Fort Worth, Texas
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 Fort Worth Local Spiritual Assembly, 1956.
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| Location of Fort Worth
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| - | Local Assembly | 1955 |
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| - | Phone | 817-451-1819 |
| - | assembly@fortworthbahai.org | |
| - | State | Texas |
| - | Country | United States |
| Official Website | http://bahaifortworth.org/ | |
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Fort Worth is a city in the United States state of Texas. It is the fifth largest city of Texas, fifteenth largest of the United States overall, and serves as the seat of Tarrant County.
History[edit]
Bahá’í travel teacher Margarita Orlova visited Fort Worth in 1939 during a travel teaching trip to Texas.[1] No pioneer had settled in the city as of the opening of the Ten Year Crusade in 1953, however pioneer work from the beginning of the Crusade grew the Bahá’í community to the extent that a Local Spiritual Assembly was established in April 1955.[2]
In 1963 the Fort Worth Bahá’í community sponsored an interracial picnic to celebrate Race Amity Day,[3] and a public meeting for Human Rights Day which featured speakers from the Texas Wesleyan College, the N.A.A.C.P., and the Local Spiritual Assembly.[4] In April 1966 the Fort Worth Local Spiritual Assembly sponsored a four day Teaching Institute, named in memory of Leroy Ioas, at which Auxiliary Board member Jack E. McCants spoke on teaching the Faith, gaining knowledge of the Faith, and reflecting the spirit of the Faith. Other speakers at the Institute were pioneer to Belize Ruhi Yeganeh, Virginia Johnson, and Eileen Norman.[5]
In 1992 the Bahá’í community of Fort Worth participated in an interfaith dialogue program which consisted of representatives of different religious groups participating in meetings in various churches, synagogues, mosques, and centers including the Fort Worth Bahá’í Center.[6]
References[edit]
- ↑ Baha'i News (1939). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. No 124, Pg(s) 3. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1956). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 303, Pg(s) 15. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1963). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 389, Pg(s) 9. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1964). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 395, Pg(s) 6. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1966). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 423, Pg(s) 10. View as PDF.
- ↑ The American Bahá’í (1993). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. Volume 24, Issue 5, pg(s) 10. View as PDF.
