Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church to intensify Evangelism & Social Support

His Holiness Abune Mathias I -Sixth Patriarch and Catholicos of Ethiopia – Archbishop of Axum and Ichege of the See of Saint Taklehaimanot.

OCP News Service- 3/11/15
Report by Mentu Desta Asrat

Addis Ababa: The annual meeting of the Holy Synod of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church has come to an end on 2nd November 2015. The sessions lasted 12 days of intense discussion on various topics.

The apex body of the Ethiopian church has made the following decision:

To establish a committee  to support  areas with lack of rain and water.

To establish a committee to work against corruption and mall administration.

To establish a 24 hour global TV channel to educate the faithful on Orthodoxy.

To control medias which work in the name of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.

To take intense steps to protect Orthodox tradition and properties from other religious groups.

To expand Orthodox Mission and Evangelism in Ethiopia and to foreign dioceses, especially in Japan and Korea.

Source:
OCP News Service