- 1930-00-00 — The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of England changed its name to become the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the British Isles. [Bahaipedia United Kingdom; BCBI423]
- 1939-04-00 — The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the British Isles incorporated after a long and difficult struggle. [BW8:161–2; UD127]
- 1939-08-00 — The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the British Isles incorporated as an unlimited non-profit company under the Companies Act of 1929. GPB336
- 1944-04-21 —
The Bahá'ís of the British Isles launched a Six Year Plan, the British Six Year Plan (1944-1950). [Ruhi 8.2 p46]
- The homefront goals were to:
- To raise to nineteen the number of Local Spiritual Assemblies
- To double the membership of the community
- To settle pioneers in Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Eire
- 1944-05-00 —
The British at their national convention, decided to ask the Guardian for their own Six Year Plan. [UDXVI]
- He responded immediately by setting them the task of forming 19 assemblies spread over England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Eire. [UD173]
- Shoghi Effendi described this as 'their first collective enterprise'. [UDXVI, 173–4]
- See also BBRSM158, 185.
- 1951-04-21 —
The Bahá'ís of the British Isles launched a Two Year Plan (1951-1953). [Ruhi 8.2 p46]
Some goals were:
- To strengthen the nineteen Spiritual Assemblies already established in the British Isles
- To form nuclei in three dependencies of the British Crown in East or West Africa
- To translate, publish and disseminate Bahá'í literature in three additional African languages
- Note that the British community was concentrating on homefront goals and playing a leading role in the African Campaign coordinated with five other National Spiritual Assemblies. [The Spiritual Conquest of the Planet (Supplement) p2]
- 1972-04-21 —
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Republic of Ireland was formed with its seat in Dublin. [BW15:283]
- For picture see BW15:153.
- The National Spiritual Assembly of the British Isles was renamed the National Spiritual Assembly of the United Kingdom. [BW15:290]
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