Introduction
The Ethiopian Seventh-Day Adventist (SDA) Church is not a member of the Evangelical Churches Fellowship of Ethiopia, but there is good cooperation with other denominations in some areas, e.g. Bible translation.
Songs
In the last century, many songs in the church’s hymnal were translations of hymns from Scandinavia and the USA.
For an introduction to Seventh-Day Adventist Churches, you might watch the video
- “What is the Seventh-Day Adventist Church”
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For further inquiry
- Helen Afework Woldemichael
Editor of the SDA hymn book and Director of Choral Music at Forest Lake Academy (Florida)
» Visit Helen Afework’s Facebook page
- Eastern Ethiopia Union Mission
» See entry with contact data in Adventist Yearbook
Further reading
Launhardt, Johannes. Evangelicals in Addis Ababa (1919-1991): With special reference to the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus and the Addis Ababa Synod. Münster: Lit Verlag, 2004. [p. 45-48]
Pfeiffer, Baldur Ed. Seventh-day Adventist Contributions to East Africa, 1903-1983. Frankfurt/Main: Peter Lang, 2005.
Truneh Wolde-Selassie. Adventism in Ethiopia: The incredible saga of the beginning and progress of the Seventh-day Adventist work in Ethiopia. Addis Ababa, 2005. [publ. unknown]
Cross-references
» See overview of Seventh-Day Adventist soloists
» See overview of Seventh-Day Adventist choirs
» See overview of Seventh-Day Adventist YouTube channels
» View Amharic Seventh-Day Adventist hymnals
» Read manuscript with Seventh-Day Adventist hymns in Hadiyya
Invitation
There is little information available in English language on the gospel music of this community. If you can help fill our knowledge gaps, please contact us through the form at the bottom of this page.