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Love Ablaze: Building Vibrant Communities

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Dear Friends,
Warmest greetings from the Regional Bahá’í Council of the South Central States!
In light of the guidance from the National Spiritual Assembly regarding the Nine Year Plan, we are thrilled to announce a series of regional conferences in the South Central region. The theme of the conferences is Love Ablaze: Building Vibrant Communities. These gatherings aim to inspire and engage friends and collaborators as we continue the process of community building.
Each conference will bring together believers and their friends to explore ways to strengthen the framework for action, broaden participation, and support the betterment of neighborhoods and communities across our region. We encourage you, dear friends, to consider inviting not only those already connected to the society building efforts but also those who may be new to this vital work. Your participation and enthusiasm are essential to the success of these conferences!
Below are the locations and dates of the conferences, which will begin at 9:00 am and end at 5:00 pm Doors will open at 8:00 am for registration and a light breakfast. Lunch will be provided onsite.
  1. Rio Grande Valley                 Saturday, May 3, 2025 

    Harlingen Convention Center, 701 Harlingen Hts. Drive, Harlingen, TX 78552

  2. Denton County Area                    Saturday, May 3, 2025

    Lewisville Bahá’í Center, 103 Kathryn Drive, Lewisville, TX 75067

  3. Dallas & Collin Counties            Sunday, May 4, 2025

    Plano Baha’i Center, 4200 Hedgcoxe Road, Plano, TX 75024

  4. Tarrant County Area                     Saturday, May 10, 2025
    Tarrant County Bahá’í Center, 723 E. Border Street, Arlington, TX 76010
  5. Austin, El Paso, San Antonio      Saturday, May 10, 2025

    Asian American Resource Center, 8401 Cameron Road, Austin, TX 78754

  6. Amarillo & Lubbock Area          Saturday, May 17, 2025
    The PLACE Community Center, 3107 Plains Blvd., Amarillo, TX 79102
  7. Arkansas & Oklahoma              Saturday, May 17, 2025
    Oklahoma University – Tulsa, 4502 E. 41st Street, Tulsa, OK 74135 (Founder’s Hall)
  8. Houston Area & Louisiana     Sunday, May 18, 2025
    Houston Bahá’í Center, 2419 Fannin Street, Houston, TX 77002
Please register as soon as possible by clicking on this link: bit.ly/Loveablaze19. There will be organized sessions for children and junior youth, 5-14 years of age. There will also be breakout groups for youth 15 years old and up. Parents of children who are 0-4 years old will have a separate group dedicated to them where they can take care of their small ones and participate in the program.
The 2025 Love Ablaze Conference flyer is attached which you can print and hand out, or you can text or email it to your friends, family, neighbors and co-workers.
The Regional Council will also be hosting a few one-day youth conferences in late May and early June. Special invitations for those, which will include dates and locations, will be sent in the near future. Additionally, youth of all ages are welcome to join the conferences for the generality of the community as well.
The Council urges everyone to generate excitement, invite others, and prepare for meaningful participation in the Love Ablaze: Building Vibrant Communities conferences across our region.
With loving Bahá’í greetings,
THE REGIONAL BAHÁ’Í COUNCIL of the SOUTH CENTRAL STATES

REGIONAL BAHÁ’Í COUNCIL OF THE SOUTH CENTRAL STATES Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas January 31, 2025

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Dear Friends,

The Regional Bahá’í Council of the South Central States greets you with much affection.

The historic letter from the National Spiritual Assembly on the topic of the “Nine Year Plan and the Destiny of America” reminded us of our responsibilities towards our nation through implementation of the provisions of the Nine Year Plan. The letter also called for the Regional Bahá’í Councils to organize a series of conferences similar to those held during the launching of the Nine Year Plan.

It is with eager anticipation that we are writing to the South Central region to announce the initial preparation for the launch of these conferences in our region. These conferences will take place in approximately seven locations in our region in the coming months. We will follow up with the specific dates and locations in the near future.

The invitees to these conferences will include all believers and their friends, neighbors, and co- workers in every community of the South Central region. These conferences, far from being a one- time event, will be a continuation of the process of learning and capacity building we have engaged in, to widen the circle of those who are willing to join us and contribute to the betterment of their neighborhood and community.

The Regional Council is calling upon each of you, dear friends, to begin thinking about effective ways to invite your friends, contacts and collaborators to these conferences – not only those who are already connected to the community-building process, but even those who may be as of yet unfamiliar with the sacred work of the society-building process, which the community of the Greatest Name is undertaking.

The Regional Council will share more specifics about these conferences in the weeks to come. In the meantime, we encourage each Bahá’í in our region to employ every effort possible to generate enthusiasm for attending them.

Please be assured of our prayers that the Blessed Beauty will guide, strengthen and confirm your every effort for the success of these conferences.

With loving Baha’i greetings,

THE REGIONAL BAHÁ’Í COUNCIL of the SOUTH CENTRAL STATES

Regina Rafraf Secretary

 secretary@rbcsc.usbnc.org