Samuela Manoa and Kimo Pelio were the first missionaries sent to Samoa from Hawaii by Walter Murray Gibson. They served for almost fifteen years, until Pelio's death, when Manoa wrote to Hawaii for help. Joseph and Flora Dean were sent to assist them and in 1888 and the Samoan Mission was officially organized.
Mission Founded
1888 June 17
Joseph Henry Dean Called as President
1888 June 17 – 1890 July 14 See Missionaries
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Started On 1888 June 17
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1890 July 14
Released
William Orme Lee Called as President
1890 August 13 – 1892 February 4 See Missionaries
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Started On 1890 August 13
Called
Ended On 1892 February 4
Departed from Field
George Emmett Browning, Sr. Called as President
1892 February 4 – 1893 November 5 See Missionaries
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Started On 1892 February 4
Called
Ended On 1893 November 5
Released
Ransom Marion Stevens Called as President
1892 March 25 – 1894 April 28 See Missionaries
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Started On 1892 March 25
Set Apart
Ended On 1894 April 28
Released
Thomas Heddock Hilton Called as President
1892 March 25 – 1895 March 27 See Missionaries
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Started On 1892 March 25
Set Apart
Ended On 1895 March 27
Departed from Field
Olonzo David Merrill Called as President
1892 April 13 – 1895 August 15 See Missionaries
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Started On 1892 April 13
Set Apart
Ended On 1895 August 15
Departed from Field
Alfred Morton Durham Called as President
1893 February 27 – 1897 See Missionaries
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Started On 1893 February 27
Set Apart
Ended On 1897
Released
Orrin Orlando Barrus Called as President
1893 August 11 – 1896 December 30 See Missionaries
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Started On 1893 August 11
Set Apart
Ended On 1896 December 30
Departed from Field
John Waldemar Beck Called as President
1895 March 27 – 1896 April 23 See Missionaries
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Started On 1895 March 27
Called
Ended On 1896 April 23
Departed from Field
Ernest Wright Called as President
1896 March 27 – 1899 May 8 See Missionaries
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Started On 1896 March 27
Set Apart
Ended On 1899 May 8
Released
Edward James Wood Called as President
1896 December 5 – 1899 April 6 See Missionaries
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Started On 1896 December 5
Set Apart
Ended On 1899 April 6
Released
William Lorenzo Worsencroft Called as President
1896 December 5 – 1900 February 11 See Missionaries
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Started On 1896 December 5
Set Apart
Ended On 1900 February 11
Released
Martin Franklin Sanders Called as President
1899 January 18 – 1904 December 19 See Missionaries
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Started On 1899 January 18
Set Apart
Ended On 1904 December 19
Released
William Gailey Sears Called as President
1899 April 14 – 1902 January 15 See Missionaries
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Started On 1899 April 14
Set Apart
Ended On 1902 January 15
Departed from Field
Joseph Harris Merrill Called as President
1901 November 30 – 1903 January 27 See Missionaries
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Started On 1901 November 30
Set Apart
Ended On 1903 January 27
Departed from Field
Thomas Samuel Court Called as President
1904 September 2 – 1908 June 11 See Missionaries
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Started On 1904 September 2
Set Apart
Ended On 1908 June 11
Released
William Alfred Moody Called as President
1908 February 21 – 1910 September 25 See Missionaries
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Started On 1908 February 21
Set Apart
Ended On 1910 September 25
Arrived at Home
Don Carlos McBride Called as President
1909 June 11 – 1912 February 10 See Missionaries
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Started On 1909 June 11
Set Apart
Ended On 1912 February 10
Arrived at Home
Christian Jensen, Jr. Called as President
1911 November 21 – 1913 See Missionaries
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Started On 1911 November 21
Set Apart
Ended On 1913
Released
John Alexander Nelson, Jr. Called as President
1913 – 1916 April 25 See Missionaries
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Started On 1913
Set Apart
Ended On 1916 April 25
Released
Ernest Wright Called as President
1916 February 2 – 1918 April 3 See Missionaries
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Started On 1916 February 2
Set Apart
Ended On 1918 April 3
Arrived at Home
Willard Augustus Keith Called as President
1916 November 1 – 1920 See Missionaries
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Started On 1916 November 1
Set Apart
Ended On 1920
Released
John Quincy Adams Called as President
1919 December 10 – 1923 November 6 See Missionaries
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Started On 1919 December 10
Set Apart
Ended On 1923 November 6
Departed from Field
Ernest Leroy Butler Called as President
1923 – 1927 February 11 See Missionaries
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Started On 1923
Called
Ended On 1927 February 11
Departed from Field
Willard Lisbon Smith Called as President
1926 December 9 – 1934 March 13 See Missionaries
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Started On 1926 December 9
Set Apart
Ended On 1934 March 13
Departed from Field
William Gailey Sears Called as President
1934 February 26 – 1936 July 19 See Missionaries
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Started On 1934 February 26
Set Apart
Ended On 1936 July 19
Arrived at Home
Gilbert Randall Tingey Called as President
1937 May 19 – 1940 September 15 See Missionaries
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Started On 1937 May 19
Set Apart
Ended On 1940 September 15
Arrived at Home
Wilford Woodruff Emery Called as President
1940 July 15 – 1943 June 14 See Missionaries
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Started On 1940 July 15
Departed from Home
Ended On 1943 June 14
Departed from Field
John Quincy Adams Called as President
1943 April 14 – 1948 May See Missionaries
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Started On 1943 April 14
Departed from Home
Ended On 1948 May
Released
Earl Stanley Paul Called as President
1951 April 4 – 1953 January 3 See Missionaries
Date Details
Started On 1951 April 4
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1953 January 3
Released
Media
Samoan (1888 - ?) Profile
Samoan (1888 - ?)
Missionaries in Samoa
Dedication of the Chapel at Sauniatu
Missionaries at Sauniatu
Missionaries in Samoa
Samoa Apia Mission Conference, 1902 October 4