Behind the Name
Every month, StOM prints the Anglican Calendar of Prayer, but have you ever
thought about what or who lies behind the name and place specified every
Sunday?
In each issue, we will feature some information about some of the
people/places for whom your prayers are being asked.
eorge Angus Takeli (born
1959) is a Solomon Islands
Anglican bishop. He has been
Archbishop and Primate of
the Anglican Church of Melanesia and
Bishop of the Diocese of Central
Melanesia since his enthronement in
17 April 2016.
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Usually this feature concentrates on
the individual but the writer was
unfamiliar with Melanesia and suspects
that many readers will be similarly
vague about Bishop Takeli’s charge.
One of the important features of the
province's life over many years has
been the work of a mission vessel in
various incarnations known as
the Southern Cross. First based
in New Zealand, the missionaries,
mainly from Oxbridge and the public
schools, established their base
on Norfolk Island, bringing
Melanesian scholars there to learn Christianity until the school was closed in
1918.
The many languages in Melanesia made evangelisation a challenge.
The Melanesian Mission adopted the language of the island of Mota in
the Banks group of islands as the lingua franca. The Church of Melanesia is
known for its pioneer martyrs, especially John Pat