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How do Jehovah’s Witnesses describe the role of Jesus Christ?

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Three Jehovah's Witnesses stand beside literature carts, holding religious magazines, at the Star Ferry Pier under a blue sign for City Hall and MTR Station in Hong Kong. — Jehovah’s Witness Adherents of the Jehovah's Witness movement distributing literature about their faith in Hong Kong, China.

Jehovah’s Witnesses hold a non-Trinitarian theology that rejects the traditional Christian belief in the Trinity and denies the divinity of Jesus Christ.1

Instead, they describe Jesus as God’s agent, serving as the intermediary through whom sinful humans can be reconciled to Jehovah. Their beliefs regarding his role include the following:1

Millennial Kingdom: Witnesses look forward to the establishment of God’s kingdom on earth, which will be headed by Christ and jointly administered by 144,000 human corulers.1
Commemoration: They practice an annual observance of Jesus’ death, known as the Memorial Meal or Lord’s Evening Meal, in accordance with his instructions at the Last Supper.1
Invisible Presence: Historically, the movement has interpreted the Second Coming as an invisible presence of Christ, signaling the end of the current social order.1