Five YouTube Videos Of The Wara Bethel Conferences Of The Apostolic Church Of Ethiopia

Apostolic Church, Mar 24, 2022

ለወንድሞች እና እህቶችም ሼር በማድረግ የበረከቱ ተካፋይ እናደርጋቸው
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Google translate from Amharic to English "Let's share the blessings to our brothers and sisters"

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Edited by Azizi Powell

Latest Update - March 27, 2024

This pancocojams post presents information about the Apostolic Church of Ethiopia (ACE) and its annual Wara Bethel Conference.

This post also showcases five YouTube videos of Wara Bethel Conferences.

The content of this post is presented for cultural, religious, and educational purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to the producers and publishers of these videos on YouTube and thanks to all those who are featured in these videos. Thanks also to all those who ae quoted in this post.

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE APOSTOLIC CHURCH OF ETHIOPIA AND ITS WARA BETHEL CONFERENCES
Source #1
From https://acieth.org/about/establishment/
..."Apostolic Church of Ethiopia (ACE) is member of Jesus’ church, established by him on the day of Pentecost, and is currently operating throughout the whole world beginning from Ethiopia. Its faith and doctrine is also not of a recent origin to Ethiopia. As it is written in the book of Acts chapter 8, an Ethiopian eunuch of great authority under Candace, queen of the Ethiopians, heard the message of the gospel preached by the Apostles from the evangelist Phillip and was baptized in Jesus name as was practiced on the day of Pentecost.

This gospel of salvation preached by the twelve apostles was fallen on the ground in the land of Ethiopia for the last many centuries, until it was revealed with the mercy of the Lord and taken up again, beginning from about the second half of the 20th century.

Apostolic Church of Ethiopia (ACE) was legally registered by the government of Ethiopia and started operation beginning from the year 1968 G.C. Its HQ is in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and has got thousands of local churches, distributed all over the country and thousands of ministers serving in those churches. Its ministry is not only limited within Ethiopia; rather, it involves in evangelizing the whole world to the extent that the Lord Jesus opens the door and also in the edification of saints.

ACE’s Constituency is in millions and growing by 40 – 50 thousand every year. While most of the members are in Ethiopia, the number of saints is growing in Africa, North America, Asia and other parts of the world as well. Its international ministry is also spreading in almost all continents, viz. Africa, North America, Canada, Europe, Asia, Middle East and Australia.

The ACE’s fundamental doctrine is rooted and anchored firmly with the first New Testament Church that was born on the day of Pentecost. It preaches and practices the same message of repentance, baptism in Jesus name for the remission of sins and the infilling of the Holy Ghost (Acts 2:37-38)."...
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Click https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentecostalism_in_Ethiopia for general information about Pentecostalism in Ethiopia. That Wikipedia page mentions that the Apostolic Church of Ethiopia (ACE) is one of the three largest Pentecostal denominations in Ethiopia.

Also, click https://classroom.synonym.com/the-difference-between-pentecostal-apostolic-12084936.h
for information about the differences between being Pentecostal and Apostolic. Here's the first paragraph from that page:
"Pentecostalism is a Christian movement that began in the early part of the 20th century. The core  doctrine that distinguishes Pentecostals is their belief in the restoration of baptism in the Holy Spirit with the initial physical evidence of speaking in tongues. The Apostolic movement is an offshoot of the Pentecostal movement that began in 1913 when doctrinal disputes, which initially arose at a camp meeting revival service, split the fledgling movement"….

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Source #2
From https://www.privateguide.com/en/0584f80/tours/n_1095/
..."Tour description

The International Apostolic Church organizes annual spiritual festival at Wara-Sidama, Ethiopia. Wara is a rolling plain land in Sidama, During March more than 500,000 peoples gather from all over the country to attend the spiritual Wara festival."...

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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
These YouTube videos are presented in no particular order and are numbered for referencing purposes only

These videos are given without any editorial descriptions or editorial comments 

SHOWCASE VIDEO #1
This video is embedded at the top of this post.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #2 - Wara Bethel Conference 2020 G C – Apostolic Church of Ethiopia 

Apostolic, Dec 14, 2020

ለመላው የኢትዮጵያ የሐዋርያዊት ቤተ ክርቲያን አባላት

የኢትዮጵያ ሐዋርያዊት ቤተ ክርስቲያ Web site ለእንተርኔት ተጠቃሚዎች ሁሉ በተመቻቸና እጅግ ደስ በሚያሰኝ መልክ ተዘጋጅቶላችሁ ቀርቦአል አሁኑኑ ይጎብኙ!!! https://acieth.org/
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Amharic to English

For all Ethiopian Apostolic Church members

The Ethiopian Apostolic Church Web site has been prepared for all Internet users in a convenient and pleasant way. Visit it now!!!

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #3 - የኢትዮጵያ ሐዋርያዊት ቤተ ክርስቲያን ዋራ ቤቴል 2014 / Wara Bethel Apostolic Church Of Ethiopia 2022

አንድ ጌታ ONE LORD, Mar 20, 2022  #apostolicchurchofethiopia #apostolic #wara

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #4 - Wara 2020, beautiful first day of conferences

Viajando y Mas con Miguel, Mar 13, 2020 

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SHOWCASE VIDEO #5 -33rd wara bethel conference ||apostolic Church of Ethiopia || 33ኛ ዋራ ቤቴል ኮንፈረንስ || coming soon .... 

