NSA:United States
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 National Spiritual Assembly of the USA, 2019.
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| National Office | Evanston, Illinois | |
| Membership (2023) | ||
| - | Chairman | David F. Young |
| - | Vice-Chair | Rabi Musah |
| - | Secretary | Kenneth Bowers |
| - | Treasurer | Robert C. Henderson |
| - | Muin Afnani | |
| - | Fariba Aghdasi | |
| - | Nanabah Kahn Foguth | |
| - | June Manning Thomas | |
| - | Kevin Trotter | |
| History: | ||
| - | Established | 1948 |
| - | Succeeded | United States and Canada |
| - | Preceded | Alaska (1957) |
| - | Preceded | Hawaiian Islands (1964) |
| How to contact: | ||
| - | Phone | 847-733-3559 |
| - | Fax | 847-733-3430 |
| - | See here | |
| - | Address | 1233 Central Street Evanston, IL 60201 |
| Official Website | http://www.bahai.us/ | |
| Sister Projects | ||
The National Spiritual Assembly of the United States is the national administrative body of the Bahá'í community of the United States.
History[edit]
The first administrative body of the American Bahá'ís was the Executive Board of Bahá'í Temple Unity, which was established at the first US National Convention in 1909.[1] This body was renamed the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States in 1922 on the instructions of Shoghi Effendi.[2]
In 1925 an Assembly was formed jointly with Canada, and was called the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada.[3] An official Declaration of Trust outlining the powers and responsibilities of the National Spiritual Assembly was produced at a meeting held from April 29 to May 2 of 1926.[4]
The United States and Canada elected independent National Spiritual Assemblies in 1948. Alaska elected an independent National Spiritual Assembly in 1957, and Hawaii in 1964. The decision to form those National Spiritual Assemblies was made by the Guardian when they were still territories of the United States and the decision was followed despite the territories later gaining statehood.
In 1997 the Universal House of Justice introduced the Regional Bahá’í Council as an Institution between Local Spiritual Assemblies and National Spiritual Assemblies. That year four Councils were formed under the United States Assembly which were the following[5]:
- Central Region
- Northeastern Region
- Southern Region
- Western Region
Currently there are thirteen Regional Councils under the Assembly which are as of 2020[6]:
- Appalachian States[7]
- Atlantic States[8]
- California[9]
- Florida
- Four Corners States
- Heartland States
- Midwestern States[10]
- Northeastern States[11]
- Northern Plains States
- Northwestern States
- Prairie States
- South Central States[12]
- Southeastern States[13]
As of 2023 the National Spiritual Assembly was elected by 171 elected delegates.[14]
Current Membership (2022)[edit]
| Name | Elected |
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| Robert C. Henderson | 1982 |
| David Young | 1999 |
| Kenneth Bowers | 2002 |
| Muin Afnani | 2007 |
| Fariba Aghdasi | 2011 |
| Kevin Trotter | 2015 |
| Rabi Musah | 2019 |
| Nanabah Kahn Foguth | 2022 |
| June Manning Thomas | 2023 |
Past Membership[edit]
Publications[edit]
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- 1947 - A Bahá’í Declaration of Human Obligations and Rights
- 1949 - Declaration of Trust and By-Laws of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States (revised in 1965 and 1975).
- 1953 - Jubilee Celebration
- 1956 - Charter of a Divine Civilization, compilation from works by Shoghi Effendi.
- 1963 - The Bahá’í Community: A Summary of its Organization and Laws
- 1970 - A New Wind Blowing[17]
- 1973 - A Fortress for Wellbeing: Bahá’í Teachings on Marriage[18]
- 1974 - The Light of Bahá’u’lláh: An Introduction to the Bahá’í Faith[19]
- 1976 - Bahá’í Community Life
- 1976 - Bahá’í Laws
- 1976 - Spiritual Teachings
- 1990 - Vision to Victory
- 1991 - The Vision of Race Unity: America's Most Challenging Issue[20]
- 1995 - So Great an Honor: Becoming a Bahá’í[21]
- 1997 - Diffusing the Divine Fragrances: Prayers and Excerpts from the Tablets of the Divine Plan, compilation from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.
