Message from Addis Ababa Diocese

In the name of the father and of the son and of the Holy Spirit one God Amen.

Our beloved and spiritual believers,
The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church occupies a unique place among African countries and the Christendom at large for the longstanding historical contribution being apostolic, ancient, historic and national. Apart from the religious service, churches and monasteries have been contributing for the spiritual, social and economical betterment of the country.
Our beloved believers,
The church as a hegemonies institution in the country has been persistently doing it best for the welfare of the nation and its citizens. Particularly, churches and monasteries in Addis Ababa have been committed themselves in building museums, colleges, university schools, clinics and others to improve the living status of the people. Besides, these churches are now considering becoming destinations for local and international visitors.
Hence, this website would play a momentous role in bridging visitors with churches and monasteries providing comprehensive tourist information.

My God keep our people in peace and love

Colleges and Universities

Since Ethiopian Orthodox Church is an ancient, apostles, historical, national, in addition to the religious responsibility she is assumed with, it has carried out an activity of establishing modern schools in all places.

Out of the modern colleges and universities:

1. Mahdere Sibhat Kidist Lideta Lemaryam Health Science College

This college was established by the Addis Ababa Diocese, the church parish council administration, religious followers formed in 1997. Starting from the date of its establishment it is enable to graduate the considerable number of students annually. This church’s first health science college, in addition to health sciences training, it gives to the society, build an organized hospital and that able to provide a quality education, facilitates space for research and study and has a vision to be a high educational firm.

The colleges have a degree and diploma educational programs in regular base. Out of the trainings which are given in the regular program.

Training Fields

In degree program
- In clinical nursing
- In public health (has a health officer)
In technique and vocational training filed (in degree program)
- In nursing field
  - Level 2 health care giving
  - Level 3 nursing assistance
  - Level 4 comprehensive nursing
  - Level 4 Midwifery Nursing
- In medical laboratory technology field
  - In level 2 Medical Laboratory Assistance
  - In Level 3 Medical Laboratory Service
  - In Level 4 Medical Laboratory Service
- In pharmacy technology field
  - In Level 2 Retail Pharmacy Assisting
  - In Level 3 Hospital/Community Pharmacy Assistance
  - In Level 4 Pharmacy Technology Service e.t.c
The education assurance process is being provided inline with the rules and regulations enacted by the Ministry of Education.

2. Debrehaile St. Raguel College

This college is one of the modern schools which are under the administration of the Addis Ababa Diocese and educations which are given in the regular level are the following.

Administration training
Computer/IT
Accounting trainings.

from 2004 the college has accepted students and providing trainings. This college has scored a high result and has improved from preparatory schools to college levels so that the school is very successful college. The school is unique in its nature it has developed from first level in to secondary within the short period of time. It is provided education with the required quality. The college has developed because its dedication to fulfill the societies educational need and for it provided with the required quality.

In this regard the monastery parish administration board has showed a good work spirit which can be an example for other monasteries.

Primary and Secondary Schools

The Addis Ababa diocese has been established it’s school at different levels of monasteries and churches from kindergarten to college and universities that have been providing spiritual and secular wisdom to students and also what we call secular wisdom is according to our forefathers, preparing writing ink, scraping the traditional writing pad “Brana”, carving writing pen, writing books, binding, farming, trading and the like. According to the modern day saying, it has established scholastic schools/opening school supported with modern technology up to the level of universities i.e. accordingly addis abab diocese has the following major schools;

Menbere tsebahot Holy Trinity Cathedral primary and secondary modern school.
Debre-Hail saint Raguel primary and secondary modern school.
Meskaye hizunan Medhanialem primary and secondary modern school.
Mahedere Sibhat saint Lideta health science University College.
Menbere Mengest saint Gabriel monastery school.
Debre Mewie saint Michael cathedral schools.etc

1. Holy Trinity Cathedral School

Holy Trinity Cathedral School has launched its educational service on the year September 24, 1962, which had primarily accepted only 8 students that were nuns and deacons. In 1963 it has started its educational service by having 39 students in classes ranging from first to fourth grade. At that time, it was known as “Ethiopian Orthodox Apostolic Organizations” Holy trinity cathedral school.The school was opened for the ultimate objective of rendering modern education to the church servants which objective was teaching modern education to clergy and hence the nuns and deacons was able to attend modern education with a lot of effort of the cathedral’s supreme leaders who at the time strictly following up the course of education and in this study servants of the church were admitted and attended.

