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

White doves and gray doves associate with each other in perfect friendship. Man draws imaginary lines on the planet and says, “This is a Frenchman, a Musselman, an Italian!” Upon these differences wars are waged. Men are fighting for the possession of the earth. They fight for that which becomes their graves, their cemeteries, their tombs.

In reality all are members of one human family — children of one Heavenly Father. Humanity may be likened unto the vari-colored flowers of one garden. There is unity in diversity. Each sets off and enhances the other’s beauty.

— 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 […]

Thurstoncountybahai.org is a joint website for:

  • 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

Upcoming Events

  • May 19, 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 21, 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 23, 2025
    • Declaration of the BábDeclaration of the Báb
    • 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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