Brother Pierce’s appointment as a member of the Governing Body was announced on October 2, 1999, at the annual meeting of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Vahitorni Piibli ja Traktaatide Ühingu aastakoosolekul 2. oktoobril 1999 teatati, et vend Pierce on määratud juhtiva kogu liikmeks.