History
With the eventual passing of the individual Hands of the Cause appointed by Shoghi Effendi and without a Guardian to appoint additional Hands, the Universal House of Justice saw the need for developing an institution for the purpose of performing the Hands’ function of protection and propagation of the Faith. In 1968 the Continental Board of Counselors was formed. Their duties were:
- to direct the Auxiliary Boards,
- to consult and collaborate with National Spiritual Assemblies,
- to keep the Hands of the Cause and the Universal House of Justice informed concerning the conditions of the Cause in their areas.
The remaining Hands residing in the Holy Land were instructed to act as liaison between the Universal House of Justice and the newly-formed Continental Boards of Counselors.(Messages from the Universal House of Justice, 1968-1973, pp. 5-8)
In 1973, the International Teaching Centre was formed, which leads the work and actitivies of the Continental Counsellors.
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