Lafayette, California

Lafayette
City in the United States
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History:
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 -  Local Assembly 1977 
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Lafayette is a city in the U.S. State of California and Contra Costa County. It shares its name with dozens of other cities across the United States.

History

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As of 1955 some Bahá’ís studying at the University of California were living in Lafayette,[1] and by 1975 the city had a formal Bahá’í Group which entered a float into the cities Horse and Carriage Days Parade that year.[2] In 1976 the National Teaching Committee set the goal of establishing a Local Spiritual Assembly in Lafayette by 1977,[3] and this was successfully accomplished with the Local Spiritual Assembly forming in 1977.[4]

The Lafayette Assembly was at risk of lapsing in 1982 and 1986,[5][6] although during 1986 the Lafayette community achieved a self imposed goal of proclaiming the Faith to 189 new individuals.[7] The Lafayette Assembly was once again in danger of lapsing in 1996.[8]

References

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  1. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 292 (), Pg(s) 22. View as PDF.
  2. ↑ The American Bahá’í (1975). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. Volume 6, Issue 8, pg(s) 7. View as PDF.
  3. ↑ The American Bahá’í (1976). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. Volume 7, Issue 11, pg(s) 4. View as PDF.
  4. ↑ The American Bahá’í (1978). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. Volume 9, Issue 14, pg(s) 4. View as PDF.
  5. ↑ The American Bahá’í (1982). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. Volume 13, Issue 4, pg(s) 10. View as PDF.
  6. ↑ The American Bahá’í (1986). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. Volume 17, Issue 1, pg(s) 11. View as PDF.
  7. ↑ The American Bahá’í (1987). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. Volume 18, Issue 9, pg(s) 11. View as PDF.
  8. ↑ The American Bahá’í (1996). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. Volume 27, Issue 2, pg(s) 3. View as PDF.

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