Malua is a small village on theSamoan island ofUpolu. The name originates from the Samoan word "Maluapapa" which is translated 'shelter under the rock'. It is located on the northwestern coast of the island in the electoral constituency (faipule district) of Sagaga Le Falefa which forms part of the larger political districtTuamasaga.[1]
The population of Malua is 365.[2]
Malua is the centre for the Congregational Christian Church in Samoa and also the site of the famous Malua Theological College which was the second theological college to be established in the South Pacific in 1844, the first beingTakamoa Theological College in Cook Islands.[3] Founded by theLondon Missionary Society, Malua quickly became the centre for training pastors and missionaries in the Pacific. Today Malua is where all activities for theCongregational Christian Church in Samoa are centred, especially its General Assembly held annually in May.[4]
A prominent Samoan who attended Malua Theological College was historianTeo Tuvale whose father, a pastor atFaleasi'u village, had been one of the first students to study at the seminary during the 19th century.
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