The Debre Tsion Kidist Mariam Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo Church
has been serving the Ethiopian community in London since it
was founded by a small group of the faithful in 1976. The
Church has since grown in size and in the scope of the services
it renders to Ethiopians. The church has performed countless
Christenings, Weddings, Funeral and Memorial services.
It has conducted the Divine Liturgy of the Holy Mass on every
Sunday, and has offered Holy Communion, Confession, and the
teachings of the Holy Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahdo Faith. Maskal
(Feast of the Holy Cross), Christmas, Good Friday, and Easter
are celebrated according to the Orthodox Calendar, in the
ancient manner of the Ethiopian Church.
At
present, the Church is conducting a fund raising effort in
order to purchase it's own building to serve as it's permanent
home. The task is daunting considering the high cost of properties
in London, however, with a strong faith in Our Lord, all things
are possible, and the efforts are well under way. We invite
all to come and visit us, the faithful to pray with us, and
the interested to learn about our faith, our culture and our
history by attending our services.
Please
help us achieve our goal of purchasing a building for our
congregation by making donations. Our account details are
as follows:
Ethiopian Orthodox Church Saint Mary of Dabre Tsion of London,
Business Reserve Account,
NatWest Branch,
46 Notting Hill Gate,
London W11 3ZP
Account Number: 510112715
Sort Code: 60-15-33
Our mission is to uphold the centuries-old tradition and values
of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church and; to increase
the awareness of our community in London about the history,
cultures, languages, and tradition of Ethiopia; and to provide
services consistent with our religion, the Ethiopian Orthodox
Tewahedo Church practices.
We hope this site will enable you to actively participate
in the different services and programs given by Debre Tsion
Kidist Mariam.
The Medium serves as a means of communication with and facilitates
participation in the different activities of the church. It
will eventually enable those who do not have close access
to a place of worship to participate in Mass and other services
from home.
OBJECTIVES:
The primary objectives and purposes of this Church shall be:
a) To establish and maintain a Church of religious worship
in accordance with the teachings of Christianity as adopted
by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church.
(b)
To conduct and maintain services of divine worship and religious
observance according to the traditions and values of the Ethiopian
Orthodox Tewahedo Church . To offer Orthodox Tewahedo religious
services every Sunday and other Orthodox holidays.
(c)
To provide spiritual and cultural programs in order to increase
understanding of the history, culture, languages and values
of Ethiopia.
(d)
To Provide Baptism, Christening, Marriage and Burial rites
(Faith) to the followers of the Orthodox Tewahdo Christianity
faith.
(e)
To build a strong orthodox community that promotes the teachings
of Our Lord to love one another and that does not condone
ethnicism, tribalism and racisim.
OUR
FAITH:
Debre
Tsion Kidist Mariam Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church in
London is a follower of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
faith. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church is one of the oldest
churches in the world and shares a common faith with the Oriental
Orthodox family of the Armenian, Egyptian, Syrian and Indian
(Malankara) churches.
We believe: in one God the Father almighty, maker of heaven,
earth and all things visible and invisible. And we believe
in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of the Father
who was with Him before the creation of the world:Light from
light, true God from true God, begotten not made, of one essence
with the Father: By whom all things were make, and without
Him was not anythings in heaven or earth made: Who for us
men and for our salvation came down from heaven, was made
man and was incarnate from the Holy Spirit and from the holy
Virgin Mary. Became man, was crucified for our sakes in the
days of Pontius Pilate, suffered, died, was buried and rose
from the dead on the third day as as written in the holy scriptures:
Ascended in glory into heaven, sat at the right hand of His
Father, and will come again in glory to judge the living and
the dead; there is no end of His reign. And we believe in
the Holy Spirit, the life-giving God, who proceedeth from
the Father; we worship and glorify Him with the Father and
the Son; who spoke by the prophets; And we believe in on holy,
universal, apostolic church, And we believe in one baptism
for the remission of sins, and wait for the resurrection from
the dead and the life to come, world without end.
Amen
