Montserrat
 Montserrat |
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| Location of Montserrat
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| National Assembly | East Leeward Islands | |
| Statistics: | ||
| Total Population | ||
| - | UN 2021[1] | 4,417 |
| Bahá'í pop. | ||
| - | Bahá'í source | |
| - | Non-Bahá'í source | 73 |
| History: Firsts |
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| - | Bahá'í to visit | David Schreiber McKenzie Edwards |
| - | Pioneers | Derek Dacey Sally Dacey |
| How to contact: | ||
| - | nsa.leewardislands@gmail.com | |
| Official Website | http://www.bahai.org/national-communities/leeward-islands | |
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| Categories: Montserrat • People | ||
Montserrat is a British Overseas Territory consisting of an island in the Leeward Islands.
History[edit]
Montserrat was opened to the Faith when David Schreiber, an American Bahá'í, and McKenzie Edwards, an Antiguan Bahá'í, visited the island in 1965.
Several travel teaching trips to the island were made throughout the 1960's, and the first Nineteen Day Feast in the country was held in 1968.[2][3][4] Two Local Spiritual Assemblies, for Salem and St. John's, were established in Montserrat in 1971.[5]
The first Bahá'í pioneers to the island were Derek and Sally Dacey, who lived there from 1972 to 1973.[6] Other notable early pioneers were Craig and Elizabeth Owens who lived in Montserrat from 1975 to 1983,[7] as the majority of the island became aware of the Faith through their efforts.[8][9]
In 1979 the Local Spiritual Assembly of Plymouth was incorporated, and a Ḥaẓíratu’l-Quds for the Montserrat community was purchased in Plymouth.[10][11] As of 1980 there were 120 Bahá'ís in Montserrat.[12]
The Bahá'í community of Montserrat was administrated by the Regional Spiritual Assembly of the Leeward, Windward and Virgin Islands from 1967, the National Spiritual Assembly of the Leeward and Virgin Islands from 1972, the National Spiritual Assembly of the Leeward Islands from 1981, and the National Spiritual Assembly of the East Leeward Islands from 1991.[13][14]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "World Population Prospects 2022". population.un.org. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- ↑ http://www.bahaihistorycaribbean.info/html/montserrat.html
- ↑ https://bahai-library.com/bahai_encyclopedia_east-leeward_islands
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1974). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 14 (1963-1968), Pg(s) 145. View as PDF.
- ↑ http://www.bahaihistorycaribbean.info/html/montserrat.html
- ↑ https://bahai-library.com/bahai_encyclopedia_east-leeward_islands
- ↑ http://www.bahaihistorycaribbean.info/html/montserrat.html
- ↑ Baha'i News (1976). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 540, Pg(s) 25. View as PDF.
- ↑ Baha'i News (1981). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 600, Pg(s) 13. View as PDF.
- ↑ http://www.bahaihistorycaribbean.info/html/montserrat.html
- ↑ https://bahai-library.com/bahai_encyclopedia_east-leeward_islands
- ↑ Baha'i News (1980). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 587, Pg(s) 13. View as PDF.
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1976). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 15 (1968-1973), Pg(s) 240. View as PDF.
- ↑ http://www.bahaihistorycaribbean.info/html/montserrat.html
