The first Local Spiritual Assembly of Trophy Club, TX was formed on April 20, 2022. Two home-front pioneers moved into the community to complete the needed nine adult Bahá’is. Nine adult Bahá’is were elected to this first Assembly on this Bahá’i Ridván holy day to serve for one year. The new Assembly began by studying…
A Reminiscence of Kevin Locke I have known Kevin Locke since the early 1980’s, when we both lived on Standing Rock and taught the Faith either directly or through various activities. He was a patient and kind man, full of good will, and always giving respect and honor to the various groups of Indigenous and…
South Montgomery County, TX Bahá’i Community Celebrations for the Birth of the Báb and Bahá’u’lláh On Wednesday (10/26/22) about 25 sincere souls, including several friends of the Faith, met in Ridgewood Park in The Woodlands along the road which is aptly named Interfaith Way, where we communed with nature, engaged in many meaningful conversations, enjoyed…
Wave 1: August Training Institute Seminar We gathered – some 45 from Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana – for a heart and spirit-filling institute seminar in an intensive five day format. It was August 2022 at the dawning of a new series of Plans mapping our path for the next twenty-five years. Building on the…
The goals of the seminar were to increase the quality of the institute and disseminate learning. This was accomplished by studying the contents of the new version of Reflections on the Life of the Spirit, especially the “A Few Thoughts for the Tutor” introduction, and through rich practical experience of applying the themes in the…
From these conferences also emerged a new unity of vision around the Nine Year Plan. They focused on protagonism and the development of nuclei at the grassroots. They are helping teams of friends read their reality and make plans together. Many people gained a new insight for how we can engage the whole community and…
[vc_gallery interval=”0″ images=”8257″ img_size=”large” css=”.vc_custom_1660756107957{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;border-left-color: #d6d6d6 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #d6d6d6 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #d6d6d6 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #d6d6d6 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”][vc_column_text]Impressive Social Action As A Result of a Junior Youth Group Here is a wonderful story from New Braunsfels describing their involvement in the community resulting in…
[vc_column_text]Louisiana’s Global Conference- Themes and Follow Up Ideas Leading with this quote from the Regional Training Institute, the Louisiana Conference planning committee reiterated: “It is important to note that the conferences are not an event only, rather a single moment in a continuous process to widen the circle of contributors to this global enterprise of…
[vc_column_text]A series of annual seminars for university students offered by the Institute for Studies in Global Prosperity (ISGP) will be held for the first time in our region, July 20-30, 2022 at Austin College in Sherman, Texas. This special offering is intended specifically for the youth of our region and provides a unique opportunity for…
[vc_column_text]The Bahá’í Club at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith was founded in 2016 and there has been loads of learning in the last 6 years. The club started with the knowledge of the need to be outward-looking, with no Bahá’í students, a seeker, and a Bahá’í professor serving as advisor. It has met…