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Celebration hits high note

By Journal on January 3, 2025 biit, Rita Protestant Church, RMI Christmas celebration, Wilmer Joel Feature Articles

Christmas celebrations in the Marshall Islands saw various singing and biit (dance) performances come to life last week in the Christian churches. Local chapters came decked with colorful uniforms and unique designs. Voices were blasted to the maximum with harmony and melodies. As the biits went into motion, dancers were seen ecstatically leaping, gliding, bending, […]

Excitement on Gospel Day

By Journal on December 8, 2022 165th anniversary, biit, Christianity, Clara Bingham, Francis X. Hezel, George Pierson, Gospel Day, Hilary Hosia, Hiram Bingham, jepta, Jr., King Kamehameha II, MIHS, Morning Star vessel, Palukne Johnny, SJ, Uliga Protestant, vessel Caroline, Wilmer Joel News Archive

WILMER JOEL Marshallese across the country filled local churches December 4 to honor the 165th anniversary of the arrival of the gospel onboard the Morning Star. Biits, songs, and dramatic performances were the main spectacles that lasted throughout the day up to the middle of the night, featuring different jeptas from all walks of life […]