rumours of homosexual activity and problems with alcohol, and left Bethel. He continued to serve as an elder. He died at 95 years of age. | Chitty, Ewart Charles | 1974 | 1979 | England | Resigned, Deceased |
 | Full Name: Charles John Fekel Alias: Charles Fekel Birthplace: Bohemia, Austria-Hungary Birthday: March 7, 1897 Baptism: 1916 Death: April 24, 1977 Bethel Service: February 14, 1921 to April 24, 1977 (56 years, 2 months) Governing Body Service: November 28, 1974 to April 24, 1977 (2 years, 5 months) Governing Body Committee Memberships: Personnel Committee. Other Information: Fekel was born in Bohemia, which was part of Austria-Hungary. He immigrated to America in 1905. After hearing a speech about Hell from Charles T. Russell, he got baptized. He was invited to serve at the World Headquarters of Jehovah's Witnesses some 5 years later. He was head of the Factory Composition Department. He also served on Personnel Committee of the Governing Body. He died at 80 years of age. | Fekel, Charles John | 1974 | 1977 | Austria, Hungary | Deceased |
 | Full Name: George Dimitriou Gangas Alias: George Gangas Birthplace: New Ephesus, Turkey Birthday: February 17, 1896 Baptism: July 15, 1921 Death: July 28, 1994 Bethel Service: October 31, 1928 to July 28, 1994 (65 years, 9 months) Governing Body Service: October 15, 1971 to July 28, 1994 (22 years, 8 months) Other Information: Gangas father died when he was just 5 or 6 years of age. He went to America in 1920. He met a Bible Student, as Jehovah's Witnesses were then known, who gave him a copy of Russell's The Divine Plan of the Ages. That book changed his life. He got baptized, and in 1928 he received a letter to serve at the World Headquarters of Jehovah's Witnesses in New York. He spoke English, Greek, and Turkish. He died at 98 years of age. | Gangas, George Dimitriou | 1971 | 1994 | Turkey | Deceased |
 | Full Name: Leo Kincaid Greenlees Alias: Leo Greenlees Birthplace: Canada Birthday: June 6, 1911 Baptism: Unknown Death: February 17, 1988 Bethel Service: 1936 - December, 1984 (~48 years) Governing Body Service: October 20, 1971 to December, 1984 (13 years, 2 months) Governing Body Committee Memberships: Teaching Committee Other Information: He started service in the Toronto, Canada Bethel, eventually becoming treasurer of the Canadian branch and of the IBSA of Canada. In the 1940s, the Canadian government wanted to conscript Greenlees, which set of a series of court cases, finally ending in London, England where comscription was repealed in 1946. In 1964 he was invited to the World Headquarters in Brooklyn, and in 1965 was elected as a director of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society New York corporation. He served as a Governing Body from its inception until he was expelled from the Governing Body and the World Headquarters in late 1984 for allegedly abusing a 10 year old boy. However, he continued to serve as a Special Pioneer and elder in New Orleans, in the Southern US state of Louisiana. He died in Modesto, California. He was 76 years of age. | Greenlees, Leo Kincaid | 1971 | 1984 | Canada | Deleted, Deceased |
 | Full Name: William Kirk Jackson Alias: Bill Jackson Birthplace: Galveston, Texas, USA Birthday: September 16, 1901 Baptism: Unknown Death: December 13, 1981 Spouse: Rachael Delauris William Marriage Date: December 5, 1929 Bethel Service: November 13, 1937 to December 13, 1981 (44 years, 1 month) Governing Body Service: October 15, 1971 to December 13, 1981 (10 years, 2 months) Other Information: Jackson served with Hayden C. Covington from 1941 before becoming a member of the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses. He died when he was 80 years of age. | Jackson, William Kirk | 1971 | 1981 | USA | Deceased |
 | Full Name: Raymond Victor Franz Alias: Ray Franz Birthplace: Cincinatti, Ohio, USA Birthday: May 8, 1922 Baptism: 1939 Death: June 2, 2010 Spouse: Cynthia Badame Marriage Date: 1959 Bethel Service: 1965 to May 22, 1980 (~15 years) Governing Body Service: October 1, 1971 to May 22, 1980 (8 years, 7 months) Other Information: Franz' uncle was Frederick Franz, 4th president of the Watch Tower Society. He graduated from Gilead in 1944 at the tender age of 22. An announcement was made in the Kingdom Service publication that Franz was no longer a member of the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses as of May 22, 1980. The reason wasn't given but it was later discovered that he was expelled for apostasy. He died at the age of 88. | Franz, Raymond Victor | 1971 | 1980 | USA | Disfellowshipped, Deceased |
