Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ethiopian_Evangelical_Church_Mekane_Yesus
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkb:Protestantism
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Lutheran_World_Federation
gptkb:World_Council_of_Churches
gptkb:All_Africa_Conference_of_Churches
gptkbp:country gptkb:Ethiopia
gptkbp:education Operates seminaries and schools
gptkbp:founded 1959
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Ethiopian_Christians
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Addis_Ababa
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus
gptkbp:language gptkb:Amharic
gptkb:Oromo
Tigrinya
gptkbp:membership over 10 million
gptkbp:notableEvent Growth during 20th and 21st centuries
Split with Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in 2013
gptkbp:origin Mission work by American Lutheran missions
Mission work by Swedish Evangelical Mission
gptkbp:president gptkb:Rev._Yonas_Yigezu
gptkbp:social_services Runs hospitals and clinics
gptkbp:structure Presbyterian polity
gptkbp:website https://eecmy.org/
gptkbp:worshipStyle Divine Liturgy
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lutheran_Church
gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4