Our aim is to share the good news of God’s Kingdom with as many people as possible.  This is the work that Jesus gave his disciples to do (Matthew 24:14).   Our name gives a clue as to what we do.

Jehovah – The God of the Bible has a name ie Jehovah. Witness – A witness is someone who testifies or tells someone else what they know.

Therefore we tell others what we know about God and, to do this, we follow Jesus and the early Christian congregation’s example and speak with people from house to house.   We offer a free, no obligation, home Bible study course that allows individuals to come to an accurate understanding of the Bible, subject by subject.   Many people also read our two monthly magazines – the “Watchtower” and “Awake”.

The local congregation currently has 25 active members who share regularly in this preaching and Bible education activity.   We do this on a completely voluntary basis, no-one receives any payment for their work.  We cover an area that extends from Lismore and Mortlake and south through Pirron Yallock and Garvoc to the coast between Port Campbell and Peterborough.

On a world-wide scene, there are over 7.5 million active Jehovah’s Witnesses preaching in 236 lands with up to 20 million attending our meetings.

The local congregation was established in the early 1960s and has been active in preaching and teaching since them.  It was founded by early visiting ministers who spoke to various locals who saw the truth in the Bible and joined together to worship God, thus a congregation was formed.   It originally met in Camperdown but, because Cobden was central for most members, our meetings were later held in the Civic Hall in Cobden.   In the mid-1980s our current meeting place, the Kingdom Hall, was built.

Our congregation members are just ordinary, everyday people. The person who knocks on your door could be (or may have been) a gardener, truck driver, farmer, housewife, shopkeeper, nurse or some other profession.  We come from all walks of life but, because of our love of God and love of neighbours (Matthew 22:37-39), we endeavour to share the knowledge of Jehovah God and his kingdom by Christ Jesus.  We want people to understand what it will do for mankind, especially considering the times we live in.

We have two meetings per week at the Kingdom Hall located at 1183 Camperdown Road, Cobden – Tuesdays at 7.30pm congregational Bible study and Sunday 10am public talk and “Watchtower” study.