| Full Name: Milton George Henschel Alias: Milton G. Henschel Birthplace: Pomona, New Jersey, USA Birthday: August 9, 1920 Baptism: 1934 Death: March 22, 2003 Spouse: Lucille Bennett Marriage Date: 1956 Bethel Service: 1939 to March 22, 2003. (~64 years) Governing Body Service: October 1, 1971 to March 22, 2003 (31 years, 5 months) Other Information: Henschel was the last president of the Watch Tower Society that also served on the Governing Body. He relinquished is presidency in 2000. His father, Herman George Henschel established the Watch Tower Farm on Staten Island. He married Lucille in 1956. She was a graduate of the 14th Class of Gilead and a former missionary in Venezuela. He died at the age of 82. | Henschel, Milton George | 1971 | 2003 | USA | Deceased |
| Full Name: Lyman Alexander Swingle Alias: Lyman Swingle Birthplace: Lincoln Township, Antelope, Nebraska, USA Birthday: November 6, 1910 Baptism: 1923 Death: March 14, 2001 Spouse: Crystal L. Waldrop Marriage Date: June 9, 1956 Bethel Service: April 5, 1930 to March 14, 2001 (70 years, 11 months) Governing Body Service: October 1, 1971 to March 14, 2001 (29 years, 5 months) Other Information: Swingle was baptized at just 13 years of age. He served at world headquarters of Jehovah's Witnesses beginning April 5, 1930. He was first assigned to the bindery, then to the pressroom, and he also helped make ink. He spent about 25 years in the ink room. He also served for some 20 years as a member of the headquarters’ writing staff. For the final 17 years of his life, he worked in the Treasurer’s Office. He married Crystal in Alabama City, Etowah, Alabama. He was a director of many of the Jehovah's Witnesses' cooperating legal entities. He died at 90 years of age. | Swingle, Lyman Alexander | 1971 | 2001 | USA | Deceased |
| Full Name: Frederick William Franz Alias: Fred Franz Birthplace: Covington, Kentucky, USA Birthday: September 12, 1893 Baptism: April 5, 1914 Death: December 22, 1992 Bethel Service: 1920 to December 22, 1992 (~72 years) Governing Body Service: October 1, 1971 to December 22, 1992 (21 years, 2 months) Other Information: Franz served at the World Headquarters, starting in 1920. He became the fourth president of the Watch Tower Society after Nathan H. Knorr died in June, 1977. Previously, he served as vice president from 1945. He served as president until his death. He was 99 years of age when he died. | Franz, Frederick William | 1971 | 1992 | USA | Deceased |
| Full Name: Grant George Suiter Alias: Grant Suiter Birthplace: Black Bear, Shoshone, Idaho, USA Birthday: January 26, 1908 Baptism: October 10, 1926 Death: November 22, 1983 Spouse: Edith Rettos Marriage Date: 1956 Bethel Service: 1928 to November 22, 1983 (~55 years) Governing Body Service: October 1, 1971 to November 22, 1983 (12 years, 1 month) Other Information: Suiter started work at the World Headquarters of Jehovah's Witnesses in 1928. He became a Watch Tower director in 1938 and secretary- treasurer in 1947. He married Edith in 1956. He was 75 years of age when he died. | Suiter, Grant George | 1971 | 1983 | USA | Deceased |
 | Full Name: Nathan Homer Knorr Alias: Nathan Knorr Birthplace: Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA Birthday: April 23, 1905 Baptism: July 4, 1923 Death: June 8, 1977 Spouse: Audrey Mock Marriage Date: 1953 Bethel Service: September 6, 1923 to June 8, 1977 (53 years, 9 months) Governing Body Service: October 1, 1971 to June 8, 1977 (5 years, 8 months) Other Information: Knorr was baptized at 18 years of age. In January, 1934, at 28 years of age, he was appointed as director of the People's Pulpit Association. This entity was later renamed as Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York. He became the third president of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society in January 1942, shortly after Joseph F. Rutherford died. He is responsible for introducing the Theocratic Ministry School, helping members be more effective preachers and public speakers. When he became president, there were 25 branches around the world. By the time he died, there were 97. He died at the age of 72. | Knorr, Nathan Homer | 1971 | 1977 | USA | Deceased |
| Full Name: John Otto Groh Alias: John Groh Birthplace: Kulm, North Dakota, USA Birthday: July 3, 1906 Baptism: April, 1934 Death: January 23, 1975 Spouse: Helen Bethel Service: 1953 to January 23, 1975 Governing Body Service: October 1, 1971 to January 23, 1975 Other Information: Groh and his wife served as full time pioneers in the Pittsburg, Pennsylvania area until he was invited to serve at World Headquarters in Brooklyn, New York in 1953. He headed up the Purchasing Department. He was 69 when he died. | Groh, John Otto | 1971 | 1975 | USA | Deceased |
 | Full Name: Thomas James Sullivan Alias: Thomas Sullivan Birthplace: Kerry, Ireland Birthday: May 14, 1888 Baptism: March 1916 Death: July 30, 1974 Spouse: Evelyn Bethel Service: 1924 to July 30, 1974 Governing Body Service: October 1, 1971 to July 30, 1974 (2 years, 10 months) Other Information: Sullivan was baptized at the age of 27. He was made a member of the board of directors of the Watch Tower Bible & Tract Society of Pennsylvania on October 31, 1932. He died at Watchtower Farm. He was 86 years of age. | Sullivan, Thomas James | 1971 | 1974 | Ireland | Deceased |