United States Army Air Forces in the South Pacific Area southern areas of the widely separated Seventh Air Force and independent units scattered in the South Pacific Area during the Solomon Islands campaign. As the war progressed, Thirteenth Air Force units moved into the South West Pacific theatre and coordinated their activities with Fifth as part of the Far East Air Forces, a new Command. COOK ISLANDS ELLICE ISLANDS FIJI ISLANDS NEW CALEDONIA NEW HEBRIDES ISLANDS NEW ZEALAND NORFOLK ISLAND SOCIETY ISLANDS SOLOMON ISLANDS Bougainville Island Buka Island Guadalcanal Island New Georgia Islands Russell Islands TONGA ISLANDS United States Army Air Forces in the South Pacific Area During World War
United Church in the Solomon Islands and the LMS people. The United Church acquired people of Reformed background too. After independence of Solomon Islands in 1978 a movement in Bougenville seeking secession from Papua New Guinea disrupted communication with within the church. Half of the church in the Solomon Islands and in Papua New Guinea separated from the Church in 1996. The church in the Solomon Islands maintained connection with the World Council of Churches, Pacific Conference of Churches. It has 50,000 members and 300 congregations. Member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches, the World Council of Churches and the Council for World Mission. United