Saginaw, Michigan

Saginaw
City in the United States
First LSA of Saginaw, 1968.
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Saginaw is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the seat of Saginaw County.

History

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Early efforts to establish the Bahá’í Faith in Saginaw took place in 1938 with Carl Scheffler visiting the city around August and delivering a talk to the Caravan Club and Louise Caswell and Harlan Ober visiting the city to follow up with contacts.[1] In 1940 a Braille copy of Bahá’u’lláh and the New Era was donated to the Michigan State Library for the Blind in Saginaw,[2] and in 1955 the Bahá’í community of Flint secured radio spots for broadcasts about the Faith.[3]

As of 1963 a small Bahá’í group had been established in Saginaw.[4] In 1968 the Bahá’ís of Saginaw presented a copy of The Proclamation of Bahá’u’lláh to the cities Mayor,[5] and at Ridvan that year the Local Spiritual Assembly of Saginaw was established.[6]

In 1971 the Local Spiritual Assembly of Saginaw was incorporated,[7] and in 1972 a Bahá’í high school club was formed in the city.[8] In 1978 the Saginaw community participated in the cities third annual Ethnic Festival contributing a booth which illustrated the principles of the Faith,[9] and held a Race Unity Day picnic.[10]

In April 1980 a Saginaw Valley Bahá’í Youth Conference was held at Saginaw Valley State College.[11] In February 1982 a day long teaching conference was held in Saginaw to introduce a statewide Michigan teaching plan,[12] and in October 1983 three local television programs covered the Faith.[13]

References

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  1. ↑ Baha'i News (1938). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. No 120, Pg(s) 7. View as PDF.
  2. ↑ Baha'i News (1940). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. No 135, Pg(s) 9. View as PDF.
  3. ↑ Baha'i News (1955). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 289, Pg(s) 8. View as PDF.
  4. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1970). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 13 (1954-1963), Pg(s) 1085. View as PDF.
  5. ↑ Baha'i News (1968). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 450, Pg(s) 15. View as PDF.
  6. ↑ Baha'i News (1968). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 450, Pg(s) 24. View as PDF.
  7. ↑ National Baha'i Review, No. 52, p 7
  8. ↑ American Baha'i, February 1972, p 7
  9. ↑ American Baha'i, January 1978, p 4
  10. ↑ American Baha'i, November 1978, p 6
  11. ↑ American Baha'i, March 1980, p 7
  12. ↑ American Baha'i, March 1982, p 1
  13. ↑ American Baha'i, December 1983, p 25
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