Previously what was established at cathedral school to render the service for the clergy, monks and deacons enabled to address the service for the other sections of the community. One of the objective of the church is to render service for the community and also destitute sections of the community requesting educational provision to their children without any payment have been made avail themselves of the opportunity which ranges from the local shoe polishers and magazine and newspaper venders in the area.The school has got immediate recognition since it was rendering modern educational curriculum together with spiritual education. What is mentioned as main cause of this is the students were identified in their educational capacity, politeness and etiquette that easily attracts the attention of the community.

When the number of students has been increased, the community had presented request for the students to pay some amount of payment and get better educational service, in the year in 1970 a minimum payment of 5 birr had been decided to be paid which had put the precedent for the payment that being executed to students so far to this date.When the interest of the community towards the school has been increased from time to time, and since the demand was beyond the admittance capacity of the school, the student admission to the school was made by a committee which annually established for this purpose.At that time the school was established for the first time, it was holding the rooms which rest behind the cathedral’s school. When the number of student has been increased, it had hold the area which is now place of rendering primary education and in 1976 the national examination were given to student grading up to 12 and during the impact caused on to it at the time, it had been decided to be limited from 1st up to 8th grade only.

Despite the fact that the change brought following the 1974 revolution, it had caused impact on the growth of the school, however; the administrators and staffs of the cathedral at that time paid grater sacrifices and exerted concerted efforts to achieve the present performance of the school. For this reason the present day Menbere Tsebahot Trinity cathedral school has three levels or steps which have been educating students in organized manners.

Kindergarten
Primary school
Secondary and preparatory schools

It had started to rehandle secondary school students while opening ninth grade in the year 1982 and consequent to this in the year 2005 in the newly constructed building it has already launched admission of students in secondary, college and preparatory levels. Accordingly the school is now a days admitting not less than 2500 students in the level of kindergarten up to pre colleges preparatory levels. In light of the quality of the school, many students have been passing the national examination and resulting in recognition and acknowledgment of Menbere Tsebahot Holy Trinity cathedral school among various sections of the community in Addis Ababa. For this reason, the school not only rendering its educational service in its cathedral but also becoming pride and owner to the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church.

2. Meskaye Hazunan Medhanialem Monastery school

Meskaye Hazunan Medhanialem Monastery school has established its primary and secondary schools in the year 1982 following Menbere Tsebahot Holy Triniy cathedral school. This school has been following the educational curriculum set by the ministry of education by constructing a 6 story building and also exerting a lot of effort to address the school to a higher level from its present stage of secondary school. Accordingly, the monastery school has admitted not less than 2000 students from kindergarten to secondary levels by giving the proper quality of education. In light of the quality of the school, the students have been joining higher education by passing and scoring higher results in the national examinations and hence the school is consider to be one of the recognized schools in the beneficiary community of Addis Ababa. For this reason, the school is now days providing a rewarding and appreciated service to the monastery as well as the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church.

3. Debre Hail Saint Raguel Church School

Debre Hail Saint Raguel Church School is established on July 13, 1999 by the collaboration of the parishes administration and development committee as well as the diocese. The school which started rendering it primary education in its three story building thereby growing up to a level of secondary education in the year 1978. The school had put the 10th grade student for national examination while in the preparatory level several number of student from 11 up to 12 scoring good results for joining universities and presently the primary education as well as secondary education is mentioned among the few recognized and appreciated schools within Addis Ababa.

4. Menbere Mengest Saint Gabriel Monastery School

Menbere Mengest Saint Gabriel Monastery School is established in 2006 and rendering regular education to the community from kindergarten to grade 10.

5. Debre Mewie Saint Michael Cathedral School

Debre Mewie Saint Michael Cathedral School in 2007 which has opened primary school and rendering its educational service from 1st up to 8th grade.

There are other schools which are not mentioned here but we are intending to state them in the future time.

Youths and Development

Youth in addition to the spiritual service they are active participant in the overall developmental actives of the church in monasteries, parish and other places.

The young generation has a vital role by believing whatever he want, by perspective in church songs, arts, drama, teaching children, expanding gospel, participating in sanitation, and other activities which are important for the overall activities of the church. In addition to that the young generation is playing its best practically by keeping the discipline of the church, helping the poor, construction the church and in any other activities require by the church. Even if there is a common practice which is given in all monasteries and churches Sunday schools, for instance we can look at the service which is being provided by the Sunday schools of Holy Trinity and meskaye hizunan Gedam.

