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History and ministry
Korme [Qubee: Kormee] is located northeast of Chalia. Like Chalia, Korme belonged to the congregations that grew fast in the 1940s and 1950s. The leader of the area, Tafara Bijigaa, had become a Protestant. Galataa Hirphoo was one of the leading evangelists.
Gospel singers/ songwriters associated with Korme Mekane Yesus congregation:
Teferi Angose was key in forming the Surafel Choir at the local Mekane Yesus congregation. This choir was one of the first groups to compose and sing contemporary worship songs in the Oromo language.
Connect
» Follow Kormee Tube on YouTube (?)
[I’m unsure if this channel is associated with Kormee MY congregation]
Audio
Teferi Angose on Surafel Choir at Korme Mekane Yesus Church (April 2022):
Video
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Picture
(from ELM Hermannsburg Archive; adapted)
For additional pictures from Korme in the 1950s, visit the Int’l Mission Photography Archive’s website
Further reading
Sources
Teferi Angose. Autobiography. Unpublished manuscript.
Literature
Yonas Biratu. “Historical Survey of the Tchallia District of the Western Synod of EECMY (1938 – 1992).” B.Th. paper submitted to Mekane Yesus Seminary. Addis Ababa, 1993.
Bauerochse, Ernst. A Vision Finds Fulfillment: Hermannsburg Mission in Ethiopia. Zürich and Münster: Lit Verlag, 2008. [P. 353 summarizes Yonas Biratu’s findings on Kormee.]