The Ethiopian Full Gospel Believers' Church is a Pentecostal Christian denomination in Ethiopia. The headquarters is in Addis Ababa.
| Ethiopian Full Gospel Believers' Church | |
|---|---|
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| Classification | Evangelical Christianity |
| Theology | Pentecostal |
| Headquarters | Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
| Origin | 1967 |
| Congregations | 2,143 |
| Members | 4.5 million |
| Official website | etfullgospel |
History
editThe Ethiopian Full Gospel Believers' Church has its origins in a prayer conference held at the University of Addis Ababa in 1966.[1] The church was officially founded in 1967.[2] In 2015, it had 2,143 churches and 4.5 million members. The head and largest church is Ketana Hulet Local Church, Addis Ababa. [3]
Beliefs
editThe denomination has a Pentecostal confession of faith.[4]
References
edit- ^ Gérard Prunier, Éloi Ficquet, Understanding Contemporary Ethiopia: Monarchy, Revolution and the Legacy of Meles Zenawi, Oxford University Press, UK, 2015, p. 127
- ^ Vinson Synan, J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu, Amos Yong, Global Renewal Christianity: Spirit-Empowered Movements: Past, Present and Future, Charisma Media, USA, 2016, p. 130
- ^ Ethiopian Full Gospel Believers' Church, Overview of EMWACDO Archived 2019-09-20 at the Wayback Machine, etfullgospel.org, Ethiopia, retrieved September 17, 2019
- ^ Siegbert Uhlig, David Appleyard, Alessandro Bausi, Wolfgang Hahn, Steven Kaplan, Ethiopia: History, Culture and Challenges, LIT Verlag Münster, Allemagne, 2017, p. 248
