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*[https://www.google.com/maps/search/churches+on+Samoa/@-13.8474356,-171.9102027,12z/data=!3m1!4b1 '''Google Maps search results for churches in Samoa'''] | *[https://www.google.com/maps/search/churches+on+Samoa/@-13.8474356,-171.9102027,12z/data=!3m1!4b1 '''Google Maps search results for churches in Samoa'''] | ||
=='''Anglican (Episcopal) Church Records'''== | |||
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*[https://www.google.com/maps/search/%22anglican%22+churches+on+Samoa/@-13.8467655,-172.4025707,9z/data=!3m1!4b1 '''Google Maps search results for Anglican churches in Samoa'''] | |||
=='''Assembly of God Church Records'''== | |||
===Writing for Records=== | |||
*[https://www.google.com/maps/search/%22assembly+of+god%22+churches+on+Samoa/@-13.8454913,-172.4053334,9z/data=!3m1!4b1 '''Google Maps search results for Assembly of God churches in Samoa'''] | |||
=='''Baptist Church Records'''== | |||
===Writing for Records=== | |||
*[https://www.google.com/maps/search/%22baptist%22+churches+on+Samoa/@-13.8442173,-172.4080962,9z/data=!3m1!4b1 '''Google Maps search results for Baptist churches in Samoa'''] | |||
== '''Catholic Church Records''' == | == '''Catholic Church Records''' == | ||
===Writing to a Local Parish=== | ===Writing to a Local Parish=== | ||
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Missionaries were recalled in 1940 prior to World War II because of troubled conditions, and this became a good opportunity for the local members to assume more leadership. After the war, the work quickened considerably. By 1950, membership had grown to more than 7,000 and by 1961, to more than 16,000. By 1974, the country had six stakes (dioceses) and became the first country of the world to be entirely covered by stakes. Six new stakes were created in Samoa from 1994-96. <ref> The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Facts and Statistics: Samoa, https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/facts-and-statistics/country/Samoa, accessed 9 April 2020.</ref> | Missionaries were recalled in 1940 prior to World War II because of troubled conditions, and this became a good opportunity for the local members to assume more leadership. After the war, the work quickened considerably. By 1950, membership had grown to more than 7,000 and by 1961, to more than 16,000. By 1974, the country had six stakes (dioceses) and became the first country of the world to be entirely covered by stakes. Six new stakes were created in Samoa from 1994-96. <ref> The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Facts and Statistics: Samoa, https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/facts-and-statistics/country/Samoa, accessed 9 April 2020.</ref> | ||
=='''Congregational Church Records'''== | =='''Congregational Church Records'''== | ||