Evanston, Illinois

Evanston
City in the United States
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 -  Email evanstonlsa@gmail.com 
 -  State Illinois
 -  Country United States
Official Website https://sites.google.com/view/evanstonbahai
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Evanston is a city in the U.S. State of Illinois. It is also considered a suburb of Chicago.

History

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‘Abdu’l-Bahá visited Evanston during His tour of the United States giving a speech to the cities Theosophical Society on May 4, 1912.[1] The Evanston Bahá’í community had established a Local Spiritual Assembly by 1934,[2] and in 1935 classes to train volunteers to serve as Temple guides at the House of Worship in Wilmette were being held in Evanston.[3]

In 1954 the Second Assembly of the World Council of Churches, a gathering of Protestant theologians, was held in Evanston and the Evanston Bahá’ís embarked on a publicity campaign which coincided with the event.[4]

In 1970 the second National Bahá’í Youth Conference of the United States was held in Evanston with Rúḥíyyih Khánum attending and speaking at the Conference.[5]

The Evanston Bahá’í community remains active to the present day holding devotional gatherings via Zoom,[6] and facilitating children's classes.[7]

References

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  1. ↑ https://centenary.bahai.us/cities/evanston
  2. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1936). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. New York City, NY. Volume 5 (1932-1934), Pg(s) 439. View as PDF.
  3. ↑ Baha'i News (1935). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. No 89, Pg(s) 5. View as PDF.
  4. ↑ Baha'i News (1954). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 284, Pg(s) 9. View as PDF.
  5. ↑ Baha'i News (1970). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 473, Pg(s) 11. View as PDF.
  6. ↑ https://sites.google.com/view/evanstonbahai/praying-together
  7. ↑ https://sites.google.com/view/evanstonbahai/childrens-classes
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