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⚫ The '''] of Tonga''' or ''Siasi ʻAhofitu'' is a church in ]. Seventh-day Adventist missionaries first arrived in Tonga in 1891 from America. The Sabbath has been described as being so strong in Tonga that the church worships on Sunday rather than Saturday as most common with Seventh-day Adventists.<ref name="Stanley1999">{{cite book|last=Stanley|first=David|title=Tonga-Samoa|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=c4zuaH62f0YC&pg=PA205|year=1999|publisher=David Stanley|isbn=978-1-56691-174-0|page=205}}</ref>
Among ], the '''] of ]''' (''Siasi ʻAhofitu'') was started by United States ] who arrived in 1891.

⚫ In conformity with Tonga's constitution, Tongan Seventh-day adventists observe the ] on Sunday, rather than on Saturday, the day on which the Sabbath is observed by most Seventh-day Adventists.<ref name="Stanley1999">{{cite book|last=Stanley|first=David|title=Tonga-Samoa|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=c4zuaH62f0YC&pg=PA205|year=1999|publisher=David Stanley|isbn=978-1-56691-174-0|page=205}}</ref>


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Among religions in Tonga, the Seventh-day Adventist Church of Tonga (Siasi ʻAhofitu) was started by United States missionaries who arrived in 1891.

In conformity with Tonga's constitution, Tongan Seventh-day adventists observe the Sabbath on Sunday, rather than on Saturday, the day on which the Sabbath is observed by most Seventh-day Adventists.

References

  1. Stanley, David (1999). Tonga-Samoa. David Stanley. p. 205. ISBN 978-1-56691-174-0.

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