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The Free Church of Tonga (Tongan: Siasi ʻo Tonga Tauʻatāina) is a religious denomination of Methodist extraction in the Kingdom of Tonga. The Church was established in 1885 by King George Tupou I and his government at Lifuka, Ha'apai, as a nationalist reaction to attempts at colonising the Friendly Isles (as Tonga was known at the time). In 1924, its membership was enlarged by the admittance of the entirety of the Wesleyan Church of Tonga, whose district synod voted to reconcile with the Free Church. This union was rejected by the former President, Jabez B. Watkin, and a minority who continued under the old banner long after the united Church had reverted to its original name, the Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga. The Free Church name is now synonymous with the group that repudiated the churc

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  • Free Church of Tonga (de)
  • Iglesia libre de Tonga (es)
  • Free Church of Tonga (en)
  • Église libre des Tonga (fr)
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  • Die Free Church of Tonga (tongaisch: Siasi ʻo Tonga Tauʻatāina) ist eine methodistische Kirche im Königreich Tonga. Sie war bis 1924 die offizielle Staatskirche Tongas. Ca. 11,5 Prozent der Bevölkerung von Tonga sind Anhänger dieser Kirchengemeinschaft. Als Free Church of Tonga wird auch das Kirchengebäude der Centennial Church, der Hauptkirche der Free Church of Tonga, in Nukuʻalofa bezeichnet. (de)
  • La Iglesia Libre de Tonga (en tongano: Siasi ʻo Tonga tauʻatāina; en inglés: Free Church of Tonga) es una denominación religiosa del Reino de Tonga. Fue establecida en 1885 por el rey Jorge Tupou I y el reverendo Shirley W. Baker, con el objetivo de independizarse del metodismo australiano. Originalmente con el nombre de la Iglesia Wesleyana Libre de Tonga, se convirtió en la iglesia oficial del Reino. Los reyes Salote Tupou II y Taufa'ahau Tupou IV fueron bautizados en la Iglesia Libre de Tonga. Los intentos de reunificación en 1924 de la Misión Wesleyana y la Iglesia Libre, realizados por la reina Salote en la Iglesia Wesleyana Libre de Tonga,​ terminaron con protestas. (es)
  • L'Église libre des Tonga ou Free Church of Tonga (Siasi ʻo Tonga Tauʻatāina en tongien) est une Église et une confession religieuse chrétienne des Tonga créée en 1885. (fr)
  • The Free Church of Tonga (Tongan: Siasi ʻo Tonga Tauʻatāina) is a religious denomination of Methodist extraction in the Kingdom of Tonga. The Church was established in 1885 by King George Tupou I and his government at Lifuka, Ha'apai, as a nationalist reaction to attempts at colonising the Friendly Isles (as Tonga was known at the time). In 1924, its membership was enlarged by the admittance of the entirety of the Wesleyan Church of Tonga, whose district synod voted to reconcile with the Free Church. This union was rejected by the former President, Jabez B. Watkin, and a minority who continued under the old banner long after the united Church had reverted to its original name, the Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga. The Free Church name is now synonymous with the group that repudiated the churc (en)
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  • Die Free Church of Tonga (tongaisch: Siasi ʻo Tonga Tauʻatāina) ist eine methodistische Kirche im Königreich Tonga. Sie war bis 1924 die offizielle Staatskirche Tongas. Ca. 11,5 Prozent der Bevölkerung von Tonga sind Anhänger dieser Kirchengemeinschaft. Als Free Church of Tonga wird auch das Kirchengebäude der Centennial Church, der Hauptkirche der Free Church of Tonga, in Nukuʻalofa bezeichnet. (de)
  • La Iglesia Libre de Tonga (en tongano: Siasi ʻo Tonga tauʻatāina; en inglés: Free Church of Tonga) es una denominación religiosa del Reino de Tonga. Fue establecida en 1885 por el rey Jorge Tupou I y el reverendo Shirley W. Baker, con el objetivo de independizarse del metodismo australiano. Originalmente con el nombre de la Iglesia Wesleyana Libre de Tonga, se convirtió en la iglesia oficial del Reino. Los reyes Salote Tupou II y Taufa'ahau Tupou IV fueron bautizados en la Iglesia Libre de Tonga. Los intentos de reunificación en 1924 de la Misión Wesleyana y la Iglesia Libre, realizados por la reina Salote en la Iglesia Wesleyana Libre de Tonga,​ terminaron con protestas. (es)
  • The Free Church of Tonga (Tongan: Siasi ʻo Tonga Tauʻatāina) is a religious denomination of Methodist extraction in the Kingdom of Tonga. The Church was established in 1885 by King George Tupou I and his government at Lifuka, Ha'apai, as a nationalist reaction to attempts at colonising the Friendly Isles (as Tonga was known at the time). In 1924, its membership was enlarged by the admittance of the entirety of the Wesleyan Church of Tonga, whose district synod voted to reconcile with the Free Church. This union was rejected by the former President, Jabez B. Watkin, and a minority who continued under the old banner long after the united Church had reverted to its original name, the Free Wesleyan Church of Tonga. The Free Church name is now synonymous with the group that repudiated the church union of 1924. (en)
  • L'Église libre des Tonga ou Free Church of Tonga (Siasi ʻo Tonga Tauʻatāina en tongien) est une Église et une confession religieuse chrétienne des Tonga créée en 1885. (fr)
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