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Thelma Thurston Gorham

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Oklahoma City

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			[[File:OkCityFireside(incThelmaThurstonGorham).jpg\|thumb\|right\|alt=May 1956 Oklahoma City fireside including Thelma Thurston Gorham (far right)\|May 1956 Oklahoma City fireside including Thelma Thurston Gorham (far right)]]
	Also in March, a regional conference of the Area Teaching Committee was held in Springfield, Missouri.<ref>{{cite news		Also in March, a regional conference of the Area Teaching Committee was held in Springfield, Missouri.<ref>{{cite news
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Bruce Saunders

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Bruce Saunders

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	'''Sir Bruce Saunders, KBE''' is an Australian Bahá’í who served on the National Spiritual Assembly of the Solomon Islands, and the Continental Board of Counsellors for Australasia. In his career he is a successful businessman, and helped strengthen public institutions in the Solomon Islands, for which he was knighted.		'''Sir Bruce Saunders, KBE''' is an Australian Bahá’í who served on the National Spiritual Assembly of the Solomon Islands, and the Continental Board of Counsellors for Australasia. In his career he is a successful businessman, and helped strengthen public institutions in the Solomon Islands, for which he was knighted.
	==Background==		==Background==
	Saunders was born in Port Pirie, South Australia.<ref>http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2012/07/19/3549007.htm</ref> At some point he married Keithie Blum, daughter of Alvin and Gertrude Blum.<ref>http://www.solomonstarnews.com/index.php/news/national/item/19183-reconnecting-his-family-ties-in-si</ref> Bruce studied catering in 1967 and pioneered to the Cook Islands with Keithie in 1968.<ref>[https://bahai.media/images/9/9d/ABR_07-01.pdf Australian Baha'i Report, 07-01, p 7]</ref> They lived in Honiara where Bruce was involved in several businesses.<ref>https://bahai.org.au/index.php/knighthood-recognises-extensive-service-to-adopted-country/</ref> By 1969 Bruce was serving on the National Spiritual Assembly of the Solomons, and he served on the body for twenty years.<ref>{{citebn\|463\|5}}</ref> In 1990 Bruce was appointed as a Continental Counselor for Australasia for a five year term by the [[Universal House of Justice]], and he was reappointed for a second five-year term in 1995.<ref>https://bahai.works/MUHJ86-01/97/Appointment_of_Continental_Boards_of_Counselors</ref><ref>https://bahai.works/MUHJ86-01/207/Appointment_of_Continental_Counselors_and_Increase_in_Number_of_Continental_Counselors</ref>		Saunders was born in Port Pirie, South Australia.<ref>http://www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2012/07/19/3549007.htm</ref> At some point he married Keithie Blum, daughter of Alvin and [[Gertrude Blum]].<ref>http://www.solomonstarnews.com/index.php/news/national/item/19183-reconnecting-his-family-ties-in-si</ref> Bruce studied catering in 1967 and pioneered to the Cook Islands with Keithie in 1968.<ref>[https://bahai.media/images/9/9d/ABR_07-01.pdf Australian Baha'i Report, 07-01, p 7]</ref> They lived in Honiara where Bruce was involved in several businesses.<ref>https://bahai.org.au/index.php/knighthood-recognises-extensive-service-to-adopted-country/</ref> By 1969 Bruce was serving on the National Spiritual Assembly of the Solomons, and he served on the body for twenty years.<ref>{{citebn\|463\|5}}</ref> In 1990 Bruce was appointed as a Continental Counselor for Australasia for a five year term by the [[Universal House of Justice]], and he was reappointed for a second five-year term in 1995.<ref>https://bahai.works/MUHJ86-01/97/Appointment_of_Continental_Boards_of_Counselors</ref><ref>https://bahai.works/MUHJ86-01/207/Appointment_of_Continental_Counselors_and_Increase_in_Number_of_Continental_Counselors</ref>

	In 2000 there was a coup in the Solomons which led to disintegration in public institutions in the Islands, and Saunders assisted in establishing a civil society network. He helped found a Lions Club, served on the board of the Rotary Club of Honiara, and served as vice-chair of the Chamber of Commerce, and later served as trustee for the Blue Light Association, a youth club run by the Royal Solomon Islands Police. In the period of unrest following the coup he was twice appointed to interim Honiara City Councils.<ref>https://bahai.org.au/index.php/knighthood-recognises-extensive-service-to-adopted-country/</ref>		In 2000 there was a coup in the Solomons which led to disintegration in public institutions in the Islands, and Saunders assisted in establishing a civil society network. He helped found a Lions Club, served on the board of the Rotary Club of Honiara, and served as vice-chair of the Chamber of Commerce, and later served as trustee for the Blue Light Association, a youth club run by the Royal Solomon Islands Police. In the period of unrest following the coup he was twice appointed to interim Honiara City Councils.<ref>https://bahai.org.au/index.php/knighthood-recognises-extensive-service-to-adopted-country/</ref>

Yazd

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	Of the minority of Yazd Bábí's who rejected Bahá’u’lláh the most notable was Mírzá Ja`far Kaffásh who attempted to claim leadership over the community and established a group he called the Kullu-Shay'ís although he only secured approximately six followers. Only one Bábí of Yazd, Shaykh Muhammad, accepted [[Mírzá Yaḥyá]] as leader of the community after the claims of Bahá’u’lláh became known,<ref name=momen>[https://bahai-library.com/momen_encyclopedia_yazd Moojan Momen, ''Iran: Province of Yazd'', '''1994''' at Baha'i Library Online]</ref> and he left the city in 1888 after attempting to debate visiting Bahá’ís [[Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl]] and [[‘Andalíb]].<ref>Moojan Momen, ''The Momen (Ulfat) Family History'', Hooman Momen, '''2018''', pp 16-17</ref>		Of the minority of Yazd Bábí's who rejected Bahá’u’lláh the most notable was Mírzá Ja`far Kaffásh who attempted to claim leadership over the community and established a group he called the Kullu-Shay'ís although he only secured approximately six followers. Only one Bábí of Yazd, Shaykh Muhammad, accepted [[Mírzá Yaḥyá]] as leader of the community after the claims of Bahá’u’lláh became known,<ref name=momen>[https://bahai-library.com/momen_encyclopedia_yazd Moojan Momen, ''Iran: Province of Yazd'', '''1994''' at Baha'i Library Online]</ref> and he left the city in 1888 after attempting to debate visiting Bahá’ís [[Mírzá Abu'l-Fadl]] and [[‘Andalíb]].<ref>Moojan Momen, ''The Momen (Ulfat) Family History'', Hooman Momen, '''2018''', pp 16-17</ref>

