Columbus Baha'i Community

09/04/2026

This message from the Bahá’ís of the United States invites meaningful conversation.

The basic beliefs and practices of the Baha’i Faith, which focus on service to the society through cooperative community building and fostering spiritual renewal.

09/04/2026

In the latest Bahá’í World News Service podcast episode, participants from India, Kenya, and Zambia discuss how Bahá’í educational programs are enabling young people to develop the qualities, attitudes, and practical abilities needed to serve the well-being of those around them.

Participants from three countries describe how Bahá’í educational programs are helping young people see their studies, work, and service as part of one coherent life.

06/08/2026

...we must not make distinctions between individual members of the human family. We must not consider any soul as barren or deprived. Our duty lies in educating souls so that the Sun of the bestowals of God shall become resplendent in them, and this is possible through the power of the oneness of humanity. The more love is expressed among mankind and the stronger the power of unity, the greater will be this reflection and revelation, for the greatest bestowal of God is love. ~ 'Abdu'l-Baha

06/02/2026

Unity in diversity stands in contrast to uniformity. It cherishes the natural diversity of temperament and talents among individuals as well as humanity's variegated experiences, cultures and viewpoints, inasmuch as they contribute to the human family's progress and well-being... It represents a heritage that enriches us all and that must be permitted to bear its fruit in a global civilization. Acceptance of the concept of unity in diversity, therefore, implies the development in the individual of a global consciousness, a sense of world citizenship, and a love for humanity as a whole. In this regard, each individual needs to understand that, since the body of humankind is one and indivisible, each member of the human race is born into the world as a trust of the whole and that the advantage of the part in a world society is best served by promoting the advantage of the whole.
Baha'i International Community

Representative Offices

05/26/2026

… not only are humanity’s talents and capacities shared by all its members, but its problems and afflictions likewise ultimately affect all. Whether in sickness or health, the human family constitutes a single species, and the condition of any part of it cannot be intelligently considered in isolation from this systemic oneness. As the present state of the world illustrates all too clearly, attempts by the leadership of society to proceed otherwise is merely to exacerbate the problems.

~The Universal House of Justice

05/10/2026

04/29/2026