1. 2023-11-28. Reflections on the First Century of the Formative Age. Universal House of Justice. Overview of the Faith's developments and activities during the previous century, including the Guardianship, global expansion, community building and development, participation in societal discourse, and construction of the Bahá'í World Centre. UHJ-letters.
2. 2017. Framework for Action: 2006-2016, Selected Messages of the Universal House of Justice and Supplementary Material. Universal House of Justice. 58 letters from the House; "Social Action," by the Office of Social and Economic Development; "Insights from the Frontiers of Learning" and "Training Institutes: Attaining a Higher Level of Functioning," prepared by the International Teaching Centre. UHJ-documents.
3. 2003-04. Building Momentum: A Coherent Approach to Growth. International Teaching Centre. Guidance for the Bahá'í world in advancing the process of entry by troops. Part 3 of a series, following "Training Institutes" (1998) and "Training Institutes and Systematic Growth" (2000). UHJ-documents.
4. 2001-01-29. Institution of the Counsellors. Universal House of Justice. Detailed discussion of the history and function of the highest level of the "Institution of the Learned." UHJ-documents.
5. 1998-01-05. Authority of the International Teaching Centre in Expelling Covenant-Breakers. Universal House of Justice. On the role of the Counsellors and the ITC in protecting the Faith, and the process of expelling a person whose behavior is in conflict with the Covenant. UHJ-letters.
6. 1996. Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1963-1986: Third Epoch of the Formative Age. Universal House of Justice, Geoffrey W. Marks, comp. . Books.
7. 1988. Lights of Guidance: A Bahá'í Reference File. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, Helen Bassett Hornby, comp. . The classic Bahá'í reference book. This is its first online edition. Compilations-personal.
8. 1986. Hands of the Cause of God. Universal House of Justice, Lilian Alá'í, Ray Hudson. Six documents from Bahá'í World 18 part four section 2: The Hands of the Cause of God and their functions, their work and travels 1979-1983, Boards of Counsellors and the International Teaching Centre, and tributes by Lilian Ala'i and Ray Hudson. UHJ-documents.
9. 1981/1997. Continental Boards of Counselors, The: Letters, Extracts from Letters, and Cables from The Universal House of Justice. Universal House of Justice, National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States, comp. . Compilation covering all aspects of this institution. Includes address by Edna True on the relationship of the boards of counselors to national spiritual assemblies. Compilations-NSA.

1. 1973-06-05 —
   The International Teaching Centre was established at the Bahá'í World Centre for the purpose of continuing the work of the Hands of the Cause of God into the future. [BBD118–19; BBRSM132–3; BW16:134, 411–14; BW17:322–5; VV16, CEBF200; Wikipedia]
   • For cable of the Universal House of Justice see BW16:413.
   • Hands of the Cause Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum, 'Alí-Akbar Furútan, Paul Haney and Abu'l-Qásim Faizí and Counsellor members Hooper Dunbar, Florence Mayberry and Aziz Yazdí were appointed. [BW16:413]
   • For pictures see BW16:412 and VV16.
   • The duties and the organization of the International Teaching Centre were deliniated in the Message from the Universal House of Justice of June 8th, 1973.
   • See Wikipedia article for the names of the Counsellor members since its inception.
2. 1973-06-14 — The International Teaching Centre met for the first time. [VV16]
3. 1979-07-04 — The Universal House of Justice announced the appointment of a fourth Counsellor to the International Teaching Centre, Counsellor Anneliese Bopp. [Mess63-86p421]
4. 1983-05-19 —
   The Universal House of Justice announced a number of changes to the membership of the International Teaching Centre raising the number of members to nine. [BW19:27]
   • For reasons of health Counsellor Florence Mayberry took her retirement from the ITC. [Mess63-86p577]
   • Four new Counsellors were appointed: Mr Magdalene Carney, Mr Mas'úd Khamsí, Dr Peter Khan and Mrs Isobel Sabri. [Mess63-86p578]
   • The Hands of the Cause serving in the International Teaching Centre were: Amatu'l-Baha Ruhiyyih Khanum and 'Ali-Akbar Furutan. [Mess63-86p578]
5. 1988-05-19 —
   The Universal House of Justice announced changes in the membership of the International Teaching Centre.
   • Those appointed were: Dr Farzam Arbab, Hartmut Grossmann, Lauretta King, Donald Rogers, Joy Stevenson, and Peter Vuyiya to join Dr Magdalene Carney, Mas'úd Khamsí, and Isobel Sabri.
   • Those taking their retirement were; 'Azíz Yazdí (1973) and Anneliese Bopp (1979). [Mess86-01p86]
6. 1994-04-21 — Counsellor member of the International Teaching Centre Lauretta King represented the House of Justice at the first National Convention of the Bahá'ís of Kyrgyzstan, (formerly part of the National Spiritual Assembly of Central Asia) held 23-24 April in Bishkek. The 150 adults, youth, and children gathered for the historic event expressed their "deepest gratitude and devotion to the Blessed Beauty, Bahá'u'lláh." [BW94-95p29; 26 November 1993; Ridván 151]
7. 1998-04-08 — The passing of Florence Mayberry (b. 18 September 1906, Sleeper, Laclede County, Missouri, USA) at St. John's Regional Health Center in Springfield, Greene Country MO. She was buried in the Marshfield Cemetery, Marshfield, Missouri. [BW26p275]

