JW shares message of hope to commemorate 2026 ‘Lord’s Evening Meal’

Over nine million Jehovah’s Witnesses (JW) around the globe are leading a global campaign aimed at sharing a message of hope to the world.

JWs are therefore inviting the public to two events designed to educate the global community about the Bible’s promise of a better future.

On the evening of Thursday, April 2, 2026, the annual observance of the Lord’s Evening Meal will feature a talk highlighting what Jesus taught about the future of mankind.

“The life and teachings of Jesus have great significance to so many around the world,” Olusegun Eroyemi, the national spokesman, Jehovah’s Witnesses in Nigeria, said in a statement.

According to him, JW hopes the remembrance of the Lord’s supper will draw more people to the kingdom.

“We hope this event, an observance recognized by Christians continuously for almost 2,000 years, helps visitors see how it connects us to a wonderful hope,” he stated.

During the campaign, the Witnesses will also extend an invitation to a special public talk titled ‘Who Will Restore the Earth?’

According to him, the talk will be delivered all through the remaining days in the month of March 2026, with over 118,000 congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses in attendance.

“The 30-minute program will address what the Bible says about: Man’s relationship to the earth. Earth’s future restoration and how to benefit from the Bible’s promises.”

Reiterating the importance of the event, Eroyemi stated that it was almost 2,000 years ago on Nisan 14 of the Jewish calendar, 33 C.E., that Jesus instituted the Lord’s Evening Meal with his apostles.

He added that Jesus commanded his disciples that evening, as recorded at Luke 22:19, “Keep doing this in remembrance of me.”

According to him, Witnesses obey that commandment every year on the corresponding day as a reminder of how the biblical hope of a restored earth is possible.

He added that over 21 million people attended the Lord’s Evening Meal in 2025. “To learn more about the Lord’s Evening Meal and the special talk and to attend at a location near you, please visit jw.org > about us > memorial.”