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COLLECTION | Letters from National Spiritual Assemblies |
TITLE | Results of the First Regional Bahá'í Council Election |
AUTHOR 1 | National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States |
DATE_THIS | 1997-11-23 |
ABSTRACT | Results of the first US Regional Bahá'í Councils election, posted here because it was a "historic event." |
NOTES | See also: Characteristics and Functions of Regional Bahá'í Councils, Establishment of Regional Councils: Introduction, Establishment of Regional Bahá'í Councils in the United States, and Messages between the House and Regional Bahá'í Councils. |
CONTENT | To the American Bahá'í Community Beloved Friends, With profound gratitude to the Blessed Beauty and immense hope and excitement we received the news in the May 30, 1997 letter of the Universal House of Justice of "a new element of Bahá'í administration, between the local and national levels, comprising institutions of a special kind, to be designated as 'Regional Bahá'í Councils'". This year's commemorations of the anniversary of the birth of Bahá'u'lláh on November 12, 1997 were unique in history as they witnessed the transformation of our current system of Regional Committees into Regional Bahá'í Councils. These new institutions, assigned to the four regions designated by `Abdu'l-Bahá in the Tablets of the Divine Plan, will serve as powerful instruments for diffusing the spirit of the Faith and "catering to the requirements of spiritual relationships which flow from love and unity among the friends." Their main tasks will be to devise and execute teaching and consolidation plans derived from those developed by the National Spiritual Assembly, and to create strong local Spiritual Assemblies. With joyous hearts the National Spiritual Assembly is pleased to announce the results of the first elections held for the membership of the Regional Bahá'í Councils. The reports from across the country conveyed the spiritual character of each of these historic events for which we offer prayers of praise and thanksgiving. Deep happiness attends the National Spiritual Assembly's presenting of the following reports of the Tellers from each of the regions: Northeastern Region:
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TAGS | Regional Bahai Councils |
LOCATIONS | United States |
POSTED | 1998 by Jonah Winters |
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LG1_THIS | English |
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