THE message taken home by people who come to witness the consecration of the St Paul’s church building of Sulufou island, of the Sulufou Anglican Parish of the Northern region of Malaita on 28 December 2013 was “go build a spiritual temple”, a community of believers who truly love King Jesus and his church on…
THE people of Kakanole land in the mountains of North Malaita have welcomed the opening of their new Assemblies of God (AOG) church last Friday. For 119 years since Peter Ambuofa of the South Seas Evangelical Church (SSEC) returned with gospel from Queensland, Australia, to Kakanole, the people have rejected Christianity and preferred to continue…
DESPITE a number of challenges being faced by the pathfinders during the past week in camp, they successfully completed their camporee on a high note over the weekend. Reports reaching the Solomon Star the camp had enabled the young people to learn something for themselves inorder to be good citizens of the country and to…
EASTERN Stars choir of South Seas Evangelical Church (SSEC) has won the Our Telekom carol competition in Auki, Malaita province on Saturday. The Kwaibala based choir group edged Fiu cathedral group of Anglican church with 75.5 points to 73.9 points. It collected $8,000, whilst Fiu cathedral settled for $6,000. Leader of Eastern Stars, Hilda Steele…
United Church in the Solomon Islands staged a successful second national children’s convention last week. The one week program was based on the theme: ‘Children arise and shine with a renewed hope.’ Reports reaching the Solomon Star said the spiritual program was staged in Munda with children coming from all over the four regions of…
The 2013 pathfinder camporee officially kicks off at the Silver camp grounds in Burns Creek, East Honiara yesterday morning. The weeklong event will conclude this coming Saturday night based on the theme ‘Courage to Stand’. The colourful opening ceremony kicked off with a parade from the Lawson Tama stadium starting at 7am marching through the…
Men and women in the Church must work together to address the global issue of violence in the home. This is a theme that runs through the International Anglican Family Network’s Church Responses to Domestic Abuse. ‘Men as well as women are vital in this struggle for justice’, said International Anglican Family Network (IAFN) Secretary…
The local congregation of the South Sea Evangelical Church (SSEC) of One’oneabu village, Malaita Province, witnessed the opening of their chapel, Thursday. Rev Bishop Matthias Lima of the SSEC head office attended the programme. He opened and dedicated the chapel. Rev Bishop Lima told the congregation: “This building is not the church, the church is…
YOUTHS around Visale, west Guadalcanal, showcased their God-given talents at a recent gospel music concert at was held last week at the Visale Mission Station. The programme, which lasted for three days, brought youths from around the nearby communities. Six bands performed onstage, while more than 500 youths participated in the three-day activities. At the…