	In 1873 [[Mirza Mahdi ‘Atri Yazdi]] hosted a celebration of Ridvan in his home which was attended by ~~200~~ people, the largest ever Bahá’í meeting in Yazd at the time. Shortly afterwards he was assaulted and the clergy of Yazd submitted a request that he be sentenced to death.<ref>Moojan Momen, ''The Baha'i Communities of Iran 1851-1921, Volume 2'', George Ronald: Oxford, '''2022''', p 365</ref> ~~The~~ mujtahid of Ardikan refused to confirm the sentence allowing Mihdi to flee Yazd.<ref>H.M. Balyuzi, ''Eminent Baha'is in the Time of Baha'u'llah'', George Ronald: Oxford, '''1985''', p 75</ref> In 1879 several ~~Bahá’í~~ left the city to avoid violence due to an escalation in prejudice against ~~them~~.<ref>Moojan Momen, ''The Baha'i Communities of Iran 1851-1921, Volume 2'', George Ronald: Oxford, '''2022''', p 366</ref>		In 1873 [[Mirza Mahdi ‘Atri Yazdi]] hosted a celebration of Ridvan in his home which was attended by two hundred people, the largest ever Bahá’í meeting in Yazd at the time. Shortly afterwards he was assaulted and the clergy of Yazd submitted a request that he be sentenced to death,<ref>Moojan Momen, ''The Baha'i Communities of Iran 1851-1921, Volume 2'', George Ronald: Oxford, '''2022''', p 365</ref> however the mujtahid of Ardikan refused to confirm the sentence allowing Mihdi to flee Yazd.<ref>H.M. Balyuzi, ''Eminent Baha'is in the Time of Baha'u'llah'', George Ronald: Oxford, '''1985''', p 75</ref> In 1879 several more Bahá’ís left the city to avoid violence due to an escalation in prejudice against the Bahá’í community.<ref>Moojan Momen, ''The Baha'i Communities of Iran 1851-1921, Volume 2'', George Ronald: Oxford, '''2022''', p 366</ref>

	Between 1882 and 1883 Mahdi Yazdi's son, [[Varqá]], returned to visit Yazd and due to his religion he was arrested and imprisoned for one year before being transferred to Isfahan.<ref>H.M. Balyuzi, ''Eminent Baha'is in the Time of Baha'u'llah'', George Ronald: Oxford, '''1985''', p 78</ref> As of the early 1880's the principal of the Parsi School of Yazd, Ustad Javanmard, was a Bahá’í,<ref>H.M. Balyuzi, ''Eminent Baha'is in the Time of Baha'u'llah'', George Ronald: Oxford, '''1985''', p 313</ref> and throughout the 1880's many Zoroastrians of Yazd either became Bahá’ís or were sympathetic to the religion.<ref name=momen>[https://bahai-library.com/momen_encyclopedia_yazd Moojan Momen, ''Iran: Province of Yazd'', '''1994''' at Baha'i Library Online]</ref> In 1888 [[Edward Granville Browne]] visited Yazd and met with members of the Bahá’í community such as Afnán-i-Kabír.<ref>H.M. Balyuzi, ''Eminent Baha'is in the Time of Baha'u'llah'', George Ronald: Oxford, '''1985''', p 60</ref>		Between 1882 and 1883 Mahdi Yazdi's son, [[Varqá]], returned to visit Yazd and due to his religion he was arrested and imprisoned for one year before being transferred to Isfahan.<ref>H.M. Balyuzi, ''Eminent Baha'is in the Time of Baha'u'llah'', George Ronald: Oxford, '''1985''', p 78</ref> As of the early 1880's the principal of the Parsi School of Yazd, Ustad Javanmard, was a Bahá’í,<ref>H.M. Balyuzi, ''Eminent Baha'is in the Time of Baha'u'llah'', George Ronald: Oxford, '''1985''', p 313</ref> and throughout the 1880's many Zoroastrians of Yazd either became Bahá’ís or were sympathetic to the religion.<ref name=momen>[https://bahai-library.com/momen_encyclopedia_yazd Moojan Momen, ''Iran: Province of Yazd'', '''1994''' at Baha'i Library Online]</ref> In 1888 [[Edward Granville Browne]] visited Yazd and met with members of the Bahá’í community such as Afnán-i-Kabír.<ref>H.M. Balyuzi, ''Eminent Baha'is in the Time of Baha'u'llah'', George Ronald: Oxford, '''1985''', p 60</ref>

Bruce Saunders

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Henry Tamashiro

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'''Henry Tamashiro''' is a Vanuatuan Bahá’í who has served as a Continental Counselor for Australasia and as a member of the National Spiritual Assembly of Vanuatu.
==Background==
Tamashiro is an active member of the Vanuatu Bahá’í community and in 2000 he was appointed as a Continental Counselor for Australasia by the [[Universal House of Justice]].<ref>[https://bahai.works/MUHJ86-01/344/Appointment_of_Continental_Counselors 29 October 2000 message from the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the World]</ref> He was appointed to the body for multiple five year terms completing his service in the role in 2020.<ref>[https://bahaicanada.bahai.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/S108510-%E2%80%93-Membership-of-the-Continental-Boards-of-Counsellors.pdf 29 October 2020 message from the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the World]</ref>

After completing his service as Counselor Tamashiro was designated the representative of the Universal House of Justice to the dedication of the local Bahá’í House of Worship in Tanna, Vanuatu, in 2021.<ref>https://news.bahai.org/story/1550/first-local-bahai-temple-pacific-opens-doors</ref> He was elected to the National Spiritual Assembly of Vanuatu at some point after his term as Counselor, attending the [[Thirteenth International Convention]] as a delegate of the Assembly in 2023.<ref>https://news.bahai.org/story/1665/13th-convention-delegates-official-reception</ref>

In his professional career Tamashiro is a human resources and migration consultant and has worked as the Director of the Department of Immigration and Passport Services of Vanuatu and as the Departments Principal Passport Officer.<ref name=one>https://fca.vu/bring-talent-to-spur-talent-opening-the-door-to-vanuatus-prosperity/</ref>

Currently Tamashiro serves as a director of ''Human Capacity Development International'', a non-governmental organization focused on development projects and capacity building consultancy established in 2015.<ref>https://www.hcdint.org/who-we-are</ref> As a consultant he serves as the project lead and government liason for the Vanuatu Ministry of Internal Affairs review of Vanuatu's Citizenship-by-Investment scheme.<ref name=one>https://fca.vu/bring-talent-to-spur-talent-opening-the-door-to-vanuatus-prosperity/</ref>

==References==

Continental Board of Counsellors for Australasia

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	\|Fereidoun Yazdani\|\|2000 - 2010		\|Fereidoun Yazdani\|\|2000 - 2010
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	\|Henry Tamashiro\|\|2000 - 2020		\|[[Henry Tamashiro]]\|\|2000 - 2020
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1995

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Local Spiritual Assemblies

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	*Wales, United Kingdom.<ref name=bcuk>https://web.archive.org/web/19980208235203/https://www.bci.org/scotland/</ref>		*Wales, United Kingdom.<ref name=bcuk>https://web.archive.org/web/19980208235203/https://www.bci.org/scotland/</ref>
	===Local Spiritual Assemblies===		===Local Spiritual Assemblies===
			====Americas====
			*Springdale, Arkansas, USA.<ref>{{citeab\|27\|8\|23}}</ref>
	====Australasia====		====Australasia====
	*Port Elliot & Goolwa, South Australia, Australia.<ref>https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/196675444?searchTerm=%22local%20spiritual%20assembly%22</ref>		*Port Elliot & Goolwa, South Australia, Australia.<ref>https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/196675444?searchTerm=%22local%20spiritual%20assembly%22</ref>

