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History of the Swindon Bahá'ís
Since the
early days of the Bahá’í community
in Swindon in the early 1980s, Bahá’ís
have been keen to begin projects that will be of
service to the wider community. To begin with of
course, the numbers of Bahá'ís in
the area was very small. However, as the community
grew, more complex projects could be undertaken. |
A significant
step for the local Bahá'ís was the
first election of the Spiritual Assembly of Swindon
in 1984. In every town and locality where there
are nine or more adult Bahá’ís,
a Local Spiritual Assembly is elected. Once Swindon’s
Local Spiritual Assembly was elected, the work of
the local Bahá'ís became much more
focused. |
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The Spiritual
Assembly of Swindon
was first elected in 1984. |
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The
initiatives of the Swindon Bahá'í
community have always been ‘uniquely Bahá'í’
– they have focused on spiritual development,
and meeting the spiritual needs of the town. The
inspiration for these initiatives has always been
the principles of the Bahá'í Faith,
laid out in the Bahá'í Writings.
The perseverance of the community,
its individuals and institutions in its search for
such initiatives led to the start of the Tranquillity
Zone project in 1998, and the Youth Empowerment
and Training initiatives in 2001.The vision "Spirit
of Swindon is Spirit of Service" will guide
the efforts of the community in the future. |
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