1907 26 Nov 190- |
The first national Bahá'í conference was held in America. [BFA2:XVI; BW10:179]
At the invitation of the House of Spirituality of Chicago, nine Bahá'ís from various communities joined some ten from the Chicago area at a one-day conference to foster national cooperation on the Temple project and to choose a suitable site for the Temple. [BFA2:280; CT78; GPB262, 349]
M. Momen posits that this was probably the first Bahá'í convention. [BAHAISM xi. Bahai Conventions] |
- Conferences; Conferences, Bahá'í; - Conferences, National; Spiritual Assemblies; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Wilmette; * Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); - First conferences; Chicago, IL; United States (USA) |
First national Bahá'í conference; first Baha'i convention |