Van Gilmer's guest appearances

Van Gilmer

A Bahá'í Perspective

America's Most Challenging Issue

William Smith

Homa Tavangar

Vivian Lee

Robert Wilson

Michael O’Neal

Richard Hoff

Anthony Lee

Helen Brown

Jamie Findlay

Anthony Lopez

David Douglas

Dizzy Gillespie

Tom Price

David Hoffman

Lee Smith

OwlTail

In this episode BahaiTeachings.org interviews Baha’i National Center Choral Director Van Gilmer. Van reflects on his life as a Baha’i and his career in gospel music, focusing on his experiences with racism and how the Baha’i teachings helped to shape his activism and his understanding of the spiritual reality of oneness.Learn more at BahaiTeachings.org

In this episode <a href="http://BahaiTeachings.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BahaiTeachings.org</a> interviews Baha’i National Center Choral Director Van Gilmer. Van reflects on his life as a Baha’i and his career in gospel music, focusing on his experiences with racism and how the Baha’i teachings helped to shape his activism and his understanding of the spiritual reality of oneness.Learn more at <a href="http://BahaiTeachings.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">BahaiTeachings.org</a>

From Sit-ins to Spirituals: The Baha'i Activism of Van Gilmer

Although growing up, his community knew him as a musician, he went to college to study architectural engineering. However, music stayed with him throughout his life. In 1992 Van introduced the merging of the Gospel musical form and Bah#225;'#237; scripture at the Bah#225;'#237; World Congress in NYC. He is now the musical director at the Bah#225;'#237; House of Worship in Willmette, IL.

A Bahá'í Perspective:  Van Gilmer