Chelsea, Massachusetts
Baha'i community in Chelsea
Chelsea's Baha'i community is tight-knit and walkable. Neighbors gather in each other's homes. Children's classes, a teen program, and study circles run weekly. Community members volunteer in the neighborhood, tutoring kids, helping with homework, and mentoring teens. Many speak Spanish, and gatherings welcome both English and Spanish speakers.
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Summer of Service
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Neighborhood service project
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Children's class
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Outdoor art activity
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Chelsea youth
Chelsea
Community gathering
Chelsea
Summer of Service
Chelsea
Neighborhood service project
Chelsea
Children's class
The Baha'i community in Chelsea is a circle open to all religions, all races, all peoples.
We believe humanity is one family and the work of our lives is to love and serve one another.
About the Baha'i Faith
The Baha'i Faith is the youngest of the world's independent religions. It teaches that there is one God, that the great religions are chapters in one unfolding story, and that humanity is one family learning to live as one.
Baha'is have no clergy. Local communities are led by a council elected each year by secret ballot, with no campaigning. There are around eight million Baha'is in nearly every country on earth.
What we do
Programs for every age in Chelsea
The Baha'i community in Chelsea runs weekly prayer gatherings, a program for teens, character classes for kids, and study circles in homes across the city. Discussion groups meets in nearby Boston and Cambridge. None require membership, belief, or any prior knowledge, and there is no cost to attend.
All ages
Prayer gatherings
Informal gatherings in Chelsea where people meet to pray and meditate on sacred texts drawn from many traditions. Silence between readings. A chance to slow down and sit with something bigger in the loving company of others.
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Ages 12 to 15
Youth group for teens
A weekly youth program in Chelsea that serves as an after-school alternative, building character and channeling teens toward service in their neighborhoods. A counterweight to the forces pulling young people down, helping them see themselves as protagonists in their own communities. Parents are welcome to visit.
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Adults
Discussion groups
A spiritual discussion group in Boston and Cambridge for adults who are still working out what they believe. Small groups meet to talk through life's biggest questions. Who we are, why we're here, what kind of world we want to build, and what the Baha'i writings have to say about it.
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Ages 0 to 11
Character classes for kids
Weekly classes in Chelsea for children built around stories, songs, art, and games. Kindness, honesty, and caring for others, taught in a way kids can practice with the people around them.
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Youth and adults
Study circles
A structured path for developing spiritual capacities and learning to contribute to the life of your neighborhood. Small groups meet in Chelsea to study the Baha'i writings together, then put what they learn into action.
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A community built by its members
The community meets in living rooms across the city, hosted by its own members: children's classes, a teen program, and study circles, with neighbors tutoring kids and helping with homework through the week.
Gatherings happen in English and Spanish, often both at once. Newcomers who want to help are given something to do.
Get in touch
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