PARISHIONERS of the Central Diocese of the Anglican Church of Melanesia, friends and family members gathered at Saint Barnabas Provincial Cathedral on Monday afternoon for the sending out service of Late Reverend Ellison Koke. Late Reverend Koke passed away at his home in Honiara on Thursday last week after an illness. At the time of his…
Youths attending the South Seas Evangelical Church (SSEC) Northern Region Youth Convention in Malaita Province were told that they are needed in the church’s leadership roles during this 21st century. Guest of honor at the convention, the Permanent Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Traditional Governance, Peace, and Ecclesiastical Affairs Peter Mae told over 3000…
MEMBER of Parliament for Central Honiara is calling on all constituents to participate in the process of good governance, transparency and to uphold principles that govern our constitution to achieve social transformation and genuine change. The Honourable MP for Central Honiara Alfred Efona made this call when speaking on Sunday 13th June 2021 at the…
THE feast day of Saint Barnabas was celebrated at Saint Barnabas Cathedral of the Anglican Church of Melanesia last Sunday. The story of the life and example of this saint was the highlight of the Sunday worship which was attended by representatives from the government, members of the Council of Bishops, invited guests and parishioners.…
Lepi Village in Bugotu Paka District under the Diocese of Ysabel and Anglican Church of Melanesia (ACOM) has unveiled its new Holy Trinity Chapel over the weekend. The $1.3million complex was consecrated on Saturday 29th May, 2021. The consecration was conducted by Bishop Ellison Quity, Diocesan Bishop of the Ysabel Anglican Church of Melanesian and…
HUNDREDS of United Church of Solomon Islands (UCSI) members have commemorated the 119th anniversary marking the arrival of the Church in 1902 to the Solomon Islands. As part of the event congregational members around the country organized and celebrated the anniversary separately in their respective regions. The celebration was filled with joy and excitement to…
Auki Parish in the Catholic Diocese of Malaita has joined Catholic communities throughout the Pacific to celebrate the year of Laity with a Paschal candle. The six weeks event successfully ended and celebrated on Pentecost Sunday at St Augustine cathedral, Auki parish. For Auki parish, its first of it’s kind to celebrate such event at…
SAINT Peters Anglican Church in Feraladoa Community was fortunate to receive financial support towards its completion from Central Honiara parliamentarian, Alfred Efona, ahead of a Saint’s Day planned for July 4th, 2021. The financial assistance from the Member of Parliament (MP) was being described by members as timely and a boost in completing what has…
The Governor General (GG) His Excellency, Right Reverend Sir David Vunagi on Sunday 2nd May visited the Kukum United Church in East Honiara. Sir David with his wife Lady Mary and their party arrived just before the service began at 10 am where he was greeted by Ministers Reverend Smith Chacha and his wife Yonna,…
HONIARA Ecumenical Youths Ministry (HEYM) fellowship service was successfully held at St. Barnabas Cathedral, Sunday. Hundreds of youths from the main the denominations in the country attended the first ever youth ecumenical fellowship for this year. It was organised by Anglican Church of Melanesian (ACOM). In his message to the youths, Archbishop Leonard Dawea said…