THE BAHÁ'ÍS OF DERRY

WHO WE ARE

Looking across the River Foyle to the city of Derry

The world-wide Bahá'í Faith has had a presence in Ireland since before the First World War.  The Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Londonderry (Tionól Spioradalta Bhahá’ithe Dhoire in Irish) is the elected administrative body for the members of the Bahá'í Faith in the city of Derry/Londonderry in the north-western part of Northern Ireland. The first Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Londonderry was elected in 1971 and it has remained in existence since then.

Here as elsewhere the Bahá'í community is notable for the diversity of its membership. Their wide range of backgrounds is in keeping with the "unity in diversity" which is such a characteristic of the Bahá'í Faith.

Many people in Derry have great difficulty in even understanding that there is more to the world than Protestants and Roman Catholics. Indeed these two branches of the Christian religion are often called "two faiths" - the first misunderstanding which the Bahá'ís try to put right. The Bahá'ís in Derry are active in a wide variety of activities. They are a religious community that looks outwards. To learn more go to the page What We Do. (You can learn more about the Bahá'í Faith's teachings and world-wide activities via the Finding Out More page.

Click the HISTORIES button for some interesting articles about the early history of the Bahá’í Faith in Britain and Ireland, or the QUOTATIONS button below to access a library of our inspiring LifeQuotes that combine extracts from the Bahá’î Writings that you can download for your own use.

Click THE BAHÁ’Í WORLD for the bigger picture - it'll take you to the main international site for the Bahá’í Faith and you can learn about what we believe and how we fit into a diverse, vibrant, and growing world community. BAHÁ’Í WORLD NEWS reports on projects and activities, and of developments affecting our Faith, from all over the world.