‘E hoko he mahina ni e ta’u 50 e kamata e lotu Tonga ‘i he falelotu Wesley ‘i loto Uelingatoni, pea ‘oku ‘amanaki ke fakahoko ha re-union ‘a kinautolu na’a nau kau ki he kamata.

Na’e kamata e lotu Tonga ‘i Siune, 1973, pea kuo ‘i ai foki e tokolahi ‘o kinautolu kuo nau pekia.

Ko e konga eni ‘o e manatu melie ‘a Faifekau Tevita Finau ki he kamata ‘a e lotu ‘i Wesley, Uelingatoni, ‘i he tohi ko e Raupo Chapel to Multi-racial Community ‘a e peulisi Wesley. Ko e konga ‘uluaki eni ‘oku tuku atu.

‘E toki faka-kakato atu e konga hono ua he Pukolea ‘o Siulai, he ‘oku mahu’inga ke ma’u kakato ‘a e hisitolia ‘o e siasi. ‘Oku faka-Pilitānia ka ‘e toki liliu kakato atu fakataha mo e konga ua ‘o e tohi ‘a e faifekau.

This month marks the 50th anniversary of the Tongan Methodist congregation in Wellington holding services at Wesley Parish, Taranaki St, Wellington.

The Tongan language services started in June, 1973, by a group of families who had moved to the Wellington region.

Below is an article written by Rev Tevita Finau in 2005 for Wesley Parish’s book Raupo Chapel to Multi-racial Community, courtesy of Wellington Methodist Parish minister and Lower North Island Synod Superintendent Rev Nicola Grundy.