Community building

Community building; One heart at a time

Tue, 25 May 2010 17:48:14 -0400

The Baha’i Faith has some lofty goals. To name just a few: developing a consciousness of world citizenship, the establishment of full equality between men and women, the elimination of all forms of prejudice and the development of an economy informed by spiritual principles. Many people might think of these ideas as utopian, and rightly so.

Preteens potent with potentiality

ellen — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 18:36:01 -0500

Between the ages of 10 and 15 years old kids undergo tremendous transition. They're not children anymore.

Programs for teens and pre-teens

glen — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:22:50 -0500

Ask young members of the Baha'i Faith what they’re involved in, and you’ll no doubt hear about helping to build sustainable communities, teaching children principles of morality, participating in interfaith programs and doing service projects, among other activities.

Baha’is grow by leaps and bounds in Phoenix

shane — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:17:54 -0500

Throughout the United States Baha’is are inviting spiritual seekers to enrich their spiritual and community life through such activities as prayer gatherings, weekly study of the Baha'i scriptures and classes for the spiritual education and training of children.

Weekly 'spiritual party' celebrates soul connection

shane — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 15:42:06 -0500

Two Baha'i friends and neighbors in Columbia, S.C., have been throwing a weekly "spiritual party" whose success surprises even them.

How Baha'is spread their faith

glen — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:49:56 -0500

Play’s the way to connect those far afield

shane — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 13:46:53 -0500

Carolyn Paik wanted to get to know her neighbors and to tell them about the Baha'i Faith – no easy task, as “neighbors” in her rural southeastern Wisconsin community live miles apart.

Family-style study circle serves up discussion in easy atmosphere

shane — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 14:36:16 -0500

The Green family of Indianapolis took the saying “the family that prays together stays together,” one step further. Baha’is Andrea and Eric, and their daughters, Ashton, 15, and Asia, 12, invited two families of other faiths to join a study circle they were coordinating.

New Baha'i center a ‘beacon of unity’ in metro D.C. area

shane — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 18:24:40 -0400

Residents in a section of Sterling, Va., have a new neighbor: the Northern Virginia Baha'i Center, at the corner of Route 7 and Cardinal Glen Circle.

Baha'i elections get vote for spirit and spirituality

shane — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 12:10:11 -0400

What if they held an election without candidates? Without the requisite hand-shaking and baby-kissing, debates or campaign promises. Without even a personal discussion of whom to vote for.