Rest assured, I will always be with you and the other dear ones working in unison in the spirit of Love, and my spiritual help will always be forthcoming wherever I am, wherever you all are.

-- Meher Baba, to Darwin Shaw in 1935
Shaw Family Collection

From the Jean Adriel collection

Meher Archive Center Building—Progress Report
Peter Nordeen — Building Project Supervisor

This grand ancient 92-year-old building
has mirrored Baba’s refrain that opposition is a necessary part of any endeavor. It was built to persevere, but for some time has not received the attention it required to maintain its grandeur. Under Peter Nordeen’s direction and with MAC’s commitment we have made every effort to refurbish and nurture this space to meet a level of excellence befitting the Avatar. It’s being built to last.  

Every inch of this building has received  a scrutiny and level of attention to insure it is up to the highest standards.

• We have removed over 150,000 pounds of debris from the building  and replaced it with new and improved materials as needed.
• The roof, electrical, lighting, HVAC and plumbing have or soon will be thoroughly upgraded. Many walls, ceilings and floors were removed or soon will be, completely replaced.
• Windows were removed, new framing installed and then reinstalled. New windows are  replacing older windows.
• New stairs to the attic and to the roof were installed and now allow us easy access to both sides of the roof.
• Literally hundreds and hundreds of repairs, replacements, reconstructed items were  carried out throughout the entire building from top to bottom.
• We recently completed our fourth major concrete pour focusing on the third and last slab for the two Archival storage areas.
• We began erecting the framing for the ceiling and walls.

These archival rooms are really beginning to take shape and resemble what we expect the finished rooms to look like: safe and secure spaces within which will be the home of sacred items related to the advent of the Avatar of the Age, Meher Baba.

Much of the labor on this job is tedious, meticulous and time-consuming. It has been immensely more challenging than building something new from scratch. But the results will, we believe, be immensely more gratifying, economically much less expensive and of a higher quality. The building has charm, and will be as solid as a rock—built to last. A rock into which we can all pour our hearts and love  into as it becomes a sacred place of pilgrimage for  humanity to  receive the Grace and Love of the Ancient One.  

Much of this infrastructure is relevant for both phase two and phase three and render those phases much easier and quicker to finish. We can all be proud and excited to witness the transformation taking place at the Meher Archive Center building.  

MAC—Support the Vision
Financial — a donation at this time will bring us one step closer to completing the infrastructure required to move MAC archival projects into the MAC building, and another step closer to the realization of a dynamic hub for Meher Baba.

Volunteer — the work at the MAC building is entering a new, accelerated and exciting phase—we are looking for people in the community who can help out, even for a few hours a week. Now that we have our certificate of occupancy there are on-site jobs from office and archival work to housekeeping.  Numerous work opportunities will continue off-site as well. 

If you have interests or skills that you can offer, such as fundraising, computer scanning, data entry, events etc., please let us know at  [email protected]

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Jai Baba
We are thrilled that Phase One of the reconstruction of the Red Oak School is finished. As we move into the second floor and get settled, we have frequent reminders of Meher Baba’s blessings on this work. allowing us to:
     “spread His message of Love to every corner of the world.”

We’d love to have you come by to visit the MAC building as we continue to make steady progress towards our vision of a vibrant hub for Baba!

Meher Archive Collective (MAC)
53 Red Oak School Road, Weaverville NC 28787 / www.meherarchive.org

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Meher Archive Collective is committed to honoring Meher Baba through a culture of Integrity, Transparency and Trust; we take this Responsibility seriously, as we continue to build Expertise, and pledge to be of Service to all those invested in protecting Baba’s legacy.

Tales from the Samadhi

Meher Archive Collective (MAC) is very appreciative of Irma Sheppard and Karl Moeller who are dedicating proceeds from their latest book Tales from The Beloved’s Tomb to help fulfill MAC’s mission of collecting, preserving and sharing Meher Baba’s divine legacy of materials, artifacts and words.  www.MeherArchive.org

You may purchase the book, to benefit MAC, for $15.00 at:
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