Local Bahá'í News

The election for the Local Spiritual Assembly was held at Leslie Rennie's home Wednesday April 19th. The results of the election are as follows. (In alphabetical order) Sue Alexander, Barb Baysinger, Larry Baysinger, Steve Benton, Susan Benton, Rob Butz, Monica Grismer, Tom Owenby and Leslie Rennie. The election of officers will be held May 6th at 9:30 AM at the home of Sue Alexander and Rob Butz. Election of officer results and picture of the new LSA will be uploaded on May 6th.

Baha'is in Beloit, Janesville and surrounding areas, held a regular "Cluster" meeting Saturday, December 5, 2015 at the home of Patricia Helms in Afton, Wisconsin. Members of the Beloit Local Spirtual Assembly reported efforts to increase the number of family and neighborhood devotionals in Beloit. They also discussed ways to better involve some neighborhood children (non-Baha'i) in a Junior Youth Group, which has been meeting for 3 years at the home of Rob Butz and Sue Alexander.  

The Rock and Green County Bahai Cluster met with Auxiliary Board member Val Dobbs Saturday, October 25th at the home of Beloit L.S.A. member Leslie Rennie. Members of the Cluster, who were present, included Sue Alexander, Steve Benton, Susan Benton, Robert Butz, and Leslie Rennie of Beloit, Helena Graumann of Janesville, and Pat Helms of Afton. Also attending were Carolyn Paik, Regional Training Institute Coordinator and Elaine Bohannen, Assistant to the Auxiliary Board.

Former Beloit resident, Rachael Polglaze, shares stories with the Beloit L.S.A. Thursday, July 29th. Polglaze, the daugher of Linda Assaf of Hockley, Texas and Bob Polglaze of Beloit, is back stateside after spending 3 years as a volunteer at the Baha'i World Center in Haifa, Israel. She worked as human relations coordinator for Israelis working at the Baha'i Center. Rachael is currently living with her mother while she determins what she'll be doing in the next phase of her life.