National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United Kingdom

Constitutional objectives

Sharing the ideals and assisting the efforts of our fellow Baha'is to establish, uphold and promote the spiritual, educational and humanitarian teachings of human brotherhood, radiant faith, exalted character and selfless love revealed in the lives and utterances of all the Prophets and Messengers of God, Founders of the world's revealed religions, and given renewed creative energy and universal application to the conditions, of this age in the life and utterances of Baha'u'llah, to administer the affairs of the faith of Bahh'u'llah for the benefit of the Baha'is of the United Kingdom according to the principles of Baha'i affiliation and administration created and established by 'Abdu'l-Baha defined and explained by 'Abdu'l-BahB, interpreted and amplified by Shoghi Effendi and supplemented and applied by the Universal House of Justice, ordained by BahB'uYll& in His Sacred Writings as the supreme body of the Baha'i religion. Subject where appropriate to the over-riding jurisdiction of the Universal House of Justice, to have exclusive jurisdiction and authority over all the activities and affairs of the Baha'i Faith throughout the United Kingdom, and such other countries as the National Spiritual Assembly shall be granted authority by the Universal House of Justice, including paramount authority in the administration of its affairs. To endeavour to stimulate, unify and co-ordinate the manifold activities of the Local Spiritual Assemblies (hereinafter defined) and of individual Bahi'is in the United Kingdom and by all possible means assist them to promote the oneness of mankind. To recognize Local Spiritual Assemblies, to scrutinize local membership rolls, to call the National Convention or special meetings and to seat the delegates to the National Convention and to apportion them among the various Local Bahb'i communities. To appoint all national Baha'i communities and supervise the publication and distribution of BahB'i literature, review all writings pe