Annual Report 2016
National Spiritual Assembly
nsa@bahai.org.uk
5 April 2016
17 Bahá 173 B.E.
To all believers in the United Kingdom
Dearly loved Friends,
The National Spiritual Assembly is pleased to share with you a copy of its Annual Report for the year 2015-16.
Click here to download the Annual Report
The Annual Report reviews the achievements and learning of the Bahá’í Community of the United Kingdom during the last year. The following are the main contents:
1.Introduction
2. Advancing the process of entry by troops
A. Emerging programmes of growth: the first milestone
B. Intensive programmes of growth: the second milestone
C. New areas of learning; towards the third milestone
D. Doubling the number of core activities
E. Youth
F. Summer Schools
G. Strengthening the educational process
H. Faroe Islands
I. Distribution of literature
J. Developing institutional capacity
3. The Plan ahead
4. Intellectual life of the community
5. Spiritual health and protection of the community
6. External affairs
A. Participation in the discourses of society on the national stage
B. Religious Education Task Force
C. Relationships with government and civil society, including efforts to defend the Bahá’í community from persecution
D. Media
E. Web presence
7. Funds of the Faith – the lifeblood of the Cause
A. National Fund
B. Deputisation Funds
C. Guardian’s Resting Place Maintenance Fund
D. Guardian’s Resting Place Endowment Fund
E. International Collaboration Fund
F. International Funds
G. The year ahead
H. Summary of key opportunities for 2016
8. Other areas of service
A. Apartment of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá at 17 Royal York Crescent, Bristol
B. Guardian’s Resting Place
C. Bahá’í Properties
D. Bahá’í Society for Persian Arts and Literature
E. Bahá’í Histories Project
F. Regional Board of Trustees of Ḥuqúqu’lláh for Ireland and the United Kingdom
G. And many other areas
9. Bahá’í population statistics
10. Institutions, agencies and committees of the National Spiritual Assembly
11. Staff and volunteers at the National Ḥazíratu’l-Quds
The National Assembly hopes that a reading of this report will be informative, encouraging and inspiring to the efforts of all who labour throughout the United Kingdom with such love and diligence in the path of service to Bahá’u’lláh.
An updated copy of the programme for Convention is also enclosed, as some amendments were made after it was shared with the community on 1 April.
In addition, we would like to take this opportunity to remind all the friends that registration is still open to attend the annual National Convention to be held at the Park Hall Hotel in Chorley, near Wigan (PR7 5LP) from Friday 22 to Sunday 24 April 2016. For full information please see the Convention website, www.bahaievents.org.uk
With loving Bahá’í greetings,
Patrick O’Mara,
Secretary
Click to download amended National Convention programme
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