About the Bahá'í Community
Learn about the history, institutions and vision of the Bahá'í community of Cameroon.
History
A Community Rooted in Cameroon
The Bahá'í Faith reached Cameroon in the middle of the twentieth century, carried by believers who travelled to share its message of the oneness of humanity.
Over the following decades, people from every region, language group and background embraced the Faith. Local communities took shape in cities, towns and villages.
Today the community is guided by elected institutions and works alongside neighbours, schools and local leaders to contribute to the spiritual and social progress of the country.
Community Life
What the Community Does
Devotional Gatherings
Prayer, music and sacred readings that bring neighbours together in an atmosphere of reverence.
Children's Classes
Spiritual and moral education that helps children develop good character and a love of service.
Junior Youth Groups
A programme that helps young people aged 12 to 14 strengthen their moral compass and serve their community.
Study Circles
Small groups that study the Bahá'í writings and learn to put them into practice.
Community Action
Practical service projects, large and small, that respond to the needs of the neighbourhood.
Conversations that Matter
Participation in discussions about the betterment of society, with people of all backgrounds.
The Current Plan
The Nine Year Plan
The Nine Year Plan runs from 2022 to 2031. It invites Bahá'í communities around the world to strengthen the pattern of community life and to take part in the social and cultural life of their neighbourhoods.
In Cameroon, friends are learning, step by step, how to build vibrant neighbourhoods where children, youth and adults grow in knowledge and in service.
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Clusters
131+
Pioneers
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Regional schools
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Activities
Across the world, communities are learning to unite spiritual insight with practical action, so that every neighbourhood can become a place where all can flourish.
Worship
The House of Worship
The Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, “the Dawning-place of the Remembrance of God”, is the Bahá'í House of Worship. It is a nine-sided building, open to people of every religion, where all may pray and meditate.
It is meant to be joined over time by dependencies serving the community — schools, clinics and other institutions — so that worship and service go hand in hand.
Mashriqu'l-Adhkár
“The well-being of mankind, its peace and security, are unattainable unless and until its unity is firmly established.”
— Bahá'u'lláhAdministration
Institutions of the Faith
The Bahá'í Faith has no clergy. Its affairs are guided by elected councils and supported by individuals appointed to encourage and assist the believers.
Universal House of Justice
The nine-member international governing body of the Bahá'í Faith, elected every five years and based in Haifa, Israel.
National Spiritual Assembly
A nine-member body elected each year that guides the affairs of the Bahá'í community throughout Cameroon.
Regional Bahá'í Councils
Bodies that coordinate the work of the Plan and support the growth of community life across a region.
Local Spiritual Assemblies
Nine adults elected each year in a locality to look after the spiritual and social life of the community.
Auxiliary Board Members
Appointed individuals who encourage, advise and help the friends in their service, without administrative authority.
Training Institute
An educational programme that helps people of all ages build the capacity to serve their communities.
Our Vision
A United World
Bahá'ís work for a world in which people of every race, nation and creed live together in peace, justice and prosperity — a world civilisation founded on the oneness of humankind.
“The well-being of mankind, its peace and security, are unattainable unless and until its unity is firmly established.”
— Bahá'u'lláh