Geja Kale Heywet Church Choir

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History and ministry

Former “Meserete Heywet Church“

Lakew Tesema was one of the persons who helped establish this congregation (see his biography on DACB.org).

Singers associated with this congregation:

• Endrias Hawaz and Endalkachew Hawaz
• Hanna Tekle

“Dr. Firew, Dr. Simeon Mulatu and a couple of others (I believe teaching at the Evangelical College of Theology) can write on the Geja Kale Hiowot Choir for they were members of that group during Dergue times.” (DB)

Albums

Meserete Heywet Choir

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Geja Kale Heywet “A” Choir

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Songs in hymn book

The congregation published a series of hymn books, Wädase Amlak [ውዳሴ አምላክ, Praise to God]. The names of the songwriters are only given in the last (i.e 4th) volume.

Wädase Amlak, vol. 4 (1997/98)

• A Choir: p. 16, 17, 37/38, 39/40, 48, 76/77, 77/78, 90/91, 103/04, 127/28, 131/32, 137/38
• Yähəgänat [የሕገናት] Choir: p. 81/82, 105

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Audio

Albums/collections

Meserete Heywet Choir

Geja Kale Heywet Choir

vol. 1:

vol. 2:

vol. 3:

vol. 4 (?):

vol. 5:

Songs with lyrics

Video

» Watch selected songs

Further reading

Temesgen Sahle (2016). “Come and See His Works”: Biography of Evangelist Kedamo Mechato. Addis Ababa: Ethiopian Kale Heywet Church Communications and Literature Department. [Amharic; Kedamo Mechato was senior pastor of Geja KH congregation for many years]

Book published on the occasion of the congregation’s 50th anniversary in 2006: