NSA:Alaska

Alaska
National Spiritual Assembly of NSA:Alaska
National Spiritual Assembly of NSA:Alaska
First Alaskan NSA, 1957.
Membership
History:
 -  Established 1957 
 -  Succeeded United States 
How to contact:
 -  Phone 1 907-345-3740 
 -  Email See here 
 -  Address 13501, Brayton Dr, Anchorage 
Official Website http://www.akbahai.org
Sister Projects

The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Alaska is the administrative body of the Bahá’í community of the U.S. state of Alaska.

History

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The National Spiritual Assembly of the United States and Canada decided that Alaska, Hawaii and all United States territories should eventually have independent administrative bodies in 1927.[1] The establishment of an independent National Spiritual Assembly in Alaska was a goal of the Western Hemisphere Teaching Committee as of 1953.[2]

The goal was achieved when the National Spiritual Assembly of Alaska was established at the first Alaskan Convention in April 1957.[3] Paul Haney was in attendance and opened the Convention, reading a message from Shoghi Effendi.[4]

Past Members

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National Spiritual Assembly of Alaska, 1958
National Spiritual Assembly of Alaska, 1959
National Spiritual Assembly of Alaska, 1960
National Spiritual Assembly of Alaska, 1970
Name Served
Robert Moul 1957 - 1970
Howard Brown 1957 - 1965
Evelyn Huffman 1957 - 1968
Kathy Rodgers 1957 - 1958[5]
Lois Lee 1957 - 1966
Janet Stout 1957 - 1959
Verne Stout 1957 - 1963
Rose Perkal 1957 - 1959
Warren H. Rodgers 1957 - 1958
Kathryn Alio 1958 - 1963
Janet J. Smith 1958 - 1959
1961 - 1980
1984 - 1992
John Kolstoe 1959 - 1960
1963 - 1985
1993 - 1997
Richard Mereness 1959 - 1961
Beverly Kolstoe 1960 - 1961
Donald A. Anderson 1960 - 1989
Karl Stettler 1961 - 1962
Howard Smith 1962 - 1963
Robin Fowler 1962 - 1965
1968 - 1972
Blaine Reed 1963 - 1977
1992 - 1994
Ben Guhrke 1964 - 1970[6]
Joseph Lenear 1964 - 1965
Charlotte Schwartz 1965 - 1966
1967 - 1968
Georgia Haisler 1966 - 1983
1983 - ????
Donald Van Brunt 1966 - 1968
Robert Schwartz 1968 - 1969
Roberta Christian 1968
Arthur Jess, Jr. 1969 - 1974
Mary Brown 1970 - 1978
Eugene King 1970 - 1972
1980 - 1991
George Wang 1972 - 1978
Ray Hudson 1972 - 1973
Hugh Chapman 1973 - 1976
Rachel Lei Chapman 1973 - 1976
Jetta Brewer-Huber 1976
1979 - 1983
1998 - ????
Victor Wang 1976
Rebequa Murphy 1976 - 1980
1982 - 1987
John Slone 1976 - 1983
1984 - 1985
Robert James Schoppert 1977 - 1978
Tod Jones 1978 - 1991
1993 - 1995
Maynard Eaken 1978 - 1980
Robert Putnam 1978 - 1986
Rowena Burack Currington 1980 - 1982
Hugh Gray 1983 - 1984
Charlotte Siverly 1983 - 1986
1987 - 1988
1989 - 1990
1996 - ????
Ramona Johnson 1985 - ????
Walter Austin 1986 - 1993
Byron McCord 1988 - 1989
Mike McConahy 1988 - 1989
1990 - 1994
Arsalan Sadighi 1988 - 1994
David John Rychetnik 1989 - 1993
1994 - 1995
Ruby Lawson-Gubatayao 1991 - 1998
Carolyn Fleming 1991 - 1997
Stan Corbett 1993 - ????
Steven Ellis 1994 - 1999
Mary Gubatayao-Hagen 1994 - 1996
1997 - 1998
Ernie Baumgartner 1995 - ????
Yeganeh Ataian 1997 - ????
John Feller 1997 - ????

Pubications

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  • 1959-1972 - Alaska Bahá'í Dictionary (published annually from 1959 to 1972).[7]
  • 1979 - Local Spiritual Assembly Guidelines for Alaska[8]

Notes

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  1. ↑ https://bahai-library.com/nsa_constitution_lsa_bylaws
  2. ↑ Baha'i News (1953). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 272, Pg(s) 9. View as PDF.
  3. ↑ List of National Spiritual Assemblies
  4. ↑ Baha'i News (1957). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 316, Pg(s) 7. View as PDF.
  5. ↑ http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:g3xoquvbW-QJ:www.swtimes.com/article/20150815/OBITUARIES/308159969+&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=au
  6. ↑ https://www.bahai.us/community/news/2015/september-october-2015/bernard-guhrke-knight-of-bahaullah-helped-establish-faith-in-kodiak/
  7. ↑ Collins, W. P. (1990). Bibliography of English-Language Works on the Babi and Bahá'í Faiths 1844-1985. Oxford, UK: George Ronald. ISBN 0-85398-315-1., p 108
  8. ↑ Collins, W. P. (1990). Bibliography of English-Language Works on the Babi and Bahá'í Faiths 1844-1985. Oxford, UK: George Ronald. ISBN 0-85398-315-1., p 108

References

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  • Baha'i News (1967). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 436, Pg(s) 20. View as PDF.
  • Baha'i News (1957). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 316, Pg(s) 7. View as PDF. 1957-1958 Assembly reported
  • Baha'i News (1959). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 341, Pg(s) 12. View as PDF. 1959-1960 Assembly reported
  • Baha'i News (July 1960). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 352, Pg(s) 11. View as PDF. 1960-1961 Assembly reported
  • Baha'i News (1961). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 365, Pg(s) 11. View as PDF. 1961-1962 Assembly reported
  • Baha'i News (1962). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 376, Pg(s) 20. View as PDF. 1962-1963 Assembly reported
  • Baha'i News (1963). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 392, Pg(s) 10. View as PDF. 1963-1964 Assembly reported
  • Baha'i News (1965). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 412, Pg(s) 10. View as PDF. 1965-1966 Assembly reported
  • Baha'i News (1967). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 436, Pg(s) 20. View as PDF. 1967-1968 Assembly reported
  • Baha'i News (1968). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 452, Pg(s) 17. View as PDF. 1968-1969 Assembly reported
  • Baha'i News (1969). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 461, Pg(s) 5. View as PDF. 1969-1970 Assembly reported
  • Baha'i News (1970). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 472, Pg(s) 5. View as PDF. 1970-1971 Assembly reported
  • Baha'i News (1971). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 485, Pg(s) 6. View as PDF. 1971-1972 Assembly reported
  • Baha'i News (1972). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 497, Pg(s) 11. View as PDF. 1972-1973 Assembly reported

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