Turks and Caicos Islands

 Turks and Caicos Islands
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Location of the Turks and Caicos Islands
National AssemblyTurks and Caicos Islands
Statistics:
Total Population
 -  UN 2021[1] 45,114
Bahá'í pop.
 -  Bahá'í source  
 -  Non-Bahá'í source 172
History:
Firsts
 -  Local Bahá'í Joseph Atwood 
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The Turks and Caicos Islands are a British Overseas Territory located in the Northern West Indies. The main island in the Territory is Grand Turk Island.

History

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Opening the Turks and Caicos Islands to the Bahá'í Faith was a goal of the Nine Year Plan assigned to the National Spiritual Assembly of Jamaica.[2]

An early Bahá'í visit to the islands was made by Dan Conner, a Bahá'í youth from Chicago, Illinois, who made a two month teaching trip to Grand Turk Island in 1965. Joseph Atwood was the first local to become a Bahá'í in the islands[3] and a total of six locals converted during Conner's visit.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "World Population Prospects 2022". population.un.org. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  2. ↑ Baha'i News (1964). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 401, Pg(s) 1. View as PDF.
  3. ↑ Baha'i News (1965). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 414, Pg(s) 3. View as PDF.
  4. ↑ Baha'i News (1965). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 416, Pg(s) 5. View as PDF.

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