Event Details
WHo?
All are welcome to join in these loving, society transforming endeavors!
Where?
Just north of Hwy 70
260 Brown Rd. St. Peters, MO 63376
(This event is not affiliated with the owners of the venue and is hosted on behalf of the Baha'is of St. Charles County)
When?
Sunday, May 15th (9am-5pm)
Sunday, May 22nd (9am-5pm)
Saturday, May 28th (2pm-8pm)
What?
The program for the conference will draw from the Sacred Writings as well as guidance contained in relevant messages from the Baha'i Universal House of Justice.
Topics Discussed will include...
Theme 1—Bahá’u’lláh’s vision for humanity
Theme 2—Distance traversed
Theme 3—Building vibrant communities
Theme 4—Educational endeavours and the training institute
Theme 5—Contributing to societal transformation
How?
- Opportunities to engage in the arts (music, crafts, and more!)
- Large and small group discussions
- Films and brief presentations
- Meaningful conversations
- Time for reflection and consultation
- Special programs for children (ages 4-8) and youth (ages 9-14)
- Community building and social collaboration
- One meal, light snacks, and beverages will be provided each day!
Why?
We are setting the stage for a global transformation based on collaborative action within local communities, initiated by connected individuals.
Together we will gain an “enhance[d] appreciation of the privilege of being part of a community that has set its gaze upon the spiritual and material transformation of society, and of the bounty of being connected by bonds of love and camaraderie with brothers and sisters in a global effort, each one labouring within the same framework for action...”
MO-02 and MO-19
(St. Charles and Outer St. Louis Suburbs)
World-Building Conference 2022
Sunday, May 15th
(9am-5pm)
Theme 1—Bahá’u’lláh’s vision for humanity
The purpose of humanity/creation
Raising vibrant communities that are contributing to spiritual and material progress
What Bahá’ís and those labouring alongside them are doing
LUNCH PROVIDED
Theme 2—Distance traversed
Film screening: Glimpses of a Hundred Years of Endeavour
Reflect on the endeavours and progress of humanity, our communities, and the Baha'i Faith over the last one hundred years
Sunday, May 22nd
(9am-5pm)
Theme 3—Building vibrant communities
The characteristics of a vibrant community
Importance of worship and service, and contributing to the wellbeing of everyone
LUNCH PROVIDED
Theme 4—Educational endeavours and the training institute
The centrality of education
The importance of the institute in building both the capacity for service and the ability to contribute to the development of the local community and society
Educational programmes of the institute
Youth: the sacred charge of the institute
Film screening: The Exemplar
Saturday, May 28th
(2pm-8pm)
Theme 5—Contributing to social transformation
Becoming protagonists of our own development and that of our communities
Social action
Participating in discourses of society
DINNER PROVIDED
EVENING ENTERTAINMENT
