U.S. Bahá’ís elect national spiritual governing body at 100th annual convention

May 24, 2008 - 9:03pm

In prayerful silence, 171 delegates at the 100th U.S. Bahá’í National Convention elected the nine members of the National Spiritual Assembly, which, in lieu of clergy, governs the 160,000 members of the Faith in this country.

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Members of the newly elected National Spiritual Assembly of the United States The election took place on May 24 at the Bahá’í House of Worship in Wilmette, Ill. Bahá’í delegates in virtually every country of the world gathered on or near that day to elect their own National Spiritual Assemblies.

Members of the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States are: Jacqueline Left Hand Bull, David F. Young, Kenneth E. Bowers, Juana C. Conrad, William L.H. Roberts, Dorothy W. Nelson, Muin Afnani, Erica Toussaint and Robert C. Henderson.

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What B'hai fellowships are there in St. Louis, MO

Submitted by Dr. John van der Graaf (not verified) on June 24, 2008 - 3:44pm.

I am very interested in exploring the B'hai faith in my own personal struggle to find what is meaningful to me. I cannot find where a B'hai faith community is in the St. Louis, MO area. I would like to explore faith and purpose with them. Can you help me identify who to contact please? John J. van der Graaf, Ph.D.

Finding Baha'is near you

Submitted by ellen on July 24, 2008 - 12:17pm.

Thank you for your inquiry Dr. van der Graaf. To locate members of the Baha'i Faith in a particular area in the United States, please call 1-800-22-UNITE or fill out the request information form on this site. For those living outside the United States, please submit the international contact form available on the website of the Baha'i International Community, www.Bahai.org.

Among the blind the one-eyed

Submitted by 张家界旅游 (not verified) on August 17, 2008 - 10:36pm.

Among the blind the one-eyed man is king. A near friend is better than a far-dwelling kinsman.

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