When we look at the study which is being conducted on Yared songs to the young generation are providing spiritual song in the church during marriage events. Through such at they are enable a considerable number of participant conclude marriage at the cathedral/Gedam.
By establishing drama and art section enable the considerable number of dramas to be conducted in huge celebrations. Because of this they are playing their effort to expand the social and economical knowledge.
By participating in the diocese and developmental committee as a member is carrying out core activities.
In order the Sunday schools preserve the church moral assets and lead their lives in ethical and disciplined way, a discipline committee and a moral teachings has been given the young generation. The discipline committee has appeared and accepting spiritual as well as psychological advice and they have organized the church and its community to provide solution for the problem encountered. Because of this they are enabled to lead a good life based on the church doctrines.

Generally, those Sunday school have vital importance to Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church youth activities by providing educational and other tasks accordingly Sunday schools has carried out new developmental programs and exert their maximum effort for the countries development and activities.

Activities of the Youth/youth’s movement

The ancient and famous Ethiopian Orthodox Church is an owner of many history and heritages. The young generation as a responsibility to accept those heritages to preserve and transfer the next generation. Accordingly, in 1930 Addis Ababa Sunday schools have the responsibility of their fathers and have exerted an effort to actualize the assets and values of the church. In order to nurture a generation who have a responsibility of discharging heritages Sunday schools in the last years has exerted everything, by accepting directives from the diocese, with their full knowledge, finance and time to the high effort they exert they are able to wake for the gospel preaching activities and they have organized the church education to be provide through a modern way.

Furthermore, they have exerted their maximum effort so that the young generation could be able to enjoy spiritual teachings. For that purpose courses, seminars, trainings, trips have been several times prepared and situation has been facilitated so that religions followers can enjoy those. In addition to the spiritual service of the church monasteries as well as parishes which are administered under the diocese highly participated in the overall activities of the church.

Generally, the young generation played its best by performing different services of church songs, art, drama, teaching children, gospel expansion, sanitation and other activities required for the church, providing care, modern secretarial service, furthermore the youth is exerting his maximum effort so that to enable the church to have a source of income. Even if Sunday schools are being provided in all big monasteries and parishes, we can observe some of the activities which are performed by the cathedral Sunday school of the holy trinity as follows:

When we look at the study which is being conducted on saint Yared songs to the young generation are providing spiritual song in the church during marriage events. Through such at they are enable a considerable number of participant conclude marriage at the cathedral/Gedam.
By establishing drama and art section enable the considerable number of dramas to be conducted in huge celebrations. Because of this they are playing their effort to expand the social and economical knowledge.
By participating in the diocese and developmental committee as a member is carrying out core activities.
In order the Sunday schools preserve the church moral assets and lead their lives in ethical and disciplined way, a discipline committee and a moral teachings has been given the young generation. The discipline committee has appeared and accepting spiritual as well as psychological advice and they have organized the church and its community to provide solution for the problem encountered. Because of this they are enabled to lead a good life based on the church doctrines.

Generally, those Sunday school have vital importance to Ethiopian Orthodx Tewahedo Church youth activities by providing educational and other tasks accordingly Sunday schools has carried out new developmental programs and exert their maximum effort for the countries development and activities.

Sunday School – History

In the history of Ethiopian Orthodox Church Sunday schools for youth was begun to be founded commencing from 1936 young followers who used to attend their religious education previously in the holy trinity cathedral school had established an association named “Trinity Association” the association was established for male followers only. However after some years the cathedral administration young female followers was found it necessary to establish their own association apart from the already established male association. To this effect females who used to visit the cathedral for the purpose of prior and preaching gathered and established an association named “Kirstos Association”.

When the members of those associations began to enjoy a better religious awareness as well as discipline, members of the associations especially female followers began to study the church spiritual songs and commenced to sing in the church after Kurban. This was an interesting event for church clergy and servants and began to encourage the founded associations. The objective of the establish association was the following.

To learn and preach Christianity doctrine basic objectives.
To carryout humanitarian activities.
To preserve Christianity national culture.
Facilitate young female followers in order to enable provide service without any fears and to preach the community. Because of this providing training to the female church servants.

