Pray for American Samoa
A national park of rainforest, reefs and beaches on the islands of American Samoa.
Photo: Tavita Togia, National Park Service, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
About American Samoa
The capital is Pago Pago. People speak Samoan and English. The largest faith is Christianity.
Source: Wikipedia, with the cited sources it lists.
Prayer briefing for American Samoa
Last updated October 2026. Facts come from the sources listed below.
Current events
American Samoa is an unincorporated and unorganised territory of the United States, with its own elected governor and legislature, the Fono. In October Governor Pulaali'i Nikolao Pula warned that health cuts in the 2027 budget, including halving the local Medicaid share and reducing support for the LBJ hospital, could cost the territory more than nine million US dollars in federal funds and disrupt care, including referrals for treatment off the island.
We pray for: Immediate relief, safety and urgent help.
Spiritual landscape
Almost everyone in American Samoa is Christian, about 99% in 2020, with about three in four Protestant, about one in six in independent churches and about 6% Catholic. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints counts about one in four people as members by its own figures. Small numbers follow Chinese folk religion, the Baha'i faith or Buddhism.
We pray for: Spiritual awakening, hope and the spread of truth.
Let us pray together
Our Father, we come to You together for American Samoa. Care for the sick and for every family who depends on the hospital and on treatment far from home. Give the governor, the Fono and all in authority wisdom and unity as they decide how to provide for the people. Let the faith of the churches be living and full of hope in every village. In Jesus’ name we pray. Amen.
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