	===Social & Economic Development===		===Social & Economic Development===
	*William Mmutle Masethla Foundation, founded in Zambia.<ref>https://bahaichronicles.org/william-mmutle-masehla/#comments</ref><ref>https://www.pebblestopearlsfoundation.ca/zambia</ref>		*William Mmutle Masethla Foundation, founded in Zambia.<ref>https://bahaichronicles.org/william-mmutle-masehla/#comments</ref><ref>https://www.pebblestopearlsfoundation.ca/zambia</ref>

Little Rock, Arkansas

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	\|address = 511 N. Pine Street<br>Little Rock, AR 72205		\|address = 511 N. Pine Street<br>Little Rock, AR 72205
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Eureka Springs, Arkansas

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	In 1948 Roberta Wilson pioneered to Eureka Springs,<ref>{{citebn\|209\|11}}</ref> allowing for the establishment of its Local Spiritual Assembly that year.<ref>{{citebn\|210\|9}}</ref> In 1950 the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States noted that Eureka Springs would benefit from additional pioneers,<ref>{{citebn\|229\|2}}</ref> and in 1957 the Eureka Springs Bahá’í community arranged for a statement authored by the National Assembly on the Oneness of Mankind to be printed in a local newspaper.<ref>{{citebn\|321\|11}}</ref>		In 1948 Roberta Wilson pioneered to Eureka Springs,<ref>{{citebn\|209\|11}}</ref> allowing for the establishment of its Local Spiritual Assembly that year.<ref>{{citebn\|210\|9}}</ref> In 1950 the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States noted that Eureka Springs would benefit from additional pioneers,<ref>{{citebn\|229\|2}}</ref> and in 1957 the Eureka Springs Bahá’í community arranged for a statement authored by the National Assembly on the Oneness of Mankind to be printed in a local newspaper.<ref>{{citebn\|321\|11}}</ref>

			The Local Spiritual Assembly of Eureka Springs lapsed at some point and there was no Assembly of organized Bahá’í Group in the city as of 2015.<ref>https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/bah%C3%A1%C3%ADs-4312/</ref>
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	==References==		==References==

Rogers, Arkansas

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Nashville, Tennessee

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	'''Nashville''' is a city in the U.S. State of Tennessee ~~locatedd~~ in Davidson County and on the Cumberland River.		'''Nashville''' is a city in the U.S. State of Tennessee located in Davidson County and on the Cumberland River.
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	==References==		==References==

1935

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Americas

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	*Flint, Michigan, USA.<ref>Bahá'í World: In Memoriam, 1992-1997, p 63</ref>		*Flint, Michigan, USA.<ref>Bahá'í World: In Memoriam, 1992-1997, p 63</ref>
	*[[Kansas City, Missouri]], USA.		*[[Kansas City, Missouri]], USA.
			*[[Nashville, Tennessee]], USA.<ref>{{citeab\|6\|12\|10}}</ref>
	*St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.<ref>{{citebn\|97\|3}}</ref>		*St. Paul, Minnesota, USA.<ref>{{citebn\|97\|3}}</ref>

	====Europe====		====Europe====
	*Sofia, [[Bulgaria]].		*Sofia, [[Bulgaria]].

Nashville, Tennessee

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			'''Nashville''' is a city in the U.S. State of Tennessee locatedd in Davidson County and on the Cumberland River.
	~~==Contact==~~		{{stub}}
	~~The Bahá’ís~~ of ~~Nashville<br>~~		==References==
	~~1556 Bell Road<br>~~
	~~Nashville, TN - 37211~~

	~~Phone: 615-333-2242~~

	==~~External links~~==
	* [http://www.nashvillebahai.org/ Official site]

	~~[[Category:Nashville, Tennessee]]~~
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Paul Pettit

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	In 1964 Paul was elected to the National Spiritual Assembly,<ref>{{citebn\|400\|9}}</ref> and in May 1964 he spoke at a Wichita Youth Conference.<ref>{{citebn\|401\|15}}</ref> He presented the Nine Year Plan at the opening session of the first Rocky Mountain Bahá'í School in June 1964,<ref>{{citebn\|402\|15}}</ref> and in July he gave the closing talk at the first Southern California Summer School.<ref>{{citebn\|403\|11}}</ref> In November he delivered a talk on the Faith to the Kiwanis Club after which 35 took pamphlets on the Faith.<ref>{{citebn\|407\|9}}</ref> In 1965 Pettit spoke at the Souvenir of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in West Englewood.<ref>{{citebn\|413\|9}}</ref> In 1966 he spoke at the Wichita Youth Conference,<ref>{{citebn\|423\|12}}</ref> Southwestern Summer School,<ref>{{citebn\|425\|19}}</ref> an East Texas Bahá'í Institute,<ref>{{citebn\|429\|22}}</ref> and a Dallas Youth Conference.<ref>{{citebn\|431\|17}}</ref>		In 1964 Paul was elected to the National Spiritual Assembly,<ref>{{citebn\|400\|9}}</ref> and in May 1964 he spoke at a Wichita Youth Conference.<ref>{{citebn\|401\|15}}</ref> He presented the Nine Year Plan at the opening session of the first Rocky Mountain Bahá'í School in June 1964,<ref>{{citebn\|402\|15}}</ref> and in July he gave the closing talk at the first Southern California Summer School.<ref>{{citebn\|403\|11}}</ref> In November he delivered a talk on the Faith to the Kiwanis Club after which 35 took pamphlets on the Faith.<ref>{{citebn\|407\|9}}</ref> In 1965 Pettit spoke at the Souvenir of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in West Englewood.<ref>{{citebn\|413\|9}}</ref> In 1966 he spoke at the Wichita Youth Conference,<ref>{{citebn\|423\|12}}</ref> Southwestern Summer School,<ref>{{citebn\|425\|19}}</ref> an East Texas Bahá'í Institute,<ref>{{citebn\|429\|22}}</ref> and a Dallas Youth Conference.<ref>{{citebn\|431\|17}}</ref>

	In 1970 Paul was appointed as an Auxiliary Board member for North America.<ref>{{citebn\|473\|2}}</ref> That year he chaired a talk given by Hand of the Cause [[Enoch Olinga]] in Nashville, Tennessee.<ref>{{citebn\|477\|3}}</ref> In 1971 he spoke at a Mass Teaching Conference in El Paso, Texas,<ref>{{citebn\|488\|18}}</ref> and at a Deepening Conference in Little Rock, Arkansas.<ref>{{citebn\|490\|20}}</ref> He continued to serve as Board member until 1986.<ref>{{citebn\|624\|11}}</ref>		In 1970 Paul was appointed as an Auxiliary Board member for North America.<ref>{{citebn\|473\|2}}</ref> That year he chaired a talk given by Hand of the Cause [[Enoch Olinga]] in [[Nashville, Tennessee]].<ref>{{citebn\|477\|3}}</ref> In 1971 he spoke at a Mass Teaching Conference in [[El Paso, Texas]],<ref>{{citebn\|488\|18}}</ref> and at a Deepening Conference in [[Little Rock, Arkansas]].<ref>{{citebn\|490\|20}}</ref> He continued to serve as Board member until 1986.<ref>{{citebn\|624\|11}}</ref>

	Pettit passed away in 2010 in Richardson, Texas. He was survived by his brother.		Pettit passed away in 2010 in Richardson, Texas. He was survived by his brother.

