Theocratic News

Australia: A new peak of 57,272 publishers was reached in August, closing the service year with 1,541 publishers above their previous peak. An all-​time high of 31,712 Bible studies was reported.

Cyprus: August brought their eighth publisher peak for the service year, with 1,433 reporting. This was a 9-percent increase over last year’s average.

Dominican Republic: With 15,418 reporting in August, they attained a 20-​percent increase in publishers over last service year. More than 20 percent of the publishers are in full-​time service.

Ghana: An 18-​percent increase over last year’s average number of publishers was reached in August, with 37,676 reporting field service.

Puerto Rico: A new peak of 25,315 publishers reported in August.

Togo: A 28-​percent increase in publishers over last year’s average was reached in August. The service year closed with 7,100 publishers reporting. There were 728 new ones baptized during the year.