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Spiritual Assembly of South Bend dating to 1934 — Bahá'í Center now at 1608 E. Mishawaka Avenue
The Assembly: In April 1994 The American Bahá'í reported that "the Spiritual Assembly of South Bend, Indiana, has postponed the celebration of its 60th anniversary from April to October 9" — placing the Assembly's beginning in 1934, on the community's own reckoning. South Bend already appears among the Indiana assemblies (with Indianapolis and Fort Wayne) in Bahá'í News No. 219, May 1949. An older area directory placed the South Bend Assembly at 727 W. Washington Street.
Present state: The community's own site, michianabahais.org, serves the Bahá'ís of South Bend, Mishawaka, Elkhart and Granger, with an active calendar of devotions and study; the Bahá'í Center of South Bend is at 1608 E. Mishawaka Avenue.
Sources:
- The American Bahá'í, Vol. 25, Issue 6 (April 1994) — the South Bend Spiritual Assembly's postponed 60th anniversary, the basis of the 1934 date.
- Bahá'í News No. 219 (May 1949) — South Bend listed among Indiana's assemblies.
- Community website, michianabahais.org, and current place listings — the center's Mishawaka Avenue address and the community's present activity.