Rogers, Arkansas

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	In 1993 the Bahá’í community of Rogers sponsored a Race Unity gathering which was attended by over one hundred people and described as the largest race unity gathering ever held in the region.<ref>{{citeab\|24\|17\|13}}</ref> In 2000 the Ark Teaching Project was launched in Rogers coordinated by Duane Troxel.<ref>{{citeab\|31\|8\|7}}</ref>		In 1993 the Bahá’í community of Rogers sponsored a Race Unity gathering which was attended by over one hundred people and described as the largest race unity gathering ever held in the region.<ref>{{citeab\|24\|17\|13}}</ref> In 2000 the Ark Teaching Project was launched in Rogers coordinated by Duane Troxel.<ref>{{citeab\|31\|8\|7}}</ref>
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	==References==		==References==

1959

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	*Pendleton, Oregon, USA.<ref>{{citebn\|342\|17}}</ref>		*Pendleton, Oregon, USA.<ref>{{citebn\|342\|17}}</ref>
	*Pomona, California, USA.<ref>{{citebn\|344\|15}}</ref>		*Pomona, California, USA.<ref>{{citebn\|344\|15}}</ref>
	*Rogers, Arkansas, USA.<ref>{{citebn\|342\|16}}</ref>		*[[Rogers, Arkansas]], USA.<ref>{{citebn\|342\|16}}</ref>

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Rogers, Arkansas

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'''Rogers''' is a city in the U.S. State of [[Arkansas]] located in Benton County in the Ozark Mountains. A Bahá’í community was established in the city in the [[1950s]].
==History==
Early wide publicity for the Bahá’í Faith in Rogers came in 1955 when a proclamation of the relationship between the Bahá’í community and the United Nations was covered on local radio,<ref>{{citebn|298|14}}</ref> and in 1959 a Local Spiritual Assembly of Rogers was established.<ref>{{citebn|342|16}}</ref>

In 1961 the Rogers Assembly sponsored a Bahá’í exhibit displayed at the Benton County Fair which resulted in over one thousands pieces of Bahá’í literature being distributed to attendees.<ref>{{citebn|368|8}}</ref> In 1960 the Assembly sponsored a Prayer Pow Wow event, which celebrated Native American culture, which became an annual event. [[Hand of the Cause]] [[Zikrullah Khadem]] attended the Pow Wow in 1962 and 1963,<ref>{{citebn|381|11}}</ref><ref>{{citebn|393|9}}</ref> and the 1964 Pow Wow received a message from the [[Universal House of Justice]] which included the following:
<blockquote>''Such a gathering will assuredly bring forth the blessings of the Great Spirit -the Creator of the heavens and the earth.''<ref>{{citebn|404|11}}</ref></blockquote>
In 1967 the Bahá’í community of Rogers was invited to participate in a conference sponsored by the cities Baptist Church contributing pictures of the Wilmette Bahá’í House of Worship and Bahá’í literature.<ref>{{citebn|433|14}}</ref>

In 1971 travel teachers Eleanor Lombard and Norman Ellig visited Rogers during an Arkansas [[Mass teaching|mass teaching]] campaign,<ref>{{citebn|481|24}}</ref> and in 1978 the Local Spiritual Assembly of Rogers was legally incorporated.<ref>{{citeab|9|7|17}}</ref>

The Mayor of Rogers was presented with a copy of ''[[The Promise of World Peace]]'' by a Bahá’í delegation in 1986,<ref>{{citeab|17|6|32}}</ref> and throughout 1987 the Rogers Bahá’í community contributed weekly quotations from the Bahá’í writings which were published in the ''Northwest Arkansas Morning News''.<ref>{{citeab|18|3|10}}</ref>

In 1993 the Bahá’í community of Rogers sponsored a Race Unity gathering which was attended by over one hundred people and described as the largest race unity gathering ever held in the region.<ref>{{citeab|24|17|13}}</ref> In 2000 the Ark Teaching Project was launched in Rogers coordinated by Duane Troxel.<ref>{{citeab|31|8|7}}</ref>

==References==

Arkansas

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	'''Arkansas''' is a state of the [[United States of America]]. Its Bahá’í community is under the jurisdiction of the Regional Bahá’í Council of the South Central States which operates under the [[NSA:United States\|National Spiritual Assembly of the United States]],<ref>https://southcentralcouncil.org/</ref> and local activities are organized under seventeen [[Cluster\|clusters]].<ref>https://southcentralcouncil.org/?page_id=8673</ref>		'''Arkansas''' is a state of the [[United States of America]]. Its Bahá’í community is under the jurisdiction of the Regional Bahá’í Council of the South Central States which operates under the [[NSA:United States\|National Spiritual Assembly of the United States]],<ref>https://southcentralcouncil.org/</ref> and local activities are organized under seventeen [[Cluster\|clusters]].<ref>https://southcentralcouncil.org/?page_id=8673</ref>

	There were Bahá’ís living in Arkansas as early as 1913 and in the [[1910s]] [[‘Abdu’l-Bahá]] encouraged the American Bahá’ís to firmly establish a community in the state. Efforts to establish the Faith in Arkansas began in earnest in the late [[1930s]] and found success in the early [[1940s]] due to the teaching work of [[Howard Colby Ives]] with the first Local Spiritual Assembly of Arkansas forming in Little Rock in 1943. Bahá’í activity in the state was largely centred around Little Rock until an Assembly was established in Rogers in 1959 and a period of accelerated growth took place in the early [[1970s]] when [[Mass Teaching\|mass teaching]] methods were adopted.		There were Bahá’ís living in Arkansas as early as 1913 and in the [[1910s]] [[‘Abdu’l-Bahá]] encouraged the American Bahá’ís to firmly establish a community in the state. Efforts to establish the Faith in Arkansas began in earnest in the late [[1930s]] and found success in the early [[1940s]] due to the teaching work of [[Howard Colby Ives]] with the first Local Spiritual Assembly of Arkansas forming in Little Rock in 1943. Bahá’í activity in the state was largely centred around Little Rock until an Assembly was established in [[Rogers, Arkansas\|Rogers]] in 1959 and a period of accelerated growth took place in the early [[1970s]] when [[Mass Teaching\|mass teaching]] methods were adopted.

