En 1964 los samoanos de Seattle forman la Primera Iglesia Congregacional Cristiana Samoana (First Samoan Christian Congregational Church) en el sudeste de Seattle. Eligen a Folasa Titialii para actuar como su pastor. La segunda congregación samoana será la Primera Asamblea Samoana de Dios (First Samoan Assembly of God), formada en 1971. Después de esto, las Iglesias samoanas florecerán en Seattle, ofreciendo estudios bíblicos y servicios en samoano. Estas iglesias reunirán a familias y amigos y ayudarán a transmitir valores tradicionales samoanos tales como la obediencia a los mayores, un enfoque familiar en los niños, y el cuidado de los miembros de la comunidad. En un principio las Iglesias son insulares y se extienden solamente a los miembros de la congregación y a sus familias, pero gradualmente comenzarán a extenderse a otros en sus vecindarios y a las personas necesitadas.
La comunidad samoana forma su primera iglesia en el área de Seattle en 1964.
- By Kathleen Kemezis
- Posted 11/30/2010
- HistoryLink.org Essay 9651
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