samoa i texas
Killeen, TEXAS — Construction is back in full swing for the Samoan church on Stan Schlueter Loop in Killeen, TX. Last April, hundreds of colorfully dressed local residents of Samoan ancestry held a groundbreaking ceremony that included a roasted pig and traditional Samoan fiafia.
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Killeen , TEXAS — In true island fashion, hundreds of colorfully dressed local residents of Samoan ancestry held a groundbreaking ceremony that included a roasted pig and luau. The Samoan Congregational Church of Killeen; aka Samoa-i-Texas (Samoans in Texas), officially kicked off their new...

![The parking lot, foundation, and frame of the new building for the Samoan Congregational Church of Killeen are now complete and with the resumption of construction, is expected to be used by the congregation by summer. [photo: Sivia Sasa] Church buildings under construction](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/photo1_samoa_i_texas_web.jpg?itok=5pSfvaJd)
![Mother and daughter Ivona and Puni Silivelio turn dirt at the ground breaking last Saturday, April 24, 2021, for the new Samoa i Texas Church that started out in 1993 holding services in Army chapels. Of the new building, project leader Deacon Sivia Sasa said, “We want to create a safe haven for both military and nonmilitary families who want to worship in the Samoan language and for our evening English services.” [courtesy photo] Mother and daughter Ivona and Puni Silivelio](https://www.samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/candid_shot_ivona_and_puni_silivelio_mother_and_daughter.jpg?itok=24cu2Iuk)