	The community remains active to the present day currently focusing its efforts on facilitating the spiritual development of communities through the [[institute process]]. The Association of Religion Data Archives estimated that there were 1,266		The community remains active to the present day currently focusing its efforts on facilitating the spiritual development of communities through the [[institute process]]. The Association of Religion Data Archives estimated that there were 1,266

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Canary Islands

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	In 1953 [[Shoghi Effendi]] launched the [[Ten Year Crusade]] which aimed to establish Bahá’í communities across the world and the Canary Islands were named a goal territory of the Crusade for Bahá’í pioneers to settle in. George and Peggy True arrived in the islands in October, 1953, settling on the island of Tenerife,<ref name=one>Earl Redman, ''The Knights of Baha'u'llah'', George Ronald: Oxford, '''2017''', pp 385-386.</ref> in November [[Gertrude Eisenberg]] settled on Grand Canary Island,<ref name=two>Earl Redman, ''The Knights of Baha'u'llah'', George Ronald: Oxford, '''2017''', p 387.</ref> and in April, 1954, Shoghi Riaz Rouhani arrived in Cabo Juby with all of them being named [[Knights of Bahá’u’lláh]] by Shoghi Effendi.<ref>Earl Redman, ''The Knights of Baha'u'llah'', George Ronald: Oxford, '''2017''', p 389.</ref>		In 1953 [[Shoghi Effendi]] launched the [[Ten Year Crusade]] which aimed to establish Bahá’í communities across the world and the Canary Islands were named a goal territory of the Crusade for Bahá’í pioneers to settle in. George and Peggy True arrived in the islands in October, 1953, settling on the island of Tenerife,<ref name=one>Earl Redman, ''The Knights of Baha'u'llah'', George Ronald: Oxford, '''2017''', pp 385-386.</ref> in November [[Gertrude Eisenberg]] settled on Grand Canary Island,<ref name=two>Earl Redman, ''The Knights of Baha'u'llah'', George Ronald: Oxford, '''2017''', p 387.</ref> and in April, 1954, Shoghi Riaz Rouhani arrived in Cabo Juby with all of them being named [[Knights of Bahá’u’lláh]] by Shoghi Effendi.<ref>Earl Redman, ''The Knights of Baha'u'llah'', George Ronald: Oxford, '''2017''', p 389.</ref>

	Governmental restrictions initially made teaching the Faith difficult,<ref name=one>Earl Redman, ''The Knights of Baha'u'llah'', George Ronald: Oxford, '''2017''', pp 385-386.</ref> however in 1955 the first Local Spiritual Assembly in the Canary Islands was formed in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.<ref name=two>Earl Redman, ''The Knights of Baha'u'llah'', George Ronald: Oxford, '''2017''', p 387.</ref> In 1956 the first Inter-Island Bahá’í Conference for the Canary and Madeira Islands was held in Las Palmas,<ref>{{citebn\|317\|16}}</ref> and in 1957 a Bahá’í Summer School for the Canary Islands was held.<ref>{{citebn\|323\|10}}</ref>		Governmental restrictions initially made teaching the Faith difficult,<ref name=one>Earl Redman, ''The Knights of Baha'u'llah'', George Ronald: Oxford, '''2017''', pp 385-386.</ref> however in 1955 the first Local Spiritual Assembly in the Canary Islands was formed in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.<ref name=two>Earl Redman, ''The Knights of Baha'u'llah'', George Ronald: Oxford, '''2017''', p 387.</ref> In 1956 the first Inter-Island Bahá’í Conference for the Canary and [[Madeira\|Madeira Islands]] was held in Las Palmas,<ref>{{citebn\|317\|16}}</ref> and in 1957 a Bahá’í Summer School for the Canary Islands was held.<ref>{{citebn\|323\|10}}</ref>

	In 1969 and 1970 the Faith received some media coverage in the Canary Islands which assisted teaching efforts.<ref>{{citebn\|460\|16}}</ref><ref>{{citebn\|470\|4}}</ref> In 1973 a Local Spiritual Assembly was established in Arucas on Grand Canary Island,<ref name=three>{{citebn\|625\|13}}</ref><ref>{{citebn\|518\|4}}</ref> and in 1974 year a young Canadian Bahá’í made the first teaching trip to Graciosa island in the Canaries opening them to the Faith.<ref>{{citebn\|517\|5}}</ref> In 1975 a Regional Bahá’í Youth School was held in Santa Cruz de Tenerife which was the first of its kind in the region.<ref>{{citebn\|532\|17}}</ref> In 1978 two Local Spiritual Assemblies were established in the Canaries,<ref>{{citebn\|566\|17}}</ref> one of them being in Telde where teaching efforts were particularly successful with a teaching conference being held in the town that year which was attended by sixty people and the towns Bahá’í community began to develop deepening materials.<ref>{{citebn\|583\|14}}</ref>		In 1969 and 1970 the Faith received some media coverage in the Canary Islands which assisted teaching efforts.<ref>{{citebn\|460\|16}}</ref><ref>{{citebn\|470\|4}}</ref> In 1973 a Local Spiritual Assembly was established in Arucas on Grand Canary Island,<ref name=three>{{citebn\|625\|13}}</ref><ref>{{citebn\|518\|4}}</ref> and in 1974 year a young Canadian Bahá’í made the first teaching trip to Graciosa island in the Canaries opening them to the Faith.<ref>{{citebn\|517\|5}}</ref> In 1975 a Regional Bahá’í Youth School was held in Santa Cruz de Tenerife which was the first of its kind in the region.<ref>{{citebn\|532\|17}}</ref> In 1978 two Local Spiritual Assemblies were established in the Canaries,<ref>{{citebn\|566\|17}}</ref> one of them being in Telde where teaching efforts were particularly successful with a teaching conference being held in the town that year which was attended by sixty people and the towns Bahá’í community began to develop deepening materials.<ref>{{citebn\|583\|14}}</ref>

Eureka Springs, Arkansas

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	'''Eureka Springs''' is a city in the U.S. State of [[Arkansas]] located in Carroll County in the Ozark Mountains.		'''Eureka Springs''' is a city in the U.S. State of [[Arkansas]] located in Carroll County in the Ozark Mountains. It was the second Arkansas city to have a [[Local Spiritual Assembly]].
	==History==		==History==
	In 1938 [[Rezsi Sunshine]] taught the Faith in Eureka Springs during a three month teaching trip to Arkansas and Bahá’í literature was requested by a local public library.<ref>{{citebn\|119\|3}}</ref> By 1946 Sunshine was facilitating a study class for eight people interested in the Faith in the city,<ref>{{citebn\|179\|5}}</ref> and Alvin Blum visited to teach the same year.<ref>{{citebn\|190\|9}}</ref>		In 1938 [[Rezsi Sunshine]] taught the Faith in Eureka Springs during a three month teaching trip to Arkansas and Bahá’í literature was requested by a local public library.<ref>{{citebn\|119\|3}}</ref> By 1946 Sunshine was facilitating a study class for eight people interested in the Faith in the city,<ref>{{citebn\|179\|5}}</ref> and Alvin Blum visited to teach the same year.<ref>{{citebn\|190\|9}}</ref>

