1964 年，萨摩亚人在西雅图东南部建立了萨摩亚第一基督教公理教会 (First Samoan Christian Congregational Church)。他们选举佛拉萨蒂亚利为教会的牧师。萨摩亚人的第二大圣会是于 1971 年成立的萨摩亚第一神召会 (First Samoan Assembly of God)。在此之后，西雅图的萨摩亚教会蓬勃发展，并为萨摩亚人提供圣经研究和服务。这些教会将家人和朋友联系在一起，帮助他们继承传统的萨摩亚价值观， 如服从长辈、家庭对儿童的养育、关爱社区成员等。教会在初期阶段比较保守，他们只接触教友及其家人，但是后来他们开始逐渐接触社区里的其他人以及需要帮助 的人。
萨摩亚社区于 1964 年建立了他们在西雅图地区的第一个教会
- By Kathleen Kemezis
- Posted 11/30/2010
- HistoryLink.org Essay 9651
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