In countries where Jehovah's Witnesses have experienced rapid growth or where economic conditions don't allow for construction, Jehovah's Witnesses may rent buildings for use as Kingdom Halls. Regardless of the type of building used, one feature of the worship of Jehovah's Witnesses that is quickly noticed by visitors is the warm welcome given to all who attend. I appreciated your wonderful hospitality to a total stranger. Services that include everyone Jehovah's Witnesses usually hold services three times a week, and most of the programs involve audience participation similar to a classroom discussion. Worship starts and ends with prayer, and most services include singing.
All services focus on reading and discussing the Bible and seeing how to apply it in one's life.
A visitor in Cameroon, who had attended only one previous service of Jehovah's Witnesses, happened to sit next to a young girl. When the speaker invited the audience to look up a passage in the Bible, the man noticed that the little girl quickly found the verse in her own Bible and attentively followed the reading. He was so impressed that he asked to enroll in the Bible study program of Jehovah's Witnesses. Jehovah's Witnesses have no clergy-laity division. All baptized members are ordained ministers, and all who attend services, including children, have an opportunity to participate.