Arkansas

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	The Tablet was delivered to [[Joseph Hannen]] and in October 1916 his address was published in ''[[Star of the West]]'' to allow him to coordinate teaching efforts in the Southern States.<ref>[https://bahai.works/index.php?title=File:SW_Volume7.pdf&page=113 Star of the West, Vol. 7, p 113]</ref> In 1920 Mrs. H. G. Marshall conducted a teaching tour of several cities in Arkansas,<ref>[https://bahai.works/index.php?title=File:SW_Volume11.pdf&page=149 Star of the West, Vol. 11, p 149]</ref> and in 1928 the national membership records of the Faith noted a J. A. Patterson living in Pine Bluff and a Mrs. C. E. Hines living in Blockton.<ref name=encyc>https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/bah%C3%A1%C3%ADs-4312/</ref>		The Tablet was delivered to [[Joseph Hannen]] and in October 1916 his address was published in ''[[Star of the West]]'' to allow him to coordinate teaching efforts in the Southern States.<ref>[https://bahai.works/index.php?title=File:SW_Volume7.pdf&page=113 Star of the West, Vol. 7, p 113]</ref> In 1920 Mrs. H. G. Marshall conducted a teaching tour of several cities in Arkansas,<ref>[https://bahai.works/index.php?title=File:SW_Volume11.pdf&page=149 Star of the West, Vol. 11, p 149]</ref> and in 1928 the national membership records of the Faith noted a J. A. Patterson living in Pine Bluff and a Mrs. C. E. Hines living in Blockton.<ref name=encyc>https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/bah%C3%A1%C3%ADs-4312/</ref>

	As of May 1937 there were no Bahá’ís residing in the state,<ref>{{citebn\|113\|3}}</ref> and likewise no Bahá’í literature had been donated to any Arkansas libraries.<ref>{{citebn\|115\|13}}</ref> Efforts to establish the Faith in Arkansas were renewed in ~~1939~~ with [[Rezsi Sunshine]] moving to Hot Springs,<ref>{{citebn\|122\|6}}</ref> [[Marvin Newport]] ~~spending~~ ten days teaching in Little Rock, and Lydia J. Martin ~~organizing~~ for [[Louis Gregory]] to deliver a talk to five hundred college students in Pine Bluff.<ref>{{citebn\|124\|3}}</ref>		As of May 1937 there were no Bahá’ís residing in the state,<ref>{{citebn\|113\|3}}</ref> and likewise no Bahá’í literature had been donated to any Arkansas libraries.<ref>{{citebn\|115\|13}}</ref> Efforts to establish the Faith in Arkansas were renewed in the late 1930's with [[Rezsi Sunshine]] spending three months travel teaching in the State in 1938,<ref>{{citebn\|119\|3}}</ref> and moving to Hot Springs in 1939.<ref>{{citebn\|122\|6}}</ref> Also in 1939 [[Marvin Newport]] spent ten days teaching in Little Rock, and Lydia J. Martin organized for [[Louis Gregory]] to deliver a talk to five hundred college students in Pine Bluff.<ref>{{citebn\|124\|3}}</ref>

	In 1941 it was noted that Arkansas still did not have a Local Spiritual Assembly,<ref>{{citebn\|145\|5}}</ref> however throughout January and February that year [[Howard Colby Ives]] assisted with teaching campaigns which resulted in Hot Springs having five Bahá’ís and Little Rock having three with more close friends of the Faith.<ref>{{citebn\|147\|7}}</ref> Robbie Wilson was the first Bahá’í of Arkansas being introduced to the religion by Ives and declaring around 1941,<ref>{{citebn\|481\|24}}</ref> and in approximately 1942 Homer Holmes pioneered to the state.<ref>{{citebn\|490\|20}}</ref> In 1942 a Regional Teaching Committee for Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas was established,<ref>{{citebn\|154\|7}}</ref> and a circuit for systematize travel teachers touring Arkansas was established with Ruth Cornell, Dorothy Logelin, Pearl Berk, and Esther Klein visiting the state and Rezsi Sunshine remaining in the state for the summer to help consolidate the teaching work.<ref>{{citebn\|155\|5}}</ref>		In 1941 it was noted that Arkansas still did not have a Local Spiritual Assembly,<ref>{{citebn\|145\|5}}</ref> however throughout January and February that year [[Howard Colby Ives]] assisted with teaching campaigns which resulted in Hot Springs having five Bahá’ís and Little Rock having three with more close friends of the Faith.<ref>{{citebn\|147\|7}}</ref> Robbie Wilson was the first Bahá’í of Arkansas being introduced to the religion by Ives and declaring around 1941,<ref>{{citebn\|481\|24}}</ref> and in approximately 1942 Homer Holmes pioneered to the state.<ref>{{citebn\|490\|20}}</ref> In 1942 a Regional Teaching Committee for Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas was established,<ref>{{citebn\|154\|7}}</ref> and a circuit for systematize travel teachers touring Arkansas was established with Ruth Cornell, Dorothy Logelin, Pearl Berk, and Esther Klein visiting the state and Rezsi Sunshine remaining in the state for the summer to help consolidate the teaching work.<ref>{{citebn\|155\|5}}</ref>

	As of March 1943 there were six Bahá’ís in Little Rock and four in Hot Springs,<ref>{{citebn\|161\|2}}</ref> and three Bahá’ís pioneered to Little Rock allowing the city to form a Local Spiritual Assembly at Ridvan 1943 as the first in the state.<ref>{{citebn\|164\|9}}</ref><ref>{{citebn\|163\|4}}</ref> The second Local Spiritual Assembly of Arkansas was formed in 1948 in Eureka Springs.<ref>{{citebn\|204\|12}}</ref><ref>{{citebn\|210\|9}}</ref>		As of March 1943 there were six Bahá’ís in Little Rock and four in Hot Springs,<ref>{{citebn\|161\|2}}</ref> and three Bahá’ís pioneered to Little Rock allowing the city to form a Local Spiritual Assembly at Ridvan 1943 as the first in the state.<ref>{{citebn\|164\|9}}</ref><ref>{{citebn\|163\|4}}</ref> The second Local Spiritual Assembly of Arkansas was formed in 1948 in [[Eureka Springs, Arkansas\|Eureka Springs]].<ref>{{citebn\|204\|12}}</ref><ref>{{citebn\|210\|9}}</ref>

	As of 1950 Arkansas was under the jurisdiction of a joint Regional Teaching Committee for Arkansas and Oklahoma with the Committee undertaking efforts to contact isolated Bahá’ís across the two states that year,<ref>{{citebn\|230\|23}}</ref> and in 1953 the teaching committees of the United States were reconstituted with Arkansas coming under the jurisdiction of the Area Teaching Committee for the South Central States alongside Oklahoma, Missouri, and Kansas.<ref>{{citebn\|269\|6}}</ref> When the [[Ten Year Crusade]] was launched goal cities for the establishment of Local Spiritual Assemblies in Arkansas were North Little Rock and Fort Smith with Fort Smith having no Bahá’í residents as of 1953,<ref>{{citebn\|272\|7}}</ref> but a pioneer had settled by 1954.<ref>{{citebn\|281\|12}}</ref>		As of 1950 Arkansas was under the jurisdiction of a joint Regional Teaching Committee for Arkansas and Oklahoma with the Committee undertaking efforts to contact isolated Bahá’ís across the two states that year,<ref>{{citebn\|230\|23}}</ref> and in 1953 the teaching committees of the United States were reconstituted with Arkansas coming under the jurisdiction of the Area Teaching Committee for the South Central States alongside Oklahoma, Missouri, and Kansas.<ref>{{citebn\|269\|6}}</ref> When the [[Ten Year Crusade]] was launched goal cities for the establishment of Local Spiritual Assemblies in Arkansas were North Little Rock and Fort Smith with Fort Smith having no Bahá’í residents as of 1953,<ref>{{citebn\|272\|7}}</ref> but a pioneer had settled by 1954.<ref>{{citebn\|281\|12}}</ref>

