Naperville, Illinois

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City in the United States
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How to contact:
-	Phone	(708) 328-6294
-	Email	il9562sec@gmail.com
Official Website		https://naperville.local.bahai.us/
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Naperville is a city in the U.S. State of Illinois. It is also considered a suburb of Chicago. There has been a Bahá’í community in Naperville since the 1960's which became more formally established in the 1990's.

History

In 1947 nine students studying the history of Religion at the College of Naperville visited the Chicago House of Worship. There were Bahá’ís residing in the city as of the early 1960's, however the community remained small having just four members as of 1978.

In 1984 the city was noted as a goal area for homefront pioneering for the American Bahá’í community. In 1993 a Bahá’í Summer School for the Illinois Heartland began to be held in Naperville annually, and as of 1998 a Local Spiritual Assembly of Naperville had been established.

The Naperville community remains active participating in the Du Page County River Sweep annually, hosting regular devotional meetings, and in 2024 it established an Annual Race Amity Day potluck dinner event.