Leicester

Leicester
First LSA of Leicester, 1957.
History:
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 -  Local Assembly 1957 
Official Website http://leicesterbahais.org.uk/
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Leicester is a city in the East Midlands region of England.

History

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Some of the earliest Bahá'ís in Leicester were youth who pioneered to the city to teach the Faith in the early 1950's.[1]

The 1956 National Convention of the Bahá'ís of the British Isles was held in Leicester[2] and the Local Spiritual Assembly of Leicester was founded the following year.[3] A Bahá'í Center was opened in Leicester on February 15, 1958 with H.M. Balyuzi conducting the dedication. Ian Semple gave a talk on the World Order of ‎Bahá'u'lláh after the official opening ceremony and a weekend Bahá'í school was held at the Center.[4]

In 1967 the Annual British Teaching Conference was held in Leicester.[5]

In 1984 the Offices of the Bahá'í Publishing Trust of the United Kingdom were moved to Leicester and its distribution warehouse was moved to Ketton, about ten miles from Leicester.[6]

References

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  1. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1970). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 13 (1954-1963), Pg(s) 777-778. View as PDF.
  2. ↑ Baha'i News (1956). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 307, Pg(s) 8. View as PDF.
  3. ↑ Baha'i News (1958). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 326, Pg(s) 13. View as PDF.
  4. ↑ Baha'i News (1958). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 326, Pg(s) 13. View as PDF.
  5. ↑ Baha'i News (1967). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 434, Pg(s) 8. View as PDF.
  6. ↑ Baha'i News (1984). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 641, Pg(s) 13. View as PDF.
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