The Bahá’i Faith communities of Olympia, Tumwater, Lacey, and surrounding communities
Bahá’is of Thurston County

Bring Hope to the Hopeless

by ed in A Faith for Today
Therefore strive that your actions day by day may be beautiful prayers. Turn towards God, and seek always to do that which is right and noble. Enrich the poor, raise the fallen, comfort the sorrowful, bring healing to the sick, reassure the fearful, rescue the oppressed, bring hope to the hopeless, shelter the destitute! This is the work of a true Bahá’í, and this is what is expected of him. If we strive to do [...]

From the Baha'i Writings

The first teaching of Bahá’u’lláh is the duty incumbent upon all to investigate reality. What does it mean to investigate reality? It means that man must forget all hearsay and examine truth himself, for he does not know whether statements he hears are in accordance with reality or not. Wherever he finds truth or reality, he must hold to it, forsaking, discarding all else; for outside of reality there is naught but superstition and imagination.

— Abdu’l-Baha

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Enkindled Souls

NawRuz Celebration Luncheon and Enkindled Souls The 2025 NawRuz celebration included our second “Enkindled Souls event. The project originated from an individual initiative inspired by paragraph 4 of the December 2021 message from the Universal […]

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  • The Bahá’í Faith Community of Olympia
  • The Bahá’í Faith Community of Thurston County
  • The Bahá’í Faith Community of Lacey
  • The Bahá’í Faith Community of Tumwater

Today’s Events

  • Weekday morning prayers at 7:00 amWeekday morning prayersTime: 7:00 am
    30 minutes of prayers, music, conversation
    Every Monday and Friday
    Meeting ID: 841 9201 3983
    Password: 700am
    Zoom Link             more...
    Online zoom meeting All are Welcome!

Upcoming Events

  • May 12, 2025
    • Weekday morning prayers at 7:00 amWeekday morning prayersTime: 7:00 am
      30 minutes of prayers, music, and conversation
      Monday and Friday mornings
      Meeting ID: 841 9201 3983
      Password: 700am
      Zoom Link             more...
      This is an online meeting; All are Welcome!
  • May 14, 2025
    • Devotional: All Welcome at 1:00 pmDevotional: All WelcomeTime: 1:00 pm
      Prayers, Music, Conversation
      Wednesday devotional at the home of Ken and Charlotte Cureton.
      All are Welcome!
      Call Ken Cureton at 360-789-7270 for directions
  • May 16, 2025
    • ‘Azamat (Grandeur)‘Azamat (Grandeur)Baháʼí Month of ‘Azamat (Grandeur) begins.
    • Weekday morning prayers at 7:00 amWeekday morning prayersTime: 7:00 am
      30 minutes of prayers, music, conversation
      Every Monday and Friday
      Meeting ID: 841 9201 3983
      Password: 700am
      Zoom Link             more...
      Online zoom meeting All are Welcome!

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