Apostolic Church of Ethiopia (ACE)
The first leader of the Apostolic Church of Ethiopia was Bishop Teklemariam Gezahegne (1937-2022).
They have their own songs, as there is little interaction between Oneness Pentecostals and Trinitarian Christians in Ethiopia.
YouTube Channels
Apostolic Church Mezmur /Songs/ (> 10k subscribers)
Glory Apostolic Mezmur (> 2k)
Iso Yisehak Ab (> 6k)
ObeyActs Bible (> 6k)
Choirs
(?) Addis Ababa Choir
(?) Hawassa Choir
Union of Maranatha Choir (Hossana)
Soloists
Erkenesh Segaro (1947-1994)
Gedeon Addise + 2014
Proprietary Channel
AddisPraise.com
Tracks of (Amharic) albums released by the ACE Media Department.
App
Apostolic Songs
“Apostolic Songs is an application developed in Ethiopia for the purpose of making lyrics of all the Ethiopian Apostolic Church songs, that are available right now, easily accessible” (Google Play)
Further study
Haustein, Jörg. “The New Prime Minister’s [Hailemariam Desalegn] Faith: A Look at Oneness Pentecostalism in Ethiopia”, PentecoStudies 12/2 (2013): 183–204.
» Read online version at academia.edu
Teklemariam Gezahagne. Bible Writers’ Theology. Rev. edition. Hazelwood, MO: Apostolic Experience Publishing, 2007. [1st ed. 1999]
Teklemariam Gezahegne. Acts of God in Ethiopia. Hazelwood, MO: Apostolic Experience Publishing, 2007.
» For Amharic publications, visit the ACE website.
» For an introduction to Oneness Pentecostalism, you could watch “Oneness Pentecostals Explained in 2 1/2 minutes”
(“Ready to Harvest” YouTube channel)
Invitation
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