New Britain, Connecticut

New Britain
City in the United States
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New Britain is a city in the U.S. State of Connecticut located in Hartford County.

Pioneers first settled in New Britain to establish a Bahá’í community in 1955 however a community was not established until the 1970s. The Bahá’í community has remained small and experienced challenges in maintaining a Local Spiritual Assembly but has undertaken several community building activities and worked towards teaching the Faith in the city.

History

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In 1953 New Britain had no Bahá’í residents and establishing a Local Spiritual Assembly in the city by 1963 was made a goal for the American Bahá’í community under the Ten Year Crusade launched that year.[1] A Bahá’í pioneer settled in the city in 1955 however they were unsuccessful in establishing a community.[2][3]

By 1968 the city did not have any Bahá’í residents again however during the year a Bahá’í pioneer re-opened the city to the Faith.[4] A community was successfully established in the early 1970's and by 1975 a Local Spiritual Assembly of New Britain had been established with the body overseeing a Bahá’í booth at a local New Britain International Festival that year.[5] The Assembly lapsed in 1976 but the community continued to function with an organized Bahá’í Group.[6]

The Local Spiritual Assembly of New Britain had been re-established by 1981,[7] and organized for a Bahá’í booth to be manned at the annual New Britain Main Street U.S.A.'Bahá’í event in 1983.[8] The New Britain Bahá’ís also participated in an interfaith service held to promote unity and justice the same year.[9] In 1987 the number of Bahá’ís in New Britain fell below nine resulting in the Assembly disbanding.[10]

In 1992 the New Britain Local Spiritual Assembly was re-established but was immediately in danger of lapsing,[11][12] and in 1993 the Assembly lapsed.[13] As of 1996 there were six Bahá’ís in New Britain with re-establishing a Local Spiritual Assembly remaining a goal of the American Bahá’í community.[14]

References

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  1. ↑ Baha'i News (1953). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 272, Pg(s) 6. View as PDF.
  2. ↑ Baha'i News (1954). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 286, Pg(s) 1. View as PDF.
  3. ↑ Baha'i News (1955). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 293, Pg(s) 4. View as PDF.
  4. ↑ National Baha'i Review, No. 12, p 8
  5. ↑ The American Bahá’í (1975). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. Volume 6, Issue 10, pg(s) 3. View as PDF.
  6. ↑ The American Bahá’í (1976). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. Volume 7, Issue 11, pg(s) 4. View as PDF.
  7. ↑ The American Bahá’í (1981). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. Volume 12, Issue 2, pg(s) 1. View as PDF.
  8. ↑ The American Bahá’í (1983). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. Volume 14, Issue 10, pg(s) 24. View as PDF.
  9. ↑ The American Bahá’í (1983). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. Volume 14, Issue 9, pg(s) 12. View as PDF.
  10. ↑ The American Bahá’í (1987). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. Volume 18, Issue 12, pg(s) 46. View as PDF.
  11. ↑ The American Bahá’í (1992). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. Volume 23, Issue 9, pg(s) 8. View as PDF.
  12. ↑ The American Bahá’í (1992). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. Volume 23, Issue 3, pg(s) 1. View as PDF.
  13. ↑ The American Bahá’í (1993). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. Volume 24, Issue 8, pg(s) 3. View as PDF.
  14. ↑ The American Bahá’í (1996). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. Volume 27, Issue 3, pg(s) 2. View as PDF.
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