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Bahá’ís in Ontario come from diverse backgrounds and are dedicated to the promotion of a global society that reconciles the spiritual and materials aspects of life. They work with their friends and neighbours to strengthen communities through the spiritual education of children, the empowerment of young people, the enrichment of the devotional character of community life, and the expansion of capacities for service.
For more information about the Bahá’í Faith’s teachings, principles and history, please visit the official site of the Bahá’í World Centre at www.bahai.org. To learn about the Bahá’í Community of Canada, visit www.bahai.ca.
Baha’i Councils were first instituted by the Universal House of Justice in 1997. The Ontario Bahá’í Council is made up of nine members who are elected by Local Spiritual Assemblies each year on the Day of the Covenant.
Responsibilities of the Bahá’í Council include devising and executing expansion and consolidation plans in close collaboration with the Local Spiritual Assemblies and the believers; dealing with both teaching and administrative matters; appointing, directing and supervising the work of a number of area or district teaching committees; and formulating an annual budget for the region and operating a regional branch of the National Fund.
The training institute is responsible for raising up human resources for service and community building across Ontario. The programs of the training institute enable individuals of all stages of life to see themselves as walking a path of service. These programs include study circles, the junior youth empowerment program, and children’s classes.
Links to local Bahá’í community websites in Ontario can be found below. Other communities can be reached by contacting us here
By the end of the first week of their home visit campaign, the Thunder Bay team had already had 40 home visits: “So we kept right on going.”
In the fall of 2020, the team in Toronto’s densely-populated neighbourhood of St. James Town was thinking about how their efforts to draw new youth
Written by: Rebecca Hamilton-Bachiu & Chandyn Bachiu The team in the Sudbury-Manitoulin Cluster entered the summer of 2020 with audacious goals to advance the community
We acknowledge the original inhabitants of this great land and express our appreciation for their hospitality, for the manner in which they care for the land and for the opportunity we have to create a unified community that is centered around the oneness of humanity.
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