- 2000 - For the Celebration of My Praise[22]
- 2002 - Unrestrained as the Wind: Releasing the Spirit of Bahá’í Youth[23]
- 2023 - A Unifying Vision in Action: An Introduction to the Bahá’í Faith[24][25]
Notes[edit]
- ↑ https://bahai-library.com/tags/Bahai_Temple_Unity
- ↑ Star of the West, Vol. 13, No. 4, May 17, 1922
- ↑ List of National Spiritual Assemblies
- ↑ Bahá'í World, Vol. 10, p313
- ↑ https://bahai-library.com/nsa_rbc_election_1997
- ↑ NSA of the United States, 2020 Annual Report, at archive.org
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/appalachiaRBC/
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/RBCatlantic/
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/bahaicouncilca/
- ↑ https://midwestbahai.org/council/
- ↑ https://rbcnortheast.org/
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/Regional-Bah%C3%A1i-Council-of-the-South-Central-States-162112300495169/
- ↑ https://www.rbcsoutheast.org/regional-bahai-council/
- ↑ https://www.bahai.us/115th-national-convention-national-spiritual-assembly-elected/
- ↑ https://www.nhonews.com/news/2010/apr/20/obituary-franklin-kahn/
- ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=157037935
- ↑ https://www.amazon.com/BLOWING-National-Spiritual-Assembly-Bahais/dp/B002J08WDG/ref=sr_1_4?dchild=1&qid=1608094683&refinements=p_27%3ANational+Spiritual+Assembly+Of+The+Baha%27is+Of+The+United+States&s=books&sr=1-4&text=National+Spiritual+Assembly+Of+The+Baha%27is+Of+The+United+States
- ↑ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2473256.A_Fortress_for_Well_Being
- ↑ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/36058957-the-light-of-bah-u-ll-h
- ↑ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35583427-the-vision-of-race-unity
- ↑ https://www.amazon.com/So-Great-Honor-Becoming-Bahai/dp/0877432481/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&qid=1608094683&refinements=p_27%3ANational+Spiritual+Assembly+Of+The+Baha%27is+Of+The+United+States&s=books&sr=1-2&text=National+Spiritual+Assembly+Of+The+Baha%27is+Of+The+United+States
- ↑ https://www.amazon.com/Celebration-Praise-National-Spiritual-Assembly/dp/0877433046/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&qid=1608094683&refinements=p_27%3ANational+Spiritual+Assembly+Of+The+Baha%27is+Of+The+United+States&s=books&sr=1-3&text=National+Spiritual+Assembly+Of+The+Baha%27is+Of+The+United+States
- ↑ https://www.amazon.com/Unrestrained-As-Wind-Dedicated-BahaULlah/dp/087743283X/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=%22Bahai+Pub+Trust%22&qid=1608094580&sr=8-5
- ↑ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/205173499-a-unifying-vision-in-action
- ↑ https://bahaibooks.com.au/products/unifying-vision-in-action?srsltid=AfmBOorTqQBl6Ivn9nA0rssLTJL4DPyy84qBqmrr1x0OTtBf-B4KrJt7
References[edit]
- "National Spiritual Assembly elected". National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- "National Spiritual Assembly Elected". National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States. 28 April 2012. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
- "Election of the National Spiritual Assembly, 2010–2011". National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States. 1 May 2010. Archived from the original on 6 July 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
- "U.S. Baha'i National Convention began Thursday, April 23". U.S. Bahá’í News. 2009-04-25. Archived from the original on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
- Patricia Locke (1989). "The Return of the "White Buffalo Calf Woman": Prophecy of the Lakota". Interview. University of Georgia. Retrieved 24 Nov 2009.
- David L. (April 29, 1995). "Day Three -- US National Baha'i Convention -- April 29, 1995". bahai-library.com. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
- http://digitalcollections.library.cmu.edu/awweb/awarchive?type=file&item=472998: Assembly for unknown year reported (at least 1983)
- http://digitalcollections.library.cmu.edu/awweb/awarchive?type=file&item=711211: 1986-1987 Assembly reported
- https://eu019convention.wordpress.com/delegate-report/ 2017 member term lengths reported
