Charles Monroe Ioas relocated as a Bahá’í pioneer in 1954 to help establish the Faith in the Balearic Islands, was honored as a Knight of Bahá’u’lláh, and was a member of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of Spain for many years.
In case of a fire, natural disaster, act of violence or other emergency, how can the Local Spiritual Assembly and community respond — and how can the Assembly plan ahead for the best response to serve its members and the wider community?
Topics encompass the fundamental principles of Bahá’í beliefs, the Writings of the Founders of the Bahá’í Faith, the interface between the Bahá’í Faith and current intellectual and religious trends, and the main challenges to human society.
Seminars, school sessions, conferences; also key dates in the Bahá’í calendar
In his two years as a Bahá’í pioneer in Latvia, Darrell J. Vice’s efforts contributed to the formation of the country’s first Local Spiritual Assembly amid the death throes of the Soviet Union. That period came in the middle of nearly four decades’ pioneering service in Sweden.
A Bahá’í pioneer in Barbados and member of its National Spiritual Assembly, he innovatively employed puppetry for young people’s education, and researched and applied Bahá’í principles to agriculture and economic development.
A talented radio producer blessed with a golden voice, he used that expertise to benefit early program development in the 1980s for both WLGI Radio Bahá’í in South Carolina and Radio Bahá’í Liberia.
A Bahá’í pioneer in Colombia for four decades, he presented Bahá’í teachings over many years to acquaintances, villagers and dignitaries — most of that time in the face of continual illness and disability.