Largest Christian denomination in the Kingdom of Tonga
Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga
Siasi Uēsiliana Tau'atāina 'o Tonga
FWCT logo Motto: "Ko e me'a tēpū ko e 'iate kitautolu 'a e 'Otua" (The best of all is that God is with us).
Classification
Protestant
Orientation
Methodist
Theology
Wesleyan, Evangelical
Polity
Connexionalism
President
Dr. Tevita Koloa'ia Havea
Secretary-General
Rev. Mr. Alifeleti Atiola
Headquarters
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Territory
Tonga, Fiji, American Samoa, Aotearoa/New Zealand, Australia, Japan, United States of America.
Origin
30 May 1924.
Merger of
Free Church of Tonga and Methodist Church of Australasia
Other name(s)
Methodist Church of Tonga
Official website
www.fwc.to
The Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga (FWCT; Tongan: Siasi Uēsiliana Tau‘atāina ‘o Tonga[1]) is a Methodist denomination in Tonga. It is the largest Christian denomination in the nation and is often mistaken to be its state church.[2] It has its roots in the arrival of the first missionaries from the London Missionary Society and the ministry of the Wesleyan Methodist Mission Society, the latter of which cemented its Methodist identity.
The Tongan Royal Family has had a close relationship with the Church ever since the advent of the Gospel in the island kingdom, with many of them as prominent members;[2] thus, with these factors, the FWCT can thus be considered a de facto state church.[3]
The Centenary Chapel (popularly dubbed as 'Saione', or Zion), located in the district of Kolomotu'a, Nuku'alofa. It was built to commemorate the centenary of Christianity in Tonga, and is the national seat of the Free Wesleyan Church.
^Tonga on the 'NET - Christianity and The Kingdom of Tonga: Free Wesleyan Church Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
^ ab"Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga (Methodist Church in Tonga)". World Council of Churches. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
^Ernst, Manfred (2012-04-01). "Changing Christianity in Oceania: a Regional Overview". Archives de sciences sociales des religions (157): 29–45. doi:10.4000/assr.23613. ISSN 0335-5985.
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