The first Mormons on Guam, in 1950, were in the military. They began meeting in rented space and an old navy chapel of quonset huts until they built a church in Barrigada. Sheila Tyquiengco photo for Guampedia.
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Mormon Church of Guam

The first Guam members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly known as the Mormon Church, belonged to a military servicemen’s group

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A Group Photo of the Mercedarian and Other Teachers
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Mercedarian Sisters

The Mercedarian Missionaries of Berriz are a Catholic missionary community of religious sisters who have been in the Mariana Islands since 1928, working first in

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Pastor Jeff Johnson with the children for a children's class in 2007. Lutheran Church of Guam
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Lutheran Church of Guam

The Lutheran Church of Guam was established in 1969 and is supported by the Lutheran Church in America and the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod.

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The Carmelites. David Castro/Guahan Magazine
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Carmelite Nuns

The Carmelite Sisters are an order of contemplative Catholic nuns who follow the reformed observance of the Carmelite Rule as defined by Saint Teresa of

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The first Local Spiritual Assembly in the Marianas. At rear, left is Robert Powers. At front left is Joe Ilengelkei. Edgar and Cynthia Olson are in the back row.
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Baha’i Faith

The Bahá’í Faith has been part of the Guam community since 1954, quietly attracting members from the island’s diverse population. The Mariana Islands Bahá’í Community

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Father Duenas Capuchin Faculty
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Stigmatines

The first religious congregation to staff the Father Duenas Memorial School and Minor Seminary—members of which are commonly called Stigmatine priests, was founded in Verona,

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Founding Sisters of Mercy, 1946. Sisters of Mercy, Guam collection
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Sisters of Mercy

The Religious Sisters of Mercy, commonly called the Sisters of Mercy or Mercy Sisters, were the first permanent community of Catholic religious women in Guam

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JW Facility
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Jehovah’s Witnesses

The first Jehovah’s Witnesses in Guam arrived from the Philippines in the 1940s. These first Witnesses were contract workers assigned to assist with post-World War

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Gov. Guerrero and Franciscan Sisters, 1960s.
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Franciscan Sisters

The Franciscan Sisters of Perpetual Adoration, more commonly known as the Franciscan Sisters, are a consecrated community of religious women of the Catholic Church. The

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