Li’avaa Moevao is the Senior Pastor for the First Samoan Congregational Church in Huntington Beach, California. He is a member of the National Samoan Council of Churches serving as the Youth Director. Rev. Moevao attended Kanana Fou Theological Seminary in Pago Pago, American Samoa from 2012 to 2015, graduating with a Bachelor of Divinity. Prior to attending KFTS, Rev, Moevao worked for the Los Angeles Police Department as a Police Officer from 1988 to 2012, retiring after 24 years. Rev. Moevao also served in the United States Navy from 1978 until 1987.
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