As it has been mentioned on the above since the spiritual song of the female followers began to be enjoyed as a new event their activity initiates other churches to do the same.Starting from the establishment of Miscaye hzunan Church spiritual service was able to attract the attention of Teferi Mekonene and Etegemenen students. Because of this in every Sunday a considerable amount of students began to attend spiritual service at the church. Some of the followers also began to provide a voluntary service for the church. In addition to that, by developing unity between the students and monasteries, the young followers request to be established a Sunday school which provides sculpture education for the interested once. Following this the very famous Sunday school called “Temero Mastemar” was founded in 1939.

Starting from the time Temero Mastermar association was established the necessary spiritual service is being provided to the members as well as to the community. Next to that trinity spiritual college was established in 1942 gospel messengers founded Sunday school. It was at that time Mahbere Hawariat Ferehaimanot an association based in Asmara being established.

The Sunday school associations expand to Taeka Negest Bata Lemariam and St. Gabriel, to Genet Tsige Menagesha St. Giorgis as well as to other big monasteries and churches found in Addis. Beyond that it expanded to the Teklay Gizat cities and districts holding the name and title of the church and with a special neck names. The association of young followers keeps up to 1974 the present Sunday school was established as it has stated above by young female and male followers, bishops and Archbishops, clergy and preachers who accept the objective of the schools. Likesilanat Abba melektu later named as His Holiness Abune Tewofilos who was an administrator of Holy Trinity Cathedral in 1936 accepted the objective of the Sunday schools and provide all the necessary support for the expansion of the Sunday schools. In addition to that he has exerted the required effort to keep the sustainability of the Sunday school. However, since those associations were established in Addis Ababa City gradually, it was mandatory to create line of communication within the church. At that time historical treasures revealed that a central office for the Sunday school was founded as the secretariat office. This central office used to coordinate young followers spiritual associations up to 1965 in limited way.

Starting from 1965 it was developed to youth affairs department. In such situation, in 1966 young spiritual followers association established general assembly following the revolution being observed at that time. The general assembly of the young spiritual associations have contributed most in the black history of the Derge Regime to the history of the church. The general assembly showed its brave act regardless of the harsh system. We can dare to say that the general assembly has strengthened the department.

Generally, within strong collaboration of the assembly held the department, the present Sunday school as the former young followers spiritual association secured is legal personality based on the church constitution enacted 1970 and having fully recognized expand in to the whole Ethiopia up to 1974.However, commencing from 1974 February month the Derge Regiem created an internal influence stating that the association resembles to New Ethiopia youth Association and through the wise decision of the Holy Synod Leadership their name was changed and renamed as Sunday school which keeps up to today. It was from that time that the department was named as Sunday school organizing department.

Social Events

The social source of Ethiopian Orthodox Church contribution is from the 10 commandments and 6 gospels. The 10 commandments and 6 gospels together preach social rules. Social rules are base in one society to develop social ties, understanding love and living together in peace. A society who leads his life based on noble social norms will create its own tradition through course of time. Tradition or culture identifies one community from the other community and it is an entity which defines his orthodox identity. Accordingly, Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church has contributed and his contributing the following social contributions.

Social Contribution

1. Participating in Charity Service

The source of charity is the bible. This include beyond developing sense of understanding and humanity among the society, it includes an education which have a crucial importance for the soul. Therefore, beyond giving value for spiritual service, it has a vital importance to develop a sense of understanding and humanity in the society. The importance methods to actualize such kind of noble assets is to teach, organize, coordinate the society and open firms. The initial point for charity service is religion.

God showed without any return that all creatures are created for the good and they are good. Those who follow they are Lord contributed a voluntary service. The father of many Abraham is well known by providing needs and drinking for a person in need without any return. Many service which are listed in the bible are done by voluntary individuals every human being is expected to provide support interns of money, knowledge, labor to other in need. It is a noble Christian act which ought to be remembered of the kind Samrawi who provide support for an individual who was injured doing everything the required by his own freewill. At present clergy, deacons, church followers carryout a lot of activities at their own freewill. Opening children center as well as support provision for elders.

Ethiopia Orthodox Church has a lasted tradition of providing support for poor helping his far better than scarifying. It has been stated in the holy bible that helping to individuals in need has a grate value and his blessing. It is an Ethiopian grate value to help for those who are in need. This noble tradition is our societies social security and our Christian tradition the former traditional church student used to attend their school through the offer they obtain from the Christian society. It is the tradition which was developed by the church for the thousand of years not through the help of governmental or other support providing help for those who are in need is Christian culture which was nurtured by the church for years. Generally, the church is exerting its maximum effort provide food for those who are starved, cloth for those who are naked, cure for those who are get ill, support for elders as well as for any who are in need. To ensure such kind of social security the church as exerted its best effort by coordinating all the concerned body.

