Upcoming Events
April packed for Baha’is with unique conference, holiest festival
The remainder of April will be full of activities focused on community building and spiritual growth for Edmond- and Oklahoma City-area Baha’is as they celebrate the holiest festival throughout the Baha’i year as well as come together for a unique conference open to the community. These events include:
  • The Festival of Ridvan (pronounced RIZ-von), the holiest period of the Baha’i calendar, is a 12-day festival that commemorates the Baha’i Founder, Baha’u’llah’s, 1863 declaration as a messenger of God.
  • Oklahoma City and Edmond Baha’is will present a weekend conference April 23-24 open to the public focused on the oneness of humanity and they will discuss ways to better build up the community.
  • The Edmond and Oklahoma City Baha’is also will have annual elections for the Faith's leadership at the national and local levels.
The Festival of Ridvan begins April 21 and continues through May 1. The first, ninth and 12th days of Ridvan are considered holy days with historic milestones during the 12 days and on which Baha’is suspend work. Celebrations are planned for two of the holy days at the Edmond Baha’i Center, 321 Campbell St.:
  • First Day of Ridvan: 3 p.m. April 21; and
  • 12th Day of Ridvan: 7 p.m. Sunday, May 1.
These events are open to the public.



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The Oklahoma conference, titled “Building Vibrant Communities Together,” will occur Saturday, April 23, and Sunday, April 24, starting at 10 a.m. both days at the Edmond Baha’i Center. A light breakfast will be served at 9 a.m. each day.

The weekend conference will feature prayers for the community, music, small group discussion on increasing capacities to develop unified communities built of different faiths, beliefs and perspectives.

The public is invited to the weekend conference. No donations are accepted. Register for the conference at https://tinyurl.com/vey6n2jz

The Festival of Ridvan also begins the first day of the Baha’i Administrative year with annual elections in every locality where Baha’is reside. Nine members are elected to serve on the Local Spiritual Assembly for each community, which oversees the spiritual affairs of local Baha’is. All Baha'i elections occur through private ballot, without candidacies, nominations or campaigning. There are about 11,000 Baha'i Local Spiritual Assemblies across the world, elected each year from among the adult Baha’is in every locality.

For more information about the Edmond events, please call the Edmond Baha’i Center at 405-348-9992 or email edmond@edmondbahai.org. Or visit @edmondbahaifaith on Facebook or go online to www.edmondbahai.org.    

Additional information: Baha’is view the world's major religions as part of a single, progressive process through which God reveals His will to humanity. Other major Baha’i tenets include the oneness of humanity, equality of men and women, eradication of prejudice, harmony of science and religion and universal education. To learn more about the Baha’i Faith in America, visit www.bahai.us.