Eureka Springs, Arkansas

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	In 1948 Roberta Wilson pioneered to Eureka Springs,<ref>{{citebn\|209\|11}}</ref> allowing for the establishment of its Local Spiritual Assembly that year.<ref>{{citebn\|210\|9}}</ref> In 1950 the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States noted that Eureka Springs would benefit from additional pioneers,<ref>{{citebn\|229\|2}}</ref> and in 1957 the Eureka Springs Bahá’í community arranged for a statement authored by the National Assembly on the Oneness of Mankind to be printed in a local newspaper.<ref>{{citebn\|321\|11}}</ref>		In 1948 Roberta Wilson pioneered to Eureka Springs,<ref>{{citebn\|209\|11}}</ref> allowing for the establishment of its Local Spiritual Assembly that year.<ref>{{citebn\|210\|9}}</ref> In 1950 the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States noted that Eureka Springs would benefit from additional pioneers,<ref>{{citebn\|229\|2}}</ref> and in 1957 the Eureka Springs Bahá’í community arranged for a statement authored by the National Assembly on the Oneness of Mankind to be printed in a local newspaper.<ref>{{citebn\|321\|11}}</ref>
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	==References==		==References==

Eureka Springs, Arkansas

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'''Eureka Springs''' is a city in the U.S. State of [[Arkansas]] located in Carroll County in the Ozark Mountains.
==History==
In 1938 [[Rezsi Sunshine]] taught the Faith in Eureka Springs during a three month teaching trip to Arkansas and Bahá’í literature was requested by a local public library.<ref>{{citebn|119|3}}</ref> By 1946 Sunshine was facilitating a study class for eight people interested in the Faith in the city,<ref>{{citebn|179|5}}</ref> and Alvin Blum visited to teach the same year.<ref>{{citebn|190|9}}</ref>

In 1948 Roberta Wilson pioneered to Eureka Springs,<ref>{{citebn|209|11}}</ref> allowing for the establishment of its Local Spiritual Assembly that year.<ref>{{citebn|210|9}}</ref> In 1950 the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States noted that Eureka Springs would benefit from additional pioneers,<ref>{{citebn|229|2}}</ref> and in 1957 the Eureka Springs Bahá’í community arranged for a statement authored by the National Assembly on the Oneness of Mankind to be printed in a local newspaper.<ref>{{citebn|321|11}}</ref>

==References==

1948

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	*[[Anchorage, Alaska\|Anchorage Recording District, Alaska]], USA.		*[[Anchorage, Alaska\|Anchorage Recording District, Alaska]], USA.
	*[[Dallas, Texas]], USA.		*[[Dallas, Texas]], USA.
	*Eureka Springs, Arkansas, USA.<ref>{{citebn\|204\|12}}</ref><ref>{{citebn\|210\|9}}</ref>		*[[Eureka Springs, Arkansas]], USA.<ref>{{citebn\|204\|12}}</ref><ref>{{citebn\|210\|9}}</ref>
	*[[Fresno, California]], USA.		*[[Fresno, California]], USA.
	*[[Greenwich, Connecticut]], USA.		*[[Greenwich, Connecticut]], USA.

Hitjo Garst

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Publications

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	*2007 - ''[[The Most Mighty Branch]]''		*2007 - ''[[The Most Mighty Branch]]''
	*2017 - ''The Herald and His Heroes''<ref>https://bahaibooks.com.au/collections/hitjo-garst/products/herald-heroes</ref>		*2017 - ''The Herald and His Heroes''<ref>https://bahaibooks.com.au/collections/hitjo-garst/products/herald-heroes</ref>
			*2021 - ''Shoghi Effendi: The Servant at the Threshold''

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	*''Penned by A. Q. Faizi'' by [[Abu’l-Qásim Faizí]].<ref>https://www.booktopia.com.au/penned-by-a-q-faizi-abu-l-q-sim-faizi/book/9780853986379.html</ref>		*''Penned by A. Q. Faizi'' by [[Abu’l-Qásim Faizí]].<ref>https://www.booktopia.com.au/penned-by-a-q-faizi-abu-l-q-sim-faizi/book/9780853986379.html</ref>
	*''The Kind Servant: A Joyful Poem About ‘Abdu’l-Bahá'' by Celestine Finn, illustrated by Sophie Rutstein Ansari.<Ref>https://bahaibooks.com.au/collections/new-childrens-books/products/kind-servant</ref>		*''The Kind Servant: A Joyful Poem About ‘Abdu’l-Bahá'' by Celestine Finn, illustrated by Sophie Rutstein Ansari.<Ref>https://bahaibooks.com.au/collections/new-childrens-books/products/kind-servant</ref>
	*''Shoghi Effendi: The Servant at the Threshold'' by Hitjo Garst.<ref>https://www.amazon.com/-/es/Hitjo-Garst/dp/0853986428</ref>		*''Shoghi Effendi: The Servant at the Threshold'' by [[Hitjo Garst]].<ref>https://www.amazon.com/-/es/Hitjo-Garst/dp/0853986428</ref>
	*''The Art of Empowering Others'' by Juliet Gentzkow.<ref>http://www.grbooks.com/george-ronald-publisher-books/forthcoming/the-art-of-empowering-others-1609601015</ref>		*''The Art of Empowering Others'' by Juliet Gentzkow.<ref>http://www.grbooks.com/george-ronald-publisher-books/forthcoming/the-art-of-empowering-others-1609601015</ref>
	*''Bahá'u'lláh Loves You'' by Sara Gore, illustrated by Alison Gore.<ref>https://bahaibooks.com.au/collections/new-childrens-books/products/bahaullah-loves-you</ref>		*''Bahá'u'lláh Loves You'' by Sara Gore, illustrated by Alison Gore.<ref>https://bahaibooks.com.au/collections/new-childrens-books/products/bahaullah-loves-you</ref>

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	\| accessdate = Oct 28, 2015}}</ref> and took up the [[Chautauqua]] educational speaker platforms similar to [[Nipo T. Strongheart]] of the [[Yakama Nation]].<ref>* {{cite journal		\| accessdate = Oct 28, 2015}}</ref> and took up the [[Chautauqua]] educational speaker platforms similar to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nipo_Strongheart Nipo T. Strongheart] of the [[Yakama Nation]].<ref>* {{cite journal
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	The Tablet was delivered to [[Joseph Hannen]] and in October 1916 his address was published in ''[[Star of the West]]'' to allow him to coordinate teaching efforts in the Southern States.<ref>[https://bahai.works/index.php?title=File:SW_Volume7.pdf&page=113 Star of the West, Vol. 7, p 113]</ref> In 1920 Mrs. H. G. Marshall conducted a teaching tour of several cities in Arkansas,<ref>[https://bahai.works/index.php?title=File:SW_Volume11.pdf&page=149 Star of the West, Vol. 11, p 149]</ref> and in 1928 the national membership records of the Faith noted a J. A. Patterson living in Pine Bluff and a Mrs. C. E. Hines living in Blockton.<ref name=encyc>https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/bah%C3%A1%C3%ADs-4312/</ref>		The Tablet was delivered to [[Joseph Hannen]] and in October 1916 his address was published in ''[[Star of the West]]'' to allow him to coordinate teaching efforts in the Southern States.<ref>[https://bahai.works/index.php?title=File:SW_Volume7.pdf&page=113 Star of the West, Vol. 7, p 113]</ref> In 1920 Mrs. H. G. Marshall conducted a teaching tour of several cities in Arkansas,<ref>[https://bahai.works/index.php?title=File:SW_Volume11.pdf&page=149 Star of the West, Vol. 11, p 149]</ref> and in 1928 the national membership records of the Faith noted a J. A. Patterson living in Pine Bluff and a Mrs. C. E. Hines living in Blockton.<ref name=encyc>https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/bah%C3%A1%C3%ADs-4312/</ref>

