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This
website is for people of north central Illinois who wish to learn more
about the Bahá'í Faith. We would love to meet you. A Bahá'í
cluster
is a geographical grouping of friends to facilitate spiritual growth,
social activities and teaching efforts. We have named our cluster
after Hand of the Cause of God Leroy Ioas.
Joliet, a larger city in the cluster, has had a Spiritual Assembly
since 1972. The Bahá'í Faith has no ordained clergy. A
Spiritual Assembly is a group of nine Bahá'ís elected annually to
serve. A Spiritual Assembly is, perhaps, similar to a church
board but also serves as a spiritual guide in the community and has
certain legal authority granted to clergy, signing a marriage license
for example.
Some Core Beliefs of the Bahá'í Faith
- The oneness of
humanity
- Progressive
revelation, all the religions are from the same God
- The
harmony of science and religion
- Equality
of women and men
- The elimination
of all forms of prejudice
- A spiritual solution
to economic problems
- The
establishment of a global civilization
- Independent
investigation of truth
Explore more about the Bahá'í Faith at our national webssite: Bahai.us
Leroy Ioas (1896-1965)
Hand of the Cause of God Leroy Ioas was born in Wilmington, Illinois on
February 15, 1896 so the Bahá'ís here claim him
as one of our own; hence the name of our Cluster.
For an extensive article on the life of service of Hand of the Cause Ioas follow this link to Bahaikipedia (the Wikipedia of Bahá'í topics).
We are looking for submissions for this site:
- photos for the photo gallery
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