Dallas, Texas
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 Bahá’í Summer School held in Dallas, 1959.
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| - | Local Assembly | 1948 |
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| - | Address | Dallas Bahá’í Center 9400 Plano Rd. Dallas, TX 75238 |
| Official Website | http://www.bahaisofdallas.org/ | |
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Dallas is the third largest city in the state of Texas. It is among the fastest growing in the United States. In December, 2008, it was the site of one of the 41 regional conferences of the Five Year Plan.[1]
History[edit]
One of the earliest Bahá’ís to visit Dallas was Orcella Rexford who visited the city in February 1931.[2] By 1938 there were Bahá’ís living in Dallas, who attended a regional conference in Knoxville,[3] and by 1941 Elizabeth Bailey, a Dallas Bahá’í, was sponsoring a Bahá’í study group.[4] The group was still meeting regularly as of 1945,[5] and was visited by travel teachers in 1947 resulting in another member enrolling.[6] By January 1948 there were three Bahá’ís living in Dallas, with an additional six being required for a Local Spiritual Assembly to be formed.[7]
On January 12, 1948, Leroy Ioas gave a talk to approximately fifty people at Arlington Hall in Dallas, which was followed up by Miss Farukh Ioas holding weekly classes at the Jefferson Hotel,[8] and Joseph and Barbara Hannen pioneered to Dallas from Illinois in response to an appeal from Shoghi Effendi later in 1948.[9] By September 1948 Dallas had a Local Spiritual Assembly which was contributing to the National Fund.[10]
In 1950 the US National Spiritual Assembly requested that people assist efforts to teach the Faith in Dallas and San Antonio.[11] Philip Marangella conducted a teaching tour of the Southwestern states of the US which included a visit to Dallas.[12] In late 1950 the Local Spiritual Assembly of Dallas held a prayer meeting to pray for the Guardian and conveyed an assurance of loyalty, as did other American LSA's.[13] In 1954 the Dallas community was given the responsibility of organizing efforts to teach the Faith in Fort Worth[14] and an Area Conference for deepening the Dallas community was held the same year.[15]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Regional Conferences of the Five Year Plan". Bahá'í World News Service. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1931). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. No 51, Pg(s) 4. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1938). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. No 120, Pg(s) 6. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1941). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. No 147, Pg(s) 7. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1945). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. No 178, Pg(s) 5. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1947). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. No 194, Pg(s) 3. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1948). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. No 203, Pg(s) 4. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1948). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. No 205, Pg(s) 7. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1948). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. No 209, Pg(s) 12. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (November 1948). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 213, Pg(s) 12. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1950). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 229, Pg(s) 2. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1950). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 230, Pg(s) 22. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1950). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 238, Pg(s) 2. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1954). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 275, Pg(s) 10. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1954). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 281, Pg(s) 13. View as PDF.
