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ISA Organization
History
| 1975 | The center and the constitution of the Islamic Society of Augusta was first envisioned in 1975 by five families living at the time in Augusta. |
| 1976 | The constitution was written, voted and approved in May, 1976. |
| 1979 | Land for the center was purchased in September, 1979. |
| 1983 | All property (land, future construction etc) was put in trust with NAIT. |
| 1984 | Construction for the new mosque and the center began in June, 1984. |
| 1985 | After nearly a year of construction and numerous fund raising, the new center was first inaugurated in March, 1985. |
| 1986 | The original constitution and the by-laws were first amended and approved by the General Membership Body, February 23. |
| 1988 | A 50 grave site section was purchased from Hillcrest Memorial in May. Amendment to by-laws approved, Quarterly Business meeting, June 12. |
| 1990 | A "Mosque Expansion" project was initiated in December, 1990. |
| 1992 | Amendment to by-laws approved, Quarterly Business meeting, June 7. |
| 1993 | Amendment to by-laws approved, Quarterly Business meeting, May 30. |
| 1994 | Actual construction for the mosque expansion program began, June, 1994. |
| 1995 | An existing house (adjacent to the center) on 120-Davant street was purchased for Imam residence in April, 1995. Amendment to by-laws approved, Weekly Business meeting, Dec., 17. |
| 1996 | The expansion (that began in June, 94) and other improvements of the center were completed in August, 1996, increasing the covered area of the center from 3200 sq. ft to 9000 sq. ft. |
| 1997 | Amendment to by-laws approved, Weekly Business meeting, Dec., 7. |
| 1998 | The attendance at ISA increased from 20 participating families in 1985 to nearly 120 families this year. Our part time school has almost 80 children enrolled in grades I-VI. Besides five times daily prayer and Dawa activities, other important programs such as Quranic tafseer, seminars, seerat conferences, youth activities, etc. continue throughout the year. |
| 1999 | Last amendment to by-laws approved, General Body Meeting, Jan. 10, 1999 |
| 2004 | Appointment of new Imam for the Masjid: Imam Mohamad Alhomsi |