Those social firms had structure even if it is not like the modern one. They had social securities which are used by providing support for a child who is not your biological child and other social activities. Until social security began in Ethiopia they used to provide support to orphaned children through this way. After those firms get established, the church established new firms and began providing service in a strengthen way.

Getting aid during drought and helping refugees.

Since helping for those who are in need is a noble act of the bible the church has been providing help for those who are in need. At present, by establishing in a modern way development and rehabilitation commission is providing grain and oil as well as other foods when there is an urgent need. Therefore, the church has been carried out its humanitarian support and the rehabilitation activities.

Organizing spiritual associations

There are a lot of Sunday associations as well as religious associations. Those noble assets are favorable provide charity service. They are widely used at rural areas. In case properties are lost due to an accident support will be provided. In addition to that if there are individuals who lost the physical labor or health support will be provided through those associations. This act is biblical. Because of this since it create a positive influence on the living tradition of the society; the church has played its best role for the actualizing of it.

2. Nurturing Good Citizen

Man is free with dignity for the world he is living in. nationality is natural however to be a good citizen is the result of good discipline and act. Since Ethiopian Orthodox Church is a true and holy church there was no any time spent without teaching her followers the importance of religious discipline, moral values and faithfulness. Even if matters which came in the name of civilization is challenging the good assets of the church and its service even in such situation the church is nurturing her followers with discipline and fear of God so that to be an individuals of importance to their people and their country. The church activity extend from teaching moral as well as ethical values to religious doctrines.

3. Developing Working Tradition

The church teaches that work is the base for living bible which is the guiding principal of the church broadly explain the importance of work and develop working tradition. Lord has given responsibility to our father Adam so that to nurture her in a way to purify. After he has committed a sin Adam was condemned to live based on the effort he exert. The bible clearly states that every one should live based on his effort. Those who lived on their effort are blessed. The church based on this biblical education teaches her followers to focus on their work otherwise an idle brain is the workshop of the devil. From this perspective the church is playing its best for the overall development of the people and economical, as well as developmental security.

4. Teaching Discipline

The word discipline is to mean to be learned from the day to day activities and the goodness of work. The church teaches its followers to unconditionally love human beings, engage in a noble act, to avoid from any distractive behaviors and to lead their life through purified and holy spirits. Through the education the church teaches its followers are preached to have a good concise, to avoid from un decent words and thoughts, to far away from arrogance and undo pride, to forgive and forget to have an acquaintance with God and to do all good things. Because of this the church is preaching her followers to be well disciplined, to respect the rules of God and to engage in noble and good deeds. In a social life the church teaches his followers not focus on a weakness of their fellows, and that the source of evil is ignorance because of this any one who commit a mistake, instead of blaming should be make aware of his mistake.

This changes the evil in to the good. Since our life is not only revealed before God but also before human beings, we should do all the best for every one we should think good things not only before God but also before human beings. Generally, the church preaches disciplined so that her followers should be faithful his country, and to his fellowman, discharge his responsibility with the required one, to carryout his activity without prejudice. Through the discipline teachings the church is exerting its best to protect corruption and to enhance the over going development of the state.

The church teaches the value of respect, tax should be paid if it is due, duty shall be performed, what ought to be feared ought to be feared, what ought to be respected ought to be respected. Because of this the church is contributing a lot by teaching her followers so that to pay Asrat for the church and tax for the government on time. We can dare to say that because of the following.

For its teaching makes the followers to be obedient, decent with fear of God, to be free of foreign activities as well as distractive addictions and it will nurture good citizens.
The church has mold and nurtured the citizen for a long period of time through traditional church school so that to be well disciplined and to have a sense of responsibility. Her contribution is not some thing that can easy for forgettable.
The church has exerted a maximum effort to give an ethical education along with the regular education up to higher institutions.
Especially during this world of globalization, the young generation is highly exposed to unnecessary and distractive behaviors. Corruption for which the state is striving hard to tackle them through a commission level, the church is also accepted that it is its religious obligation to carryout an activity so that to alleviate such kind of ill behaviors by teaching discipline and ethics from the root.

