Church Women donate $70,000 for health service delivery

Apia, Samoa – 20 May 2025 – The Congregational Christian Church Womens Charity Organisation, Tautua Puapuagatia o Tagata (TPT) has donated $70,000 tala for health services delivery in the country.

The funds presented last week at the start of the annual church conference is divided $50,000 for the National Kidney Foundation and $20,000 for the National Hospital at Motootua and the Tuasivi Hospital in Savaii.

Thew funds were presented by the President of TPT, Siataata Tanielu to the Acting Director of Health, Auliaimalae Tagaloa Dr Robert Thomsen who acknowledged the groups valuable donation.

It has been a tradition of TPT to make financial donations during the church’s annual conference, to help the health service delivery in Samoa.

150 years celebration
Meanwhile, the Congregational Christian Church is celebrating the 150th year since the establishment of its annual conference, where all the branches of the church from overseas and Samoa come together to it headquarters at Malua to discuss the development and future direction of the church.

The biggest denomination in Samoa, CCCS was first established as the London Missionary Society (LMS) brought by the English missionary John Williams in 1830.

The introduction and acceptance of Christianity remains a significant time in the history of Samoa as it became a central agent of influence to social and cultural change both in Samoa and the member churches overseas.

The 150 years of the church Fonotele was celebrated in drama, songs and dances that re-enacted the arrival of John Williams and acceptance by Malietoa Vainuupo at Sapapalii in Savaii in 1830.

Celebrating the 150 years in drama, song and dance.

The missionary’s arrival on his ship, the Messenger of Peace, was against the backdrop of the end of a civil war that hailed the church’s arrival as a spiritual message from God that is referred to in Samoa’s oral traditions as a new dawn to guide Samoa’s future.

To feed the church’s ongoing development and mission in Samoa and overseas, new pastors graduate from the Malua Theological College every year.

Last Saturday, 16 ministers graduated with full qualifications to conduct the church sacraments such as funeral services, weddings and holy communions. These new ministers have completed two more years of practical and field work after completing four years studies and graduated from the Malua Theological College.  Those who graduated.

• Asoiva & May Saofa’i (New Zealand South)
• Ata & Kuinime Lemana (Auckland, New Zealand)
• Colin & Aifala Faletoese (Apia West)
• David & Leah Mafua (Faasaleleaga)
• Faafoi & Tulaga Atonio (Faasaleleaga)
• Faamoana & Soonasiva Fuimaono (Falealili-Safata-Siumu)
• Ioane & Lufi Samuelu (Lotofaga-Lepa- Aleipata)
• Laau Mila & Faakaniga Tanielu (Auckland, New Zealand)
• Limuaa & Kate Fue (Apia East)
• Mika Suesue & Talilagi Te’o (Falealili-Safata-Siumu)
• Oata & Tuafale Leiataua (Malua)
• Paie Lolatasi Legalo (Lotofaga-Lepa- Aleipata)
• Paulo & Taufua Sepulon (Faasaleleaga)
• Pelenato & Susana Lufau (Itu-o-tane)
• Peni & Florance Manila (Faleata)
• Vite Tuioloa & Ferite (Malua)