Berhane Wongel Ethiopian Evangelical Church (Chicago, Illinois, USA)

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The Ethiopian Evangelical Church of Chicago, Illinois, USA began in 1987. It joined the Illinois Mennonite Conference of the Mennonite Church (MC) in 1995.

Around 2002, the congregation changed its name to Berhane Wongel Ethiopian Evangelical Church, later shortened to Berhane Wongel Evangelical Church.

The Berhane Wongel Ethiopian Church was still listed as a member congregation of the Illinois Mennonite Conference of Mennonite Church USA in 2023, but without contact information.

Bibliography

Hockman, Cathleen. "Illinois Conference wrestles with future of churches accepting homosexual members." Gospel Herald 88, no. 16 (18 April 1995): 8.

Additional Information

Address: 6200 North Artesian Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60659

Phone: 773-338-6400

Website: https://www.facebook.com/atChicago2020/

Denominational Affiliations: Illinois Mennonite Conference

Mennonite Church USA

Pastoral Leaders at Berhane Wongel Ethiopian Evangelical Church

Name Years
of Service
Yohannes Ejigu (Contact) 1995-1998?
Guenetu Yigzaw 1998?-2016?
Befekadu Atmew Haile 2017-

Berhane Wongel Ethiopian Evangelical Church Membership

Year Members
2000 53
2009 180
2020 200


Author(s) Samuel J Steiner
Date Published March 2024

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Steiner, Samuel J. "Berhane Wongel Ethiopian Evangelical Church (Chicago, Illinois, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. March 2024. Web. 30 Oct 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Berhane_Wongel_Ethiopian_Evangelical_Church_(Chicago,_Illinois,_USA)&oldid=178506.

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Steiner, Samuel J. (March 2024). Berhane Wongel Ethiopian Evangelical Church (Chicago, Illinois, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 30 October 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Berhane_Wongel_Ethiopian_Evangelical_Church_(Chicago,_Illinois,_USA)&oldid=178506.




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