Glenford E. Mitchell
Glenford E. Mitchell | |
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| Born | March 3, 1935 |
| NSA member | United States 1968 - 1982 |
| UHJ member | 1982 - 2008 |
| Spouse(s) | Bahia (Deloomy) Mitchell |
| Children | Tarissa Mitchell |
Glenford Eckleton Mitchell (b. March 3, 1935) is a Jamaican-American Bahá’í who served on the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States and the Universal House of Justice.
Biography[edit]
Mitchell was born in Jamaica in 1935 and lived there in his youth completing his education at private preparatory and secondary schools.[1] His uncle, William Mitchell, was among the earliest Jamaican Bahá’ís declaring in 1942.[2]
Mitchell moved to North Carolina in the United States to attend university and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in business education from Shaw University in 1960. He then completed a master's degree in journalism at Columbia University in New York graduating in 1962.[3] He was later awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters by the National College of Education in Evanston, Illinois, in 1980.[4]
In 1962 Mitchell began his professional career in the publication industry working as the assistant editorial director of Maryknoll Publications and becoming executive secretary of the Maryknoll Bookclub in New York serving in both roles for one year. In 1963 he began working as the assistant editor of the magazine Africa Report and in 1966 he was employed as an instructor in English and journalism at Howard University in Washington D.C.[5]
In 1967 Mitchell became the managing editor of the Bahá’í World Order Magazine and in 1968 he was elected to the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States as Secretary. While serving on the National Assembly Mitchell also served in a number of other capacities including as secretary of the Trustees of the Bahá’í Publishing Trust, secretary of the board of directors of the Bahá’í Home in Wilmette, chairman of the National Teaching Committee, director of the National Department of Youth and Student Activities and chairman of the Local Spiritual Assembly of Washington, D.C.[1]
In 1982 Mitchell was elected to the Universal House of Justice and moved to Haifa, Israel, to serve on the body.[4] He served until retiring in 2008 and returned to the United States.[6]
In his personal life Mitchell married to Bahia Deloomy and they have one daughter, Tarissa.
Publications[edit]
- 1962 - The Angry Black South (co-author)[1]
- 1972 - The Literature of Interpretation: Notes on the English Writings of Shoghi Effendi, article published in World Order, 7:2, pages 12-37.
- 1997 - Shoghi Effendi: Guide for a New Millennium
- 2009 - Bahá'í Administration, article published in The Bahá'í Encyclopedia.
Talks[edit]
- 1996 - Whatever Happened to the Double Crusade?
- 1997 - Remembering Shoghi Effendi as Interpreter
- 2001 - Talk at the Opening of the Terraces
- 2001 - Time of Peril, Prospects for Peace
- 2006 - Rectitude of Conduct
- 2007 - The Guardian of the Faith
- 2009 - Talks at the United States National Bahá'í Convention
- 2010 - Mastering the Essentials of Bahá’í Administration
- Undated - Bahá’í Concept of World Civilization
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The American Bahá’í, August 1982
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1994). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 19 (1983-1986), Pg(s) 685. View as PDF.
- ↑ name=one>https://web.archive.org/web/20040124214853/https://www.beliefnet.com/boards/message_list.asp?boardID=35421&discussionID=182130
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 name=one>https://web.archive.org/web/20040124214853/https://www.beliefnet.com/boards/message_list.asp?boardID=35421&discussionID=182130
- ↑ name=one>https://web.archive.org/web/20040124214853/https://www.beliefnet.com/boards/message_list.asp?boardID=35421&discussionID=182130
- ↑ https://news.bahai.org/story/622/
Bibliography[edit]
- "Members of the Universal House of Justice". Beliefnet. 2002-09-13. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
- "Bahá'í World Centre". UK Bahá’í Journal. 2003-05-7. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - "Presenters". Changing Times. 2006. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
