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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Barrigada Mormon Church. Photo by Sheila Tyquiengco 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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The Mercedarian Sister's house has been the regional leadership center for the Micronesian area. Mercedarian sisters living in the Agana Heights convent have also worked or taught at the University of Guam, the Micronesian Area Research Center, Fr. Duenas
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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.
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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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Dominican Sisters

The Dominican Sisters are a consecrated community of religious women of the Catholic Church who teach school and also care for the elderly on Guam.

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