Spiritual Assembly
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Spiritual Assembly is a common term that is used to refer to one of the following three bodies. Regardless of jurisdiction a Spiritual Assembly is an elected, 9-member body who's purpose is to administer to the affairs of their community.
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[edit] Local Spiritual Assembly
A nine-member administrative body tasked with overseeing the affairs of a Bahá’í community of a particular locality, usually a city or village.
[edit] National Spiritual Assembly
A nine-member administrative body tasked with overseeing the affairs of the Bahá’í community of a particular country.
[edit] Regional Spiritual Assembly
An institution identical in function to the National Spiritual Assembly but including a number of countries or regions in jurisdiction, often established as a precursor to the formation of a National Spiritual Assembly in each of the countries it encompasses.
