Portland Baha'i Center

Portland Baha'i Center In 1992, the Bahá’ís of Portland purchased the historic
St. Johns Post Office for a local center. The community was established here in 1906.

Please also see the page Portland Metro Baha'i Community. This is the official site for the Portland Oregon Baha'i Center. On September 17, 1992, the Bahá’ís purchased the historic and beautiful St. John’s Post Office for a Center. Designed by local architect Francis Marion Stokes, the magnificent building was constructed in 1932. According to the retired St. John Postal Superintendent Bi

ll Oeschger, “when Mr. Newman, the government inspector, looked over his new post office back in ’33, he said it was the best-lighted, best-architected, best-built building he had seen anywhere in the region at that time.”

Currently the Bahá’í Center hosts a range of events for all ages: devotional gatherings, classes for adults, youth and children, and informational meetings. Bahá’u’lláh, a title which means Glory of God, spoke words inspired by the one God, creator of all that is. These Divine Words, revealed by Bahá’u’lláh, are the basis of the Bahá’í Faith. Now millions of Bahá’ís and their friends are striving to build unified families and communities in accordance with this new guidance from God for our age. The Bahá’í community welcomes all to join in systematic learning, putting into practice the related service activities, then reflecting on and adding to our knowledge in a continuing cycle of activity.

You're invited this Sunday!Dialog: Exploring Bahá’í TeachingsSun Jun 28 2026, 4:00pm - 5:30pmMonthly on the fourth Sunda...
06/25/2026

You're invited this Sunday!

Dialog: Exploring Bahá’í Teachings
Sun Jun 28 2026, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Monthly on the fourth Sunday

Bahá’í Center, 8720 N Ivanhoe St, Portland, OR 97203

You are invited to spiritual conversations welcoming all perspectives in a search for the deeper truths that unite us.

Please contact [email protected] for more information or call the Center at 503-289-6331.

Remember to check the website calendar for metro-area activities!
https://www.portlandbahai.org/activities

06/13/2026

Interfaith Devotions: Portland Bahá’í Center
Sun Jun 14 2026, 10:30am - 12:00pm
Bahá’í Center, 8720 N Ivanhoe St, Portland, OR 97203

Sunday Devotions at the Center have a new theme each week. Free children's classes and a Ruhi 3 study group happen from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm. There are Ruhi 1 study groups on Sundays, one right after Sunday Devotions and the other starting at 2 pm.

All are welcome to a time of spiritual fellowship! Plan to join us for any or all events! Doors open at 10 am. Please arrive healthy; masking is optional. You are our guest, no donations accepted.

Please contact [email protected] for more information, or call the Center at 503-289-6331. For children's class information, contact [email protected].

Remember to check the website calendar for metro-area activities!
https://www.portlandbahai.org/activities

06/13/2026
06/13/2026

Online Interfaith Devotions: Portland
Sun Jun 14 2026, 10:30am - 11:30am
Zoom conferencing

"We ... would hope that the people ... may be guided by the blessed words: ‘Say: all things are of God.’ This exalted utterance is like unto water for quenching the fire of hate and enmity which smouldereth within the hearts and breasts of men. By this single utterance contending peoples and kindreds will attain the light of true unity."
~Baha’í Faith, Bahá’u’lláh

On Sunday we celebrate our program, Flowers of One Garden for Race Unity Day!

This day is special to Baha’is because the idea of the unity of mankind is one of the tenants of the Baha’i Faith. There is really only one race, the human race.

In reality all are members of one human family–children of one Heavenly Father.

We will read some quotes from various religious sources and, along with music and prayers, get a feel for this very important subject. So join us this Sunday! Come early and get your seat and enjoy fellowship with other early birds. We open at 10:00 a.m. and our program will begin at 10:30 sharp. The Zoom link is below.

Sincerely, Your host, Karen 💟

Karen Zahle Thomas - Portland, OR is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Portland’s Virtual Sunday Devotions on Zoom - Race Unity Day
Time: Jun 14, 2026 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83160877000?pwd=eb49UxvACbxurqLpacpM3pUffuCdns.1

(If you can’t use the link above, you can enter the meeting I.D. and passcode below)

Meeting ID: 831 6087 7000 Passcode: 254618

One tap mobile+13462487799,,83160877000 #,,,,*254618 # US (Houston)+16694449171,,83160877000 #,,,,*254618 # US

Join by SIP• [email protected]
Join instructions https://us02web.zoom.us/meetings/83160877000/invitations?signature=ZfFgpM7NOBPn2sTUyIEapPUp9dD0hMukwGMqOoVhMBs

[email protected]
Remember to check the website calendar for metro-area activities!
https://www.portlandbahai.org/activities
Image from an international Baha'i convention, copyright Baha'i World News Service.

06/13/2026

Diverse Communities

Building a Vision Together

A Lovingly Distinctive Approach to the Elimination of Racism:
Fostering a Moral and Spiritual Change in Individual Hearts.

PRJ’s ‘Diverse Communities’ is an arts and interactive conversation based initiative, bringing together, in safe spaces, participants from a wide array of backgrounds, who desire to see themselves as cycle-breaking agents of change, standing in love against the rapidly expanding division of America.
https://partnersinracialjustice.org/event/diverse-communities-connecting-hearts-we-walk-this-path-together/

06/07/2026
06/07/2026
Juneteenth: Portland Bahá’í CenterFri Jun 19 2026, 7:00pm - 9:00pmBahá’í Center, 8720 N Ivanhoe St, Portland, OR 97203Pl...
06/07/2026

Juneteenth: Portland Bahá’í Center
Fri Jun 19 2026, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Bahá’í Center, 8720 N Ivanhoe St, Portland, OR 97203

Please join us for a joyful evening of music, rhythm, and fellowship as we celebrate Juneteenth together at the Portland Bahá’í Center.

Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865 — the day enslaved African Americans in Texas finally learned of their freedom, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. It is a celebration of freedom, resilience, culture, and community. We hope you will come enjoy the vibrant rhythms, singing, dancing, and spirit of unity with friends and neighbors of all ages.

Please contact [email protected] for more information, or call the Center at 503-289-6331.

Remember to check the website calendar for metro-area activities!
https://www.portlandbahai.org/activities

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8720 N Ivanhoe Street
Portland, OR
97203

Opening Hours

10am - 12pm

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