Louhelen

Louhelen Bahá’í School (or just Louhelen) is one of three leading institutions that operate in the United States with the purpose of promoting the interest of the Bahá’í Faith through study and deepening on the Writings and topics related to the Faith. This is done primarily through weekend-long courses held on the campus of the institute and conducted by knowledgeable Bahá’ís.

History[edit]

In 1930, soon after he had become a member of the Bahá’í Faith, Mr. L.W. Eggleston purchased a farm near Davison, Michigan with the express intention of using the grounds and facilities for a Bahá’í Summer School - in the same year he married Miss Helen Whitney and together they made plans to start the school the very next summer. For nearly twenty years the Egglestons poured out their energy, effort, and money in improving and maintaining the accommodations. Finally, in 1949 they deeded to the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States the school buildings and the land on which they stood. In the late 1970s Louhelen underwent tremendous change, removing older buildings and erecting new ones. In 1983, the National Spiritual Assembly opened the buildings which currently comprise Louhelen. A new auditorium was added in 2001.