Columbia Community Building Activities
If you’re interested in joining any of these activities, please contact us through our Contact Us page to get more details!
Coffee & Conversation
If you live in Columbia and would be interested in an informal conversation please join a few friends at Toasty Goat on Saturday morning at 8:30. Please contact us to learn how to meet up!
Meaningful Conversations is an initiative by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States to bring together people from all walks of life to join in spiritual conversations. All perspectives are welcome in a search for the deeper truths that unite us.
- Every Sunday at 3:00 p.m.
- Natural Nail Care Salon, 2011 Corona Rd Suite 103, Columbia, MO 65203
- Learn the Topic of the Week on the Meaningful Conversations Columbia Facebook Page
A regular Fireside is held the third Thursday of every month at 7:00 p.m. in the home of local Bahá’ís. Please use the contact info at the top of this page to contact us for the location. If you’re interested in attending a Fireside but this time and date conflict with your schedule please contact us and let us know!
Read more about firesides in this article “What’s a Bahá’í Fireside, Anyway?”
Weekly devotionals are held in the homes of local Bahá’ís and also via Zoom. On the first Thursday of every month an Interfaith Devotional is open for you to attend! Please contact us for the location of the Interfaith Devotional and other devotional spaces happening in Columbia!
Read more about devotionals in this article: “When People Pray Together: Connecting with Your Community”
Children’s Classes
Children’s classes in neighborhoods create a foundation in children of love, unity, freedom from many prejudices seperating us, respect and understanding to build a better world. Do you have children? Consider learning more about Bahá’í children’s classes today!
Junior Youth Spiritual Empowerment Program and Youth Animators
The junior youth spiritual empowerment program is aimed to provide youth from 12 to 14 years old with the opportunity to explore themes and concepts and to engage in activities that enable them to have greater agency in shaping their destiny and contributing meaningfully to social change. Youth Animators are older youth (and even adults!) who mentor these junior youth as they move through the program. The content of the courses explores themes from a Bahá’í perspective, but not in a mode of religious instruction. As the program spread worldwide, it demonstrated an ability to help its participants analyze the constructive and destructive forces operating in society and recognize the influence these forces exert on their thoughts and actions. The program aims to enhance certain important capacities such as spiritual perception, powers of expression, and moral sensibilities. The emerging strong sense of purpose, intertwined with acts of service, unites the fulfillment of individual potential with the advancement of society.