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On October 22, 1972 over 800 Bahá’ís and friends attended the dedication of the history-making Institute which has been brought into being by the Bahá’ís of the United States for the specific purpose of training teachers, primarily in the Southern states, for the mighty Cause of God.

Driving through tiny, sleepy villages on that special Sunday morning, absorbed by a green and peaceful countryside, suddenly one discovered a clearing in the woodlands. Elegant yet simple buildings appeared, and welcoming walks and driveways beckoned. To visit the Louis G. Gregory Bahá’í Institute, located at Hemingway, South Carolina, in the heartland of the blessed state of South Carolina, which has already proved the spiritual capacity of its rural folk, is to find oneself transported to an idyllic setting. On the special day of dedication of that Institute, when the power of the Faith of Bahá’u’lláh was evidenced by the magnificent diversity of the friends who had gathered, the sparkle of a warm and sunny day filled one with hope and with thanksgiving, and its atmosphere of peace brought the future breathtakingly close.

The Bahá’ís, on this precious day, gave evidence of their labor to erect the Kingdom of God on earth: they were engaged in the task of breathing life into a unified body, of creating the true unity and spirituality which is destined to culminate in the Most Great Peace. It must be God has willed this place to he built!