Contemporary Guam: Religion

Khalid Khan

Imam Khalid Khan is the current president and missionary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Guam.

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Eid Prayer is done twice per lunar calendar year on the two major holidays in the Islamic calendar. Muslim Association of Guam
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Muslim Association of Guam

Creating understanding and harmony. The Muslim Association of Guam was founded in 1990 to meet the needs of the growing Muslim community in Guam, although

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The Guam Buddhism Society, also known by its Chinese name, Fo Guang Shan Guam, was founded in 1986. The society built the only traditional Mahayana Buddhist Temple on Guam. Sheila Tyquiengco/Guampedia
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Guam Buddhism Society

The Guam Buddhism Society, the non-profit community organization associated with Guam’s Fo Guang Shan Buddhist Temple, was founded in 1986 and has built the only

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The Catholic religion offered maolekña (better) and metgotña (stronger) spirits, manifested most prominently in the pantheon of Catholic saints and holy figures. Photo courtesy of Paul EC Guerrero.
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Ancestral Worship Today

Contemporary physical evidence of ancestral worship. The concept of ancestor worship, a central guiding principle in ancient Chamorro/CHamoru society, continues today in some general and

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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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