Tonga Group

‘Ikai ha to’a ‘e tu’u tokotaha 

‘No warrior stands alone’

Ko e ngaahi siasi Tonga ‘oku fakamalumalu ‘ihe Asssemblies of God ‘a Nu’usila. Ko e ngaahi siasi ‘e 25 ai, ko e 24 ‘oku ‘I ‘Okalani pea siasi ‘e 1 ‘i Uelingatoni. 

The Tongan Ethnic Assemblies of God comprises the body of Tongan churches under the Assemblies of God New Zealand. There are 25 churches in the movement -- 24 of which are based in Auckland and one of which, in Wellington.  

Ko e visione pe taumu’a ngaue ‘a e kulupu Tonga ko eni ke fakanaunau, fakafo’ou pea ke fekau’i atu e kau ngaue. 

The vision of the Tongan Ethnic is to resource, refresh, and to release workers into ministry.  

Ko enau taumu’a ngaue ke fefakalotolahi’aki ihe founga fakafeohi mo e fefakafehokotaki’aki. Malava leva ai ke feako’aki ihe taukei ngaue, ngaahi taleniti ke langa hake ‘a e ngaue fakalotu moe ngaahi ngaue fietokoni ihe tapa kehekehe pe.  Oku taha pe ae taumu’a: ke faka’ai’ai e ‘ofa kihe ‘Otua pea ke tokoni foki kihe kakai.  

The movement exists for the purposes of encouraging one another through fellowship and connection. We develop each other’s skills and gifts through ministry and service. We all have one purpose: to love God and serve people.  

Oku vahevahe leva ‘a e ngaue ko eni ae kakai Tonga kihe ngaahi ngaue sekitoa kehekehe fakatatau kihe poto’i ngaue, toko lahi, feitu’u pea mo ‘ene fiema’u.  Oku ‘iai enau tefito’I ngaue ko e Tongan hub pea ‘oku ‘ata eni kia kinautolu ‘oku fie ako ‘ihe ‘apiako Alphacrucis College; oku ‘iai moe ngaue ‘a e talavou moe finemui, pea ‘oku hoko ko e tokoni lahi kihe to’utupu.  Oku ‘iai moe potu ngaue ma’ae kakai fefine pea moe kakai tangata, ko hono tokoni’i mo fakanaunau kinautolu ke fakakakato hona ngafa taki taha; oku ‘iai moe ngaue kihe longa’i fanau ko hono ako’I mo tokangaekina kinautolu kenau tutupu ‘ihe hala ‘oe ‘Otua. 

There are various departments within the movement that cater to certain skill sets, demographics, locations, and different needs. The movement has a Tongan hub for students who wish to study at Alphacrucis College; they have a Youth movement, which caters to the needs of its youth and young adults; they have a men’s and women’s department which seeks to bring purpose and vision to its adults and parents; and they have a Sunday School department which seeks to teach and train its children in the ways of the Lord. 

Ko e Komiti taki kihe ngaue ‘a e kakai Tonga ‘oku fili fakata’u ‘e ua.  Ko e fili ko eni ‘oku fai pe ia ‘ehe kau Faifekau kuo ‘osi ma’u ‘enau pepa ngaue fakafaifekau I Nu’usila ni.  Ko Faifekau ‘Anahina ne fili ‘ia ke ne hoko ko e taki ihe 2020 pea ne toe fili pe foki ia he ta’uni kene toe hoko atu hono lakanga faka-taki ihe teemi ko eni pe koe ta’u ‘e 2 ka hoko mai.  Na’e ma’u e pepa ngaue fakafaifekau ‘a Anahine ‘ihe 2014 ka kimu’a ‘ai na’e ‘osi ngaue pe mo hono hoa, Faifekau Vosailangai Sikalu ko e tokoni kiai ‘ihe ngaahi siasi ne na ‘osi ngaue fakafaifekau kiai.  Oku na lolotonga Faifekau ‘ihe ngaue ‘a e Assemblies of God ‘I Mount Roskill, Connection City Church.  Ko Faifekau ‘Anahina ne ‘osi kamata pe ‘ne ngaue kihe ‘Eiki ihe ‘ene kei finemui ihe ‘ene tupu hake ‘I Tonga, ‘au ki Fisi pea mo Nu’usila ni foki.  Oku ne ‘osi ma’u ‘ae Master ihe Linguistics pea oku lolotonga hoko koe faiako.  ‘Oku hoko ‘ene taukei ko e tokoni lahi ihe ngaue kihe ‘Eiki, oku ne kau kihe ngaahi komiti kehekehe, ngaue ae kakai fefine, kau kihe polokalama tokangaekina e ako faka’atamai, pea mo e ngaue kihe ngaue fakakatoa ‘a e Assemblies of God.  ‘Ihe ta’u ‘e ua pe teemi fo’ou ko eni, oku ‘amanaki ‘a Faifekau ‘Anahina ke hokohoko atu ‘ene ngaue moe ngaahi siasi ‘oku toe lalahi ange makatu’unga pe ‘ihe taumu’a ngaue, ke fakanaunau’i, fakateunga (ako’i) pea tukuange atu e kakai Tonga ke fakakakato e ui ‘a e ‘Otua ‘oku fai kihe ‘enau ngaahi mo’ui

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The Tongan Ethnic’s Executive committee is voted in at the end of each two-year term by its credentialed pastors. Pastor Anahina Sikalu was elected the Overseer of the Tongan Ethnic in 2020 and re-elected this year for another term. She became a credentialed Assemblies of God pastor in 2014 but has helped pastor a number of churches alongside her husband, Pastor Vosailangi Sikalu. They are currently pastoring an Assemblies of God church in Mount Roskill, Connection City Church. Ps. Anahina has been actively involved in ministry since her adolescence in Tonga, Fiji and in New Zealand. With her Masters in Linguistics and her full-time work as a teacher, her teaching skills have served her well in ministry, especially in the various committee teams she’s involved in, as well as women’s ministries, academic programs and serving the movement as a whole. In this new two-year term, Ps Anahina hopes to continue networking with the larger movement in order to help resource, equip and release the Tongan people into God’s call 

Tongan Group Leader: Ps Anahina Sikalu

Email: anahinasikalu@yahoo.co.nz