Featured

Devotional Gatherings

  • Baha’is believe in the power of prayer and you’ll find Baha’is and their friends, throughout the world, getting together to pray. This is often referred to as a ‘devotional gathering’ or ‘devotional meeting’, and they happen in diverse settings, whether in cities or villages.
Find Communities in Australia

Join activities, celebrations, study groups, spiritual empowerment and education programs for young people, and more.

Learn about the Baha’i Faith

Baha’i beliefs address essential spiritual themes for humanity’s collective and individual advancement. Learn more about these and more.

DISMISS MENU

BWNS: Papua New Guinea – Emerging House of Worship Stands as a Symbol of Unity

August 15, 2023, in Videos > Short Film, by

This video from the Baha’i World News Service (BWNS) describes how the recently completed façade—inspired by traditional weaving—of the emerging Baha’i House of Worship in Port Moresby is symbolic of unity and the coming together of people of different backgrounds from across Papua New Guinea.

You can read the full Baha’i World News Service article here: Papua New Guinea: Emerging House of Worship stands as a symbol of unity

Sign up to receive email updates from the Baha’i World News Service here, and subscribe to the BWNS YouTube channel here.

Would you like to visit the House of Worship in Sydney? Information about visiting hours, what to expect and more is all available online.

If you’re curious, you can read a brief introduction to the significance of Baha’i Houses of Worship or watch an animated video that shares 9 facts about what makes these Baha’i temples unique.

Posted by

Sonjel Vreeland

In her innermost heart, Sonjel is a stay-at-home parent and a bookworm with a maxed out library card but professionally she is a museologist with a background in English Literature. She currently lives on Prince Edward Island, an isle in the shape of a smile on the eastern Canadian coast. Sonjel is a writer who loves to listen to jazz when she's driving at night.
Sonjel Vreeland

Discussion No Comments

Leave a Reply

YOUR EMAIL WILL NOT BE PUBLISHED
REQUIRED FIELDS ARE MARKED *

"*" indicates required fields

Receive our regular newsletter

Join activities, celebrations, study groups, spiritual empowerment and education programs for young people, and more.

Find Communities in Australia

or Internationally

The arts and media have a critical role in how we share our community experiences. We’ve got resources, projects and more to help you get involved.

Visit our Creator Hub

Baha’i beliefs address essential spiritual themes for humanity’s collective and individual advancement. Learn more about these and more.

What Baha’is Believe

We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of country throughout Australia.

We recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their cultures; and to elders both past and present.

Baha’i Blog is a non-profit independent initiative

The views expressed in our content reflect individual perspectives and do not represent the official views of the Baha’i Faith.