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Bahá'ís have lived in
San Diego since the
early 1900’s. In fact during Abdu’l Baha’s
visit to California in 1912 members of the San Diego
Bahá'í community were able to meet him and attend
his talks.
The first Local Spiritual
Assembly (elected local administrative body) was
establish in April of 1953. Members of that
LSA (Standing L2R) were John Stroessler, Arna Meade,
Doe Gregory, Bernice Stroessler, (Seated L2R) Soo
Fouts, Vale Carlson, Millie Feiteira, Gladys Loudon,
Alice Hendershott. At that time the friends meet
at each others home and the community member ship
was not larger than 20.
In
1970's the San Diego community had grown to a level
were a Bahá'í center was required. The first
Bahá'í center in San Diego was then established
in Hillcreat. At that time there were
about 100 Bahá'ís in San Diego. The gradual
growth of the Bahá'í community in San Diego was
accelerated with the resurgence of persecution of
Baha'is in Iran that followed the 1979 revolution
in the country. The existing Bahá'í center
was purchased in Linda Vista in the 1980's to accommodate
the needs of the growing community.
In
the 31 years since it was established, the San Diego
Bahá'í community has been active in promoting the
fundamental principles of the oneness of the human
race and its common spiritual destiny. In
promoting these ideas, we have been involved in
spiritual education of children, sponsoring of workshops
on healing of racism, neighborhood clean ups, tutoring
English, tree planting projects, sponsorship of
youth dance groups, and establishment of inter-faith
devotional programs. We have also collaborated
with like minded organizations such as the San Diego
United Nations Associations, and the Inter-Faith
Council to promote the model of a global society.
Currently the Bahá'í community
in the city of San Diego has grown to close to 1000
adults and children. The population of the
Bahá'í community in San Diego County tops 2000 adults
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