THE National Bible College at Kwaibala near Auki in Malaita province will begin its academic year on 27th January. Principal Reverend George Andrews said students who are enrolled for this year should arrive at the college compound next week. Mr Andrews said school registration and orientation will commence on 29th Wednesday. “Students from Western region,…
The worldwide Seventh-day Adventist Church will place special emphasis on religious freedom at church services on Sabbath, January 25. The internal Religious Liberty Day is celebrated every year to heighten the awareness of human rights and religious freedom among church members. Adventists in Switzerland have produced a video for the event in six languages—English, German,…
Solomon Islands regards itself as a Christian nation. Therefore every weekend we see churches being packed on Saturdays and Sundays. The Church also provides an avenue where people can meet and fellowship together while thanking the Lord for His guidance all throughout the week. Church also played an important part in promoting peace and harmony…
A THREE-DAY peace building and trauma healing workshop, hosted by the Anglican Church in Auki Keava region, ended successfully yesterday. The workshop, which started on Tuesday, attracted about 40 youths from different churches around Auki township. Leslie Filiomea, Malaita diocese reconciliation and peace coordinator, said this was the second region to hold this kinds of…
YOUTHS from Varamatta Seventh Day Adventist Church in Honiara last week helped raise 50,000 vatu ($3,750) for the extension of a Church on Pele Island in Vanuatu. The youths who travelled to Vanuatu after Christmas to attend Vanuatu’s National Youth Congress early this year, organised a praise and give concert at which the Varamatta youth,…
LOCAL gospel boy-band, Soul Seekers, has had its final concert in Port Vila, Vanuatu filmed, produced live and soon to be released. The group, which left for Vanuatu a little after Christmas, have over the past two weeks involved in witnessing through music throughout Port Vila and also have had the opportunity to travel to…
A MONUMENT to mark the arrival of gospel by Catholic missionaries in Langalanga lagoon of Malaita some 100 years ago was erected on Foudoru. The people of the village and surrounding communities celebrated the centenary last year. The Solomon Star on Tuesday travelled through the Langalanga lagoon and came across the monument on the small…
Last week I introduced the topic ‘The Bible our final authority.’ In the article, I discussed four common responses people usually do when they are faced with problems in life. I refer to these four responses as escapism, cynicism, humanism and supernaturalism as common crutches on which people lean. Unfortunately, none of these is…
Deputy Prime Minister Manasseh Maelanga yesterday delivered a government donation of $20,000 to St. Paul’s Sulufou Church, North East Malaita. The donation was intended to assist the Anglican community on Sulufou to celebrate the opening of their newly built Church, which was consecrated on December 28th 2013. The Deputy Prime Minister was invited to the…
THE MONTH of December was a time of Christmas celebration to mark the birth of our saviour Jesus Christ in the Christian calendar. Thursday 19th December 2013 marked a historic event at Sibilado village in north Vella La Vella, Western Province. A new 500-seat church building was dedicated and officially opened. The opening service was…