About the Center
Upper level facilities include:
- Office
- Reception area
- Meeting Room
- Kitchenette
- Lending Library
- Restrooms
Lower level facilities include:
- Dining room with small stage area
- Kitchen
- Three classrooms
- Baha’i Bookstore
- Restrooms
Outdoor amenities include:
- Patio gathering space with picnic tables
- Playground area with picnic tables
- Basketball half-court
- Open fields for team sports
- Perennial and pollinator gardens
- Vegetable garden
The facility is ADA compliant and includes an elevator.
This is an alcohol-, smoke-, and politics-free environment. Parking is free and can accommodate 54 vehicles.
The Bahá’í’s of Washtenaw County
Bahá’í’s have lived in Washtenaw County for more than 100 years — we are your friends, neighbors and co-workers. A Bahá’í is a follower of Bahá’u’lláh (meaning the Glory of God), the Founder of the Bahá’í Faith. This newest of the world’s great religions is a little over 180 years old, yet it is the second most widespread after Christianity, and the fastest growing in several areas of the planet. Its followers represent every nationality, ethnic and religious background, and every color in the garden of humanity. Basic teachings are that there is only one God and all religion comes from this same source, that there is only one human family, and that peace is not only possible but inevitable.
Having this Center for fellowship, study and devotional gatherings has been a goal since the 1960’s, when money was set aside for such an eventuality. In the 1990’s, the Bahá’í communities in Washtenaw County began working on a project to buy or build a center. A beautiful piece of wooded land, easily accessible but secluded, was donated to the local Baha’i Spiritual Assembly. Funds were raised from Bahá’í’s in the area, across the United States and even around the world. Since only Bahá’í’s have the bounty of contributing to the operating funds of the Faith, it took a while to reach the goals — the Center finally opened its doors on September 6, 2004.