The purpose of the Triangle Bahá’í Marriage Support Team (MST) is to strengthen marriage and family life in the Bahá’í communities of the North Carolina Triangle region. It will foster vibrant and spiritually-based marriages and families by serving:

• Baha'i Spiritual Assemblies and communities

• Individuals preparing for marriage

• Married couples seeking assistance in strengthening their marriage

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Objectives of the MST

• To serve Spiritual Assemblies in fulfilling their functions regarding marriage and family life.
• To provide periodic workshops, deepening programs and other educational opportunities addressing issues related to marriage and family life. This will include programs attractive to youth.
• To provide a sensitive and thought-provoking process with which to engage couples seeking assistance in the decision to marry or those preparing for marriage, including face-to-face meetings and access to published resources.
• To assist married couples experiencing marital difficulties.
• To provide a healing environment and an atmosphere of trust in which individuals can share openly and listen respectfully. Members of the MST must at all times regard the privacy and confidence of the friends as a sacred trust.

For more information, please feel free to contact any of the MST members from the following cities:

• Cary/Holly Springs
  • Gayle Gonzalez-Johnson
    • 919-834-3459
    • gayle.biz@gmail.com
• Chapel Hill
  • Joanne & Ray Estes
    • 919-929-4534
    • rayestes@nc.rr.com
    • joanneestes@nc.rr.com
  • Raelee Peirce
    • 919-370-4274
    • raelee@intrex.net

   

• Durham
  • Eileen & Gary Kugler
    • 919-572-6655
    • gkugler@nc.rr.com
    • ekugler@nc.rr.com
• Raleigh
• Mitra Ahdieh
  • 919-847-9518
  • Mitraahdieh@aol.com
• Wake Forest
• Jinous Lanphear
  • 919- 607-3762
  • jlanphear99@yahoo.com

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• ARTICLE: Baha'i Marriage and Family Life