“…. a haven for the deepest contemplation on spiritual reality and foundational questions of life.”
– The Bahá’í Writings
Seven communities make up the Bahá’ís of East County: El Cajon, La Mesa, Lakeside, Lemon Grove, Santee, Spring Valley, and and the unincorporated area of San Diego County known as Supervisorial District #2
The Bahá’í Faith has no clergy. However, it does have an administrative system at the local, national, and international levels. As in almost every city in the world, each Bahá’í locale has a governing council, which guides the community.
The community is as varied as East County itself in its makeup of ages and ethnicities. You will find Bahá’ís with ethnic backgrounds rooted in virtually every corner of the planet.
Although there are no churches in the Bahá’í Faith, there are Bahá’í Centers in the Linda Vista area of San Diego, San Clemente, and Oceanside.
Activities are mostly localized in neighborhoods and held in informal settings, such as homes, parks, and community centers. It would not be unusual to attend a prayer gathering in someone’s home, to participate in a youth group in a community center, or to have a spiritually oriented conversation in a coffee shop.
The Bahá’í Faith does have temples (known as Houses of Worship) that are open for anyone to pray and meditate. The House of Worship in the United States is located in Wilmette, Illinois, near Chicago.
To be a Bahá’í simply means to recognize Bahá’u’lláh as the Messenger of God for today and to follow his laws and teachings. There is no formal process or ritual to becoming a Bahá’í. A person becomes a Bahá’í by recognizing Bahá’u’lláh as the Messenger of God for this age and informing the Bahá’í community of their desire to join the Bahá’í Faith. By Informing the LSA (known as the Local Spiritual Assembly) of one’s belief, then they can fully participate in the activities of the community.
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