History

There have been Bahá'ís in the UK for just over a century and in Norwich for some 50 years, with the first local Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Norwich being established in 1951.

In those 50 years mostly English, mainly Norfolk born and bred people have made up the Norwich Bahá'í community but there have also been Bahá'ís of other nationalities coming and going over the years. Whilst Bahá'í communities in Norfolk as a whole are still small, activities are often shared with neighbouring Bahá'í communities on the outskirts of Norwich, such as Thorpe St Andrew, as well as further afield in, for example, Acle, Gt Yarmouth, Loddon, Beccles and Kings Lynn.

From time to time articles and news items about the Bahá'í Faith appear in both the Eastern Daily Press, the county newspaper, and in the Eastern Evening News, the city newspaper.

The Bahá'ís are strong supporters of the Interfaith forum in the City and are also represented on the County's Standing Advisory Council for Religious Education.


As you will see, there is a lot of information already included on this web site about the Bahá'í Faith in general - but another point of contact that may attract you is the opportunity to have informal discussions (firesides), often held in the homes of local Bahá'ís. Access to a lending library of books about the Bahá'í Faith can also be arranged.