Convention-goers didn't give up, despite the deluge (29 photos)

Convention-goers didn't give up, despite the deluge (29 photos)

Thousands attended the Northern Ontario 2017 Convention Jehovah's Witnesses at the Essar Centre this weekend

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1 / 1 There was plenty of rain on Sunday as Jehovah's Witnesses and their families exited the Essar Centre. A couple thousand worshipers and their families were in Sault Ste. Marie from July 21-23 for the Northern Ontario 2017 Convention of Jehovah's Witnesses. Jeff Klassen/SooToday

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Thousands of Jehovah's Witnesses and their families this weekend for the Northern Ontario 2017 Convention of Jehovah's Witnesses.

The event took place at the Essar Centre and this year's theme was Don't Give Up.

The convention was expected to draw around 3,000 people and on Saturday approximately 2,600 were at the Essar Centre facing a big screen and stage where a hockey arena-sized bible study was presented.

The Essar Centre gathering was held at the same time as a 17,000 worshiper-sized convention at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto.

A live feed from the Toronto convention was occasionally piped in here said organizers.

See SooToday's coverage of last year's convention, also at the Essar Centre, here.