Anglicans celebrate 30 years of Tongan services

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2014

Thirty years of Tongan services are being celebrated at the St Columba Church in Grey Lynn.

This month members marked the anniversary with a special service, a big feast, music and speeches.

St Columba was one of the first Anglican churches to offer the Tongan services in 1974.

The initiative was led by John Tamahori, a Maori missionary who had spent time living in Tonga.

Eight Tongan priests have been ordained at St Columba over the last three decades. Rev Talau-Hoeft joined in 1986 and says attending services there has become a family tradition. Continue reading

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