Congregational Christian Church Of American Samoa
CIA - The World Factbook -- Field Listing - Religions
Cook Islands Christian Church 55.9%, Roman Catholic 16.8%, Seventh Day Saint 7.9%, Church of Latter Day Saints 3.8%, other Protestant 5.8%, other 4.2%, unspecified 2.6%, none 3% (2001 census) ... note: a large majority of Kenyans are Christian, but estimates for the percentage of the population that adheres to Islam or indigenous beliefs vary widely ... Roman Catholic 78.1%, Church of England 7%, other Christian 3.2%, Muslim 4%, Jewish 2.1%, Hindu 1.8%, other or unspecified 0.9%, none 2.9% (2001 census) ... [Read More]
Tauese Pita Fiti Sunia was born on August 29
Tauese Sunia was elected Lieutenant Governor of American Samoa, serving in Governor A.P. Lutali’s administration. In November of 1996 Tauese was elected Governor of American Samoa and became the first Samoan from the Manu’a islands to become governor. He was also the first incumbent lieutenant governor to be elected governor in the territory. In November of 2000 Tauese was re-elected and became the first governor elected to two full consecutive terms of office in American Samoa. ... [Read More]
Samoa
The country comprises two major islands that have a total area of approximately 1,000 square miles, and the population is approximately 210,000. Most live on the island of Upolu, where the capital, Apia, is located. Nearly 100 percent of the population is Christian. The religious distribution of the population is estimated to be: Congregational Christian Church, 43 percent; Catholic, 21 percent; Methodist, 17 percent; the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons), 10 percent; and Seventh-day Adventist, 3 percent. There are small congregations of other Christian denominations, as well as members of the Baha'i Faith and adherents of Islam. There are no reports of atheists. This distribution of church members is reflected throughout the population, but individual villages, particularly small ones, may have only one or two of the major churches represented. ... [Read More]
CIA - The World Factbook -- Tokelau
note: on Atafu, all Congregational Christian Church of Samoa; on Nukunonu, all Roman Catholic; on Fakaofo, both denominations, with the Congregational Christian Church predominant ... Tokelau's small size (three villages), isolation, and lack of resources greatly restrain economic development and confine agriculture to the subsistence level. The people rely heavily on aid from New Zealand - about $4 million annually - to maintain public services, with annual aid being substantially greater than GDP. The principal sources of revenue come from sales of copra, postage stamps, souvenir coins, and handicrafts. Money is also remitted to families from relatives in New Zealand. ... [Read More]
Samoa
The country comprises two major islands that have a total area of approximately 1,000 square miles. According to government statistics, the population was approximately 199,000 as of December 2003. Most live on the island of Upolu, where the capital, Apia, is located. Nearly 100 percent of the population is Christian. The 2001 population and housing census revealed the following religious distribution of the population: Congregational Christian Church, 35 percent; Catholic, 20 percent; Methodist, 15 percent; the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons), 13 percent; and Assembly of God, 7 percent. These statistics reflect recent rapid growth in the number and size of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Assembly of God congregations and a relative decline in the membership of the historically larger denominations. In addition, there are small congregations of other Christian denominations, as well as members of the Baha'i ... [Read More]
CIA - The World Factbook -- Field Listing - Religions
Cook Islands Christian Church 55.9%, Roman Catholic 16.8%, Seventh Day Saint 7.9%, Church of Latter Day Saints 3.8%, other Protestant 5.8%, other 4.2%, unspecified 2.6%, none 3% (2001 census) ... note: a large majority of Kenyans are Christian, but estimates for the percentage of the population that adheres to Islam or indigenous beliefs vary widely ... Roman Catholic 78.1%, Church of England 7%, other Christian 3.2%, Muslim 4%, Jewish 2.1%, Hindu 1.8%, other or unspecified 0.9%, none 2.9% (2001 census) ... [Read More]
CIA -- The World Factbook 2000 -- Religions
note: on Atafu, all Congregational Christian Church of Samoa; on Nukunonu, all Roman Catholic; on Fakaofo, both denominations, with the Congregational Christian Church predominant ... Christian (majority of populace are members of the Cook Islands Christian Church) ... United Church (Presbyterian and Congregational), Anglican, Baptist, Roman Catholic, Church of God, other Protestant ... [Read More]
CIA - The World Factbook 2002 -- Field Listing - Religions
United Church (Presbyterian and Congregational), Anglican, Baptist, Church of God, other Protestant, Roman Catholic ... Christian (Roman Catholics 49%, Seventh-Day Adventists, Jehovah's Witnesses, the Assembly of God, the Liebenzell Mission, and Latter-Day Saints), Modekngei religion (one-third of the population observes this religion which is indigenous to Palau) ... Protestant 61.3% (Church of God 21.2%, Baptist 8.8%, Anglican 5.5%, Seventh-Day Adventist 9%, Pentecostal 7.6%, Methodist 2.7%, United Church 2.7%, Brethren 1.1%, Jehovah's Witness 1.6%, Moravian 1.1%), Roman Catholic 4%, other, including some spiritual cults 34.7% ... [Read More]
Faleomavaega (AS00) - Washington, D.C.—Faleomavaega Congratulates Tisha A. Brookshire on Promotion to Vice President of Cummins Southern Plains, Ltd.
“After earning her MBA, Ms. Brookshire was hired as a Project Manager with American Airlines to handle the contract negotiations for their Lufthansa Sky Chefs Account. Ms. Brookshire was later recruited to join Marshall Career Service, Dallas/Fort Worth’s number one executive consulting firm. While at Marshall Career Service, Ms. Brookshire provided consulting services to Cummins Southern Plains, Ltd. and in 2001 joined CSPL’s senior management staff as Director of Human Resources.” ... [Read More]
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