5. Participating in Health Care activities

Health does not mean the absence of an illness. Rather it is an individuals physical, psychological, social, mental as well as spiritual well being. For a community which is in poverty health problems takes big place beyond the biological health problem any mental anxiety as well as disorder highly affect on the production of the society. The church contribution to avoid health problems can be listed as follows.

By providing spiritual as well as biological well being.
By enabling to have a mental health.
By providing psychological health.
By expanding modern health firms etc.

6. In the field of Education

A human being which is endowed with a thinking mental an education is important so that to purify him self from ignorance and to identify the good from the evil, to understand the wisdom of God. Because of this a knowledge which enables him to enjoy social freedom is important. Education has a vital importance so that to lead their cultural and economic life with the wisdom and to have a living tradition based on knowledge.

The Purpose of this

Its prior activity is to draft curriculum from traditional church school up to higher institutions so that to nurture a generation who has a conscious mind and who can cope up with modernity. To this effect it is the duty of the church to draft the curriculum and prepare information as well as equipments required for that purpose.

Ethiopia is one of the few countries in the world which have their own alphabet. Its identification is a geez alphabet. It is the owner of geez alphabet. Because of this it was found necessary to facilitate the situation. In different educational faculties based on abroad has established facilities to conduct study on Geez education. The church used to serve as Ministry of Education by construction modern school as of 1930. After the introduction of modern education in our country the church has built its own modern schools and has mold the young generation through discipline and to be an individuals who love their own country and people.

7. By Recording History and Wisdom

The beginning and source of Ethiopian art is Ethiopian Orthodox Church the elite and sagas of Ethiopian Orthodox Church began to right using different colors while the other world was to infant to have their own writing skills. Our fathers used to record the history of Ethiopian as well as abroad through their own writing skills which was prepared from sheep, goat and other animals skim traditionally known as Berana.

8. Cultural Contribution

The base for Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church is the bible. The church preaches its religion from by coordinating Tuwfit, Tuwfit from the system, the system from the culture the church is reach with cultures which can be a source of a good culture assets. Accordingly, in order to understand or observe the traditional contribution of the church the following has been listed.

A meal once a day (communal eating system).
Speaking procedure.
Hospitability culture.
Clothing/white cloth, female and male clothes etc.
Respecting marriage.
Heroic and love of once country.
Living together with respect and communal life, are some of cultural values to me mention with

Developmental Activities

Treasures indicate that developmental activities were commencing in the church. Therefore, developmental activities are commenced from our God. God first creates the earth then human beings because of this the church will carry out its activities inline with the order of God and rules.

An individual who have no interest to work can not dare to speak that he has a religion or faith. As holy books stated it religion is the only revealed through work. Briefly religion void of work is meaningless. Based on this idea Ethiopian Orthodox Church is engaged at the developmental activities in the monasteries and Churches which are located in the rural and urban areas form the ancient time.

In irrigation development
In agricultural development
In animal husbandry development
In bees development activity
In construction development activity
In art developmental activities
In education and other basic developmental activities and his contribution to the overall developmental activities of the state.Addis Ababa Diocese is one of the exemplary figures. The diocese has accept the developmental activity from for fathers and is carrying out in the diocese in line with the capacity of the diocese. The main objectives of those developmental activities:
- To enable the church self-viable in terms of income and provide spiritual service appropriate
- To provide to the society the full social service
- To improve the living standards of the church servants.

Accordingly, the diocese is engaged at:

Education section
Health section
Construction section
Art and provide activities which have important to the society.

In relation to the issue at hand Addis Ababa Diocese is engaged that various activities of developmental activities, out of this

It is exerting a maximum effort so that churches can secure land holding certificate.
By discussing with the component body to expand development in monasteries and Churches and his carrying out multi-dimensional activities.
It is on the way to build a 20 story building to be used for income generating activities of the diocese.

The parish and its Objective

The Parish Council (PC) of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church (EOTC) is the governing administrative and executive members of the church. According to the PC constitution (Kalawadi) of the EOTC the main objective is to care for the Holy Church, to expand and enrich her services in order to encourage her followers to hold firm to the faith and morals of the Christian life as well as to make the church self-reliant.

