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

Unity

by ed in A Faith for Today
The Purpose of Religion Is Unity “The Purpose of the one true God, exalted be His glory, in revealing Himself unto men is to lay bare those gems that lie hidden within the mine of their true and inmost selves…. That the divers communions of the earth, and the manifold systems of religious belief, should never be allowed to foster the feelings of animosity among men, is, in this Day, of the essence of the [...]

From the Baha'i Writings

If you desire with all your heart, friendship with every race on earth, your thought, spiritual and positive, will spread; it will become the desire of others, growing stronger and stronger, until it reaches the minds of all men.

— ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá

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Unity Picnic August 16 2025

“We work and pray for the unity of mankind, that all the races of the earth may become one race, all the countries one country, and that all hearts may beat as one heart, working […]

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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

  • September 1, 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!
  • September 3, 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
  • September 5, 2025
    • 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!
  • September 7, 2025
    • ‘Izzat (Might)‘Izzat (Might)Baháʼí Month of ‘Izzat (Might) begins.

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