	As of May 1937 there were no Bahá’ís residing in the state,<ref>{{citebn\|113\|3}}</ref> and likewise no Bahá’í literature had been donated to any Arkansas libraries.<ref>{{citebn\|115\|13}}</ref> Efforts to establish the Faith in Arkansas were renewed in ~~1939~~ with [[Rezsi Sunshine]] moving to Hot Springs,<ref>{{citebn\|122\|6}}</ref> [[Marvin Newport]] ~~spending~~ ten days teaching in Little Rock, and Lydia J. Martin ~~organizing~~ for [[Louis Gregory]] to deliver a talk to five hundred college students in Pine Bluff.<ref>{{citebn\|124\|3}}</ref>		As of May 1937 there were no Bahá’ís residing in the state,<ref>{{citebn\|113\|3}}</ref> and likewise no Bahá’í literature had been donated to any Arkansas libraries.<ref>{{citebn\|115\|13}}</ref> Efforts to establish the Faith in Arkansas were renewed in the late 1930's with [[Rezsi Sunshine]] spending three months travel teaching in the State in 1938,<ref>{{citebn\|119\|3}}</ref> and moving to Hot Springs in 1939.<ref>{{citebn\|122\|6}}</ref> Also in 1939 [[Marvin Newport]] spent ten days teaching in Little Rock, and Lydia J. Martin organized for [[Louis Gregory]] to deliver a talk to five hundred college students in Pine Bluff.<ref>{{citebn\|124\|3}}</ref>

	In 1941 it was noted that Arkansas still did not have a Local Spiritual Assembly,<ref>{{citebn\|145\|5}}</ref> however throughout January and February that year [[Howard Colby Ives]] assisted with teaching campaigns which resulted in Hot Springs having five Bahá’ís and Little Rock having three with more close friends of the Faith.<ref>{{citebn\|147\|7}}</ref> Robbie Wilson was the first Bahá’í of Arkansas being introduced to the religion by Ives and declaring around 1941,<ref>{{citebn\|481\|24}}</ref> and in approximately 1942 Homer Holmes pioneered to the state.<ref>{{citebn\|490\|20}}</ref> In 1942 a Regional Teaching Committee for Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas was established,<ref>{{citebn\|154\|7}}</ref> and a circuit for systematize travel teachers touring Arkansas was established with Ruth Cornell, Dorothy Logelin, Pearl Berk, and Esther Klein visiting the state and Rezsi Sunshine remaining in the state for the summer to help consolidate the teaching work.<ref>{{citebn\|155\|5}}</ref>		In 1941 it was noted that Arkansas still did not have a Local Spiritual Assembly,<ref>{{citebn\|145\|5}}</ref> however throughout January and February that year [[Howard Colby Ives]] assisted with teaching campaigns which resulted in Hot Springs having five Bahá’ís and Little Rock having three with more close friends of the Faith.<ref>{{citebn\|147\|7}}</ref> Robbie Wilson was the first Bahá’í of Arkansas being introduced to the religion by Ives and declaring around 1941,<ref>{{citebn\|481\|24}}</ref> and in approximately 1942 Homer Holmes pioneered to the state.<ref>{{citebn\|490\|20}}</ref> In 1942 a Regional Teaching Committee for Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas was established,<ref>{{citebn\|154\|7}}</ref> and a circuit for systematize travel teachers touring Arkansas was established with Ruth Cornell, Dorothy Logelin, Pearl Berk, and Esther Klein visiting the state and Rezsi Sunshine remaining in the state for the summer to help consolidate the teaching work.<ref>{{citebn\|155\|5}}</ref>

	As of March 1943 there were six Bahá’ís in Little Rock and four in Hot Springs,<ref>{{citebn\|161\|2}}</ref> and three Bahá’ís pioneered to Little Rock allowing the city to form a Local Spiritual Assembly at Ridvan 1943 as the first in the state.<ref>{{citebn\|164\|9}}</ref><ref>{{citebn\|163\|4}}</ref> The second Local Spiritual Assembly of Arkansas was formed in 1948 in Eureka Springs.<ref>{{citebn\|204\|12}}</ref><ref>{{citebn\|210\|9}}</ref>		As of March 1943 there were six Bahá’ís in Little Rock and four in Hot Springs,<ref>{{citebn\|161\|2}}</ref> and three Bahá’ís pioneered to Little Rock allowing the city to form a Local Spiritual Assembly at Ridvan 1943 as the first in the state.<ref>{{citebn\|164\|9}}</ref><ref>{{citebn\|163\|4}}</ref> The second Local Spiritual Assembly of Arkansas was formed in 1948 in [[Eureka Springs, Arkansas\|Eureka Springs]].<ref>{{citebn\|204\|12}}</ref><ref>{{citebn\|210\|9}}</ref>

	As of 1950 Arkansas was under the jurisdiction of a joint Regional Teaching Committee for Arkansas and Oklahoma with the Committee undertaking efforts to contact isolated Bahá’ís across the two states that year,<ref>{{citebn\|230\|23}}</ref> and in 1953 the teaching committees of the United States were reconstituted with Arkansas coming under the jurisdiction of the Area Teaching Committee for the South Central States alongside Oklahoma, Missouri, and Kansas.<ref>{{citebn\|269\|6}}</ref> When the [[Ten Year Crusade]] was launched goal cities for the establishment of Local Spiritual Assemblies in Arkansas were North Little Rock and Fort Smith with Fort Smith having no Bahá’í residents as of 1953,<ref>{{citebn\|272\|7}}</ref> but a pioneer had settled by 1954.<ref>{{citebn\|281\|12}}</ref>		As of 1950 Arkansas was under the jurisdiction of a joint Regional Teaching Committee for Arkansas and Oklahoma with the Committee undertaking efforts to contact isolated Bahá’ís across the two states that year,<ref>{{citebn\|230\|23}}</ref> and in 1953 the teaching committees of the United States were reconstituted with Arkansas coming under the jurisdiction of the Area Teaching Committee for the South Central States alongside Oklahoma, Missouri, and Kansas.<ref>{{citebn\|269\|6}}</ref> When the [[Ten Year Crusade]] was launched goal cities for the establishment of Local Spiritual Assemblies in Arkansas were North Little Rock and Fort Smith with Fort Smith having no Bahá’í residents as of 1953,<ref>{{citebn\|272\|7}}</ref> but a pioneer had settled by 1954.<ref>{{citebn\|281\|12}}</ref>