The Jehovah’s Witness community in Haines is growing, prompting the group to rent a larger space for religious services.

Reid Blank, representative of the Haines Witnesses, said in a press release: “We needed more space to accommodate our rapidly expanding number of attendees to our weekly meetings.”

Sebabi Leballo, a representative for the Witnesses, was one of the first to start teaching that denomination in Haines. He said the group started holding meetings in the