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

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

Celebrate the Glory of God

by ed in A Faith for Today

Join us in prayers to Celebrate the Glory of God’s gifts. O Son of Man! Thou art My dominion and My dominion perisheth not; wherefore fearest thou thy perishing? Thou art My light and My light shall never be extinguished; why dost thou dread extinction? Thou art My glory and My glory fadeth not; thou art My robe and My robe shall never be outworn. Abide then in thy love for Me, that thou mayest [...]

…every one of the divine religions contains essential ordinances, which are not subject to change, and material ordinances, which are abrogated according to the exigencies of time. But the people of the world have forsaken the divine teachings and followed forms and imitations of the truth. Inasmuch as these human interpretations and superstitions differ, dissensions and bigotry have arisen, and strife and warfare have prevailed. By investigating the truth or foundation of reality underlying their own and other beliefs, all would be united and agreed, for this reality is one; it is not multiple and not divisible.

— Abdu’l-Baha

Local events

Centralia Founder’s Day Celebration

July 24, 2023

Centralia was founded by George and Mary Jane Washington. On January 8, 1875, George Washington (1817-1905) and his wife Mary Jane file the plat that establishes the town of Centerville, soon to be renamed Centralia, […]

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Glimpses of a Hundred Years of Endeavour

January 13, 2022

In 1921, at the time of the passing of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, a relatively small Bahá’í community, though grieving, looked to the future with faith and courage, focused on the instructions that had been left by Him, […]

Celebrate the Glory of God

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Centralia Founder’s Day Celebration

Glimpses of a Hundred Years of Endeavour

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Conferences and Conventions

Conference: Youth – “Connections 4 Change”

Regional Convention : 2022

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Local Baha’i – Paul Johns -Tlingit

Local Bahá’í – Claudia Janssen McDermott Schultz

Local Bahá’i – Marilyn Heaton

Local Baha’i: Thanh Truong

Local Bahá’ís – Joyce and Leo Baldwin

Local Bahá’i: Zoya I. Ivanova – scholar and author

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