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Green Acre United | Service Support Team
Green Acre United's primary goal is to create a pool of 20 – 50 consistent volunteers who can be relied upon to serve with regularity. “...its (Green Acre’s) greatest treasure is the hearts of those who have humbly served, making others happy through their...
Visiting Campus
Green Acre’s grounds are open with visits to ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s room available by appointment. Please email greenacre@usbnc.org or call 207-439-7200 with any questions or to plan your future visit. Availability for future programs will vary by program – see calendar for...
Updated | Family Programs 2025
We are thrilled to announce some of our family programs for 2025. We have two Summer Schools and a Winter School designed for families to learn how they can make a unique contribution to the community building process developing at the local level. The dates for...
One Shared Earth – Film & Dialogue & Poetry
In times of great change, we need stories that offer paths of inspiration and action. Join us for a series of films featuring examples of people working in partnership with nature, including drawing from the wisdom of Indigenous peoples and traditions. We...
Opening Reception: Crossing the Threshold
Saturday’s opening reception for Green Acre’s new art show “Crossing the Threshold: Envisioning the Coming of Age of the Entire Human Race.” The evening included an introduction to the exhibit’s theme followed by light refreshments, open gallery space with music, and...
SeaCHANGE Conference: Art + Conversation with Victoria Carrington & Robert Sapiro
Imagine a conference where people are still talking about some of the conversations and experiences a year later, using words like ‘magic’ and ‘transformational’. At the SeaCHANGE Conference, we created a space where people of different identities, races, and ages...
Summer 2023
As we have shared previously, Green Acre’s vision and mission are evolving. Our primary goal is to align Green Acre’s resources—activities, accommodations, and people—to the requirements of the current series of global Bahá’í plans. We are focused on how to contribute...
Service Opportunities at Green Acre
Green Acre has long been a spiritual gathering place; so many souls have visited and blessed the grounds. Foremost among them was ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, who was remembered as saying He had left enough spirit at Green Acre to bring dry bones to life. Service at Green Acre...
Creative Power of Unity | Upcoming Events
As part of the Creative Power of Unity art theme, Green Acre will be hosting the following events this spring: Randy Armstrong in Concert | May 27th, 7:30 PM featuring Marty Quinn • “World Fusion Music” • Creative Power of Unity Closing Event... MORE DETAILS &...
Sarah Jane Farmer: Celebrating a Life of Service
Sarah Jane Farmer, the daughter of electrical genius Moses Farmer and the humanitarian Hannah Shapleigh Farmer, became a pioneer in the movement for peace. She founded a conference center in Eliot, Maine where progressive subjects were discussed, and the arts thrived....