The Parish Council is responsible to maintain the proper administration of the finance and property of the church, to register the clergy and laity, ensure that the income and expenditure are in accordance with the budget, as well as to prepare financial and activity reports at the Annual General Meeting. The PC is accountable to the Archbishop of the Diocese and to the National Parish General Assembly of the EOTC.

The church has a modern structure and for which it was enacted in the constitution of the church there was a spiritual assembly being commenced. Generally the diocese has the following objectives in accordance of the constitution Article 5.

To preserve the holy church and make its services.
To organize the church servants activity and to improve the lives and living standard of the church servants.
To increase the number of followers and to see the followers being developed by spiritual knowledge, ethics and Christian life.
To improve the church administration and to make autonomous.

In addition to that in accordance the church constitution Article 6, the diocese activities are the following.

To preach the gospel and to expand the gospel.
To establish spiritual as well as modern education and to organize the same.
To give spiritual as well as social service to all religious followers.
To establish Sunday school and to provide support.
To reach the church service to all followers.
To fulfill all the required for the church spiritual service.
To administer the church activities in accordance with holy bible, the law and regulations.
To make the church viable in terms of property as well as economy.
To prevent unnecessary waste of property of the church to be registered and keep, to develop;
To execute and make execute the above mention laws regulations, directives, order decisions.
To exert for the necessary so that to create a line of cooperation among the diocese and churches.
To establish various charities and societies and provide service.
To carry out construction, renewal, maintenance and other activities and to implement the same.
To keep the financial account of Ethiopian Orthdox Tewahido Church as well as to properly handle the property and statistical information.
To execute and make execute all the required in accordance to the constitution.
To carry out all the required in accordance with this article sub article 4-14 and to carry out all the necessary with the required individuals and firms.

Organizational Structure

The diocese is administered by a bishop and will have the following organs.

Bishop – is in charge of administrating the whole diocese, provide blessing to the clerics and followers found under the diocese, exert his maximum effort to expand religious doctrine.
Manager –in the absence of the bishop shall administer the assembly, transfer the regulations of the holy synods to the concerned body, lead the activities of the office, coordinate, employ workers under a permission of the diocese, carryout the correspondence activities of the diocese, communicate with various organs, prepare plans of the diocese along with departments follow up the performance, prepare quarter and annual report.
Gospel and apostles service department
Expanding gospel and preaching, training spiritual teachers, assigning spiritual teachers, preparing apostles travels, coordinating assembles and facilitating the situation to strengthen ties among the church are the core duties of the department.
Sunday School Department/division
Organizing Sunday schools, leading as well as administrating the organized Sunday schools through the constitutions of the church, developing spiritual life for the young followers through various activities, enabling smooth spiritual songs to the young singers, providing young Christian followers to attend Abinet School and transfer to clergy , preparing programs for children, preparing educational materials, facilitating a situation so that children can learn their religious asset, value, tradition, language, facilitating a situation so that mothers can have the right place in the church service are the core activities of the department.
Finance and Budget Department
Follow up financial usage and expenditure, collect funds for the church, lay down methods for which funds can be secured, effecting various payments inline with the financial accounting law and the constitution are the core activities of finance and budget department.
Treasure Department
Preparing spiritual meetings encouraging visitors to visit Ethiopia and the church in to that effect facilitating smooth situation, making church history as well as heritage to be recorded and preserved, preparing annual holidays, festivals and other traditional events.
Legal Department: carrying out legal activities regarding to the church, preserving the right of the church before the law, analyzing and balancing the church constitution with the state law.
Auditing Department: this section is in charge of following up the income and expense of the financial matters as well as properties of the diocese which is to be collected from different directions.
Cashier Department: This section is in charge of checking the fund secured based on the document to be issued from the accounting section and after ensuring its correctness deposed in to the bank as well as it is responsible for effecting workers salary as well as various expenses when permission is given from the concerned body by withdrawing money from the bank.
Welfere Department: this section is responsible to coordinate various aid providing individuals as well as charities and provide support to the destitute and needy.
Property Section: this section is responsible to preserve properties which are given to the church through donation, conduct a study to point out methods of financial income and preserve available property as well as finance.
Clergy Administration Department: this section is responsible clergy administration matters and huge public as well as special events and programs.
Parish Department: this section is responsible to coordinate and parties so that parishes can be founded in any churches.
Record and File Section: this section is responsible to record correspondence letters as historical documents in a careful way.
General Service Section:
District Church: this is administered by Like Kahnat and the purpose is to coordinate spiritual service in some limited area.