   In 1954 she was appointed to the first Auxiliary Board along with eight others. Her area included western Canada, two-thirds of the United States from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, plus Alaska and Hawaii. Those appointed in North America were: Canada: Rowland Estall; United States and inter-America: William de Forge; Mrs. Margery McCormick; Mrs. Katherine McLaughlin; Mrs. Florence Mayberry; Dr. Sarah Pereira. While serving as an Auxiliary Board member, Florence was elected to the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States in 1959. [BW12p40]

   Florence and her husband David pioneered to Mexico in 1961, where she was also elected to the National Spiritual Assembly of Mexico and she continued her service as an Auxiliary Board member. She was a delegate to the first International Convention to elect the first House of Justice.

   In 1968 as part of a new development in the Faith to appoint Boards of Councillors in each continent, the House of Justice appointed Florence, along with Lloyd Gardner and Edna True as members of the North American Board of Counsellors. .

   In 1973 she was appointed as one of three Counsellors of the newly established International Teaching Centre. For Florence and her husband David, this was the beginning of 10 years of service at the Bahá'í World Center. At the time of her appointment the International Teaching Centre consisted of the seventeen living Hands of the Cause and three Counsellor members, Hooper Dunbar, Florence Mayberry and 'Aziz Yardi. [Wikipedia; Find a grave]

   See Wikipedia for her extensive bibliography as a mystery writer and her autobiography titled The Great Adventure published in 1994 bu Nine Pines Publishing.

8. 1998-06-10 — In a message to the International Teaching Centre marking the 25th anniversary of its inauguration, the Universal House of Justice provided an overview of their duties and a general framework for their operations. The attachment was entitled Overview of Duties Exercised by the International Teaching Centre under the Guidance of the Universal House of Justice. [10 June 1998]
9. 2000-03-23 — The publication of the document entitled Training Institutes and Systematic Growth by the International Teaching Centre as a sequel to the one dated April 1998. [Mess86-01p710] See also TP343.
10. 2003-04-27 —
    The publication of Building Momentum: A Coherent Approach to Growth by the International Teaching Centre at the request of the Universal House of Justice. Because of the cancellation of the 9th International Conference this publication had to be sent to all National Spiritual Assemblies rather than giving a copy to the delegates as had been planned. [BW03-04p35] See also TP367.
    • See also the Message from the Universal House of Justice 17 January 2003.
11. 2005-00-00 —
    The Universal House of Justice established the Bahá'í Internet Agency to operate under the guidance of the International Teaching Centre.
    • In a message to all National Assemblies stated that the Bahá'í Internet Agency were to assist the Counsellors and the National Spiritual Assemblies to address issues related to the propagation and protection of the Faith as they pertain to the internet. An office with a full-time director was established in the United States.
    • The Bahá'í Computer and Communications Association (BCCA) and the Security Advisory Group, which provided this service for a number of years were to function but now under the direction of the new agency. [Message from the Universal House of Justice dated 16 June 2005]
    • Documents by the Bahá'í Internet Agency.
12. 2007-09-30 — In a message from the International Teaching Centre to all Continental Counsellors it shared lessons learned at the recent meetings of the Continental Boards in which the focus had been the challenge of accelerating the movement of clusters and the launching of an increasing number of Intensive Programs of Growth. The message set the direction for the teaching work.
13. 2012-02-20 —
    The passing of Anneliese Bopp, former Counsellor member of the International Teaching Centre at Bad Bruckenau, Northern Bavaria, Germany. [BWNS892]
    • First appointed to the Continental Board of Counsellors at Ridván 1970, she served at the International Teaching Centre from 1979 until 1988.
    • See Vimeo for a short biographical film on Anneliese Bopp entitled Miss Anneliese Bopp: A Champion of Faith.
    • Bahaipedia.
14. 2018-11-15 — The passing of Shapoor Monadjem, (b. 3 October, 1933, Shiraz, Iran) at his last pioneer post in Maringá, Brazil. He had been a member of the International Teaching Center, a pioneer and member of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Brazil (1963-1983), a Continental Councillor (1983-1993) as well as a Deputy Trustee of Ḥuqúqu'lláh. [BWNS1296; Bahaipedia]

1. 1998-04-08 —
   The passing of Florence Virginia Wilson Mayberry (b. 18 September 1906 in Sleeper, Missouri) in Marshfield, Missouri. She became a Bahá'í in 1941 in Reno, Nevada. From 1954 to 1959 she served on the first Auxiliary Board for North America covering the Western States and Canada. While serving as an Auxiliary Board member, Florence was elected to the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States in 1959. Shortly after the Mayberry family pioneered to Mexico in 1961 where Mrs. Mayberry was elected to serve on the National Spiritual Assembly of that country and participated in the first International Bahá'í Convention in 1963. In 1968 she was appointed to the Continental Board of Counsellors for North America, then in 1973 she was appointed as one of three Counselors of the newly established International Teaching Center where she served for 10 years. [BW26p275]
   • Her autobiography, The Great Adventure was published by Nine Pines Publishing in 1994.
   • She was a mystery writer. She had a number of stories published in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine.
   • Find a grave.

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