#EYA TUBE, Mar 1, 2024  #sibket #apostolic #wara

#wara #apostolic #song #gospel #worship #apostolic church of Ethiopia #wara #wara #song #mezmur#sibket

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Christmas Traditions In Ethiopia & Four Videos Of Christmas In Ethiopia

Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post provides information about Christmas in Ethiopia.

This post also showcases four videos of Christmas in Ethiopia, East Africa.

The Addendum to this post showcases a video of Ethiopian celebration of Christmas in Minnesoata (USA).

This is Part VI of an ongoing pancocojams series on "Christmas in Africa". Click that tag for more posts in this series.

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INFORMATION ABOUT CHRISTMAS IN ETHIOPIA
From https://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/holidays-christmas/christmas-traditions-around-the-world-ga4.htm
"Ethiopia is one of the oldest nations in Africa. It still follows the ancient Julian calendar, so Ethiopians celebrate Christmas on January 7. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church's celebration of Christ's birth is called Ganna. It is a day when families attend church.

The day before Ganna, people fast all day. The next morning at dawn, everyone dresses in white. Most Ethiopians don a traditional shamma, a thin, white cotton wrap with brightly colored stripes across the ends. The shamma is worn somewhat like a toga. Urban Ethiopians might put on white Western garb. Then everyone goes to the early mass at four o'clock in the morning. In a celebration that takes place several days later, the priests will dress in turbans and red and white robes as they carry beautifully embroidered fringed umbrellas.

Most Ethiopians who live outside the modern capital city, Addis Ababa, live in round mud-plastered houses with cone-shaped roofs of thatched straw. In areas where stone is plentiful, the houses may be rectangular stone houses. The churches in Ethiopia echo the shape of the houses. In many parts of the country there are ancient churches carved out of solid volcanic rock. Modern churches are built in three concentric circles.

In a modern church, the choir assembles in the outer circle. Each person entering the church is given a candle. The congregation walks around the church three times in a solemn procession, holding the flickering candles. Then they gather in the second circle to stand throughout the long mass, with the men and boys separated from the women and girls. The center circle is the holiest space in the church, where the priest serves Holy Communion.

Around the time of Ganna, the men and boys play a game that is also called ganna. It is somewhat like hockey, played with a curved stick and a round wooden ball.

The foods enjoyed during the Christmas season include wat, a thick, spicy stew of meat, vegetables, and sometimes eggs as well. The wat is served from a beautifully decorated watertight basket onto a "plate" of injera, which is flat sourdough bread. Pieces of injera are used as an edible spoon to scoop up the wat.

Twelve days after Ganna, on January 19, Ethiopians begin the three-day celebration called Timkat, which commemorates the baptism of Christ. The children walk to church services in a procession. They wear the crowns and robes of the church youth groups they belong to. The grown-ups wear the shamma. The priests will now wear their red and white robes and carry embroidered fringed umbrellas.

The music of Ethiopian instruments makes the Timkat procession a very festive event. The sistrum is a percussion instrument with tinkling metal disks. A long, T-shaped prayer stick called a makamiya taps out the walking beat and also serves as a support for the priest during the long church service that follows. Church officials called dabtaras study hard to learn the musical chants, melekets, for the ceremony.

Ethiopian men play another sport called yeferas guks. They ride on horseback and throw ceremonial lances at each other.

Ganna and Timkat are not occasions for giving gifts in Ethiopia. If a child receives any gift at all, it is usually a small gift of clothing. Religious observances, feasting, and games are the focus of the season. "

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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
Video #1: Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church Christmas Song TTEOTV 4-4



TTEOTV, Published on Jan 6, 2009

Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church Christmas Song "The savior of the world is born today"

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Video #2: Zemarit Tsedale Gobeze Akotet Ze Tewahdo Ethiopian Christmas Special program "TTEOTV"



TTEOTV Published on Jan 16, 2012

Akotet Ze Tewahdo Ethiopian Christmas Special program "TTEOTV"

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Video #3: Christmas preparations in Ethiopia



VideoNews, Published on Dec 21, 2015

ADDIS ABABA,ETHIOPIA - DECEMBER 21: People walk past decorated street with illuminations for Christmas celebrations at a local shopping center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on December 21, 2015.

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Video #4: Christmas Celebration at Lalibela



ዘተዋሕዶ, Published on Jan 8, 2016

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ADDENDUM: Ethiopian Christmas (Gena) Holiday Celebration in Minnesota 2018



Habeshaw Abel, Published on Jan 8, 2018

Ethiopian Orthodox Church celebrate Christmas on January 7th, not December 25th! The Christmas celebration in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church is called Gena or ልደተ-ለእግዚእነ. Most people go to Church on Christmas day.

Many people take part in a special Advent fast during the 43 days before Christmas. It starts on 25th November and is known as the 'Fast of the Prophets' (Tsome Nebiyat). During this time only vegan meal is eaten each day.

For Gena, people get dressed in white. Most people wear a traditional clothing called a Netela. It's a thin white cotton piece of cloth with brightly colored stripes across the ends. People go to church on Christmas Eve at 6.00pm and the service finishes about 3.00am. On Gena, families get together and celebrate the holiday.

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Information About The Ethiopian Orthodox Church and Seven Videos Of Ethiopian Orthodox Mezmur (Music)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post provides information about The Ethiopian Orthodox Church and showcases seven videos of Ethiopian Orthodox Mezmur (music).

Selected comments from two of these videos are also included in this post.

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INFORMATION ABOUT
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_in_Ethiopia
"Christianity in Ethiopia dates to the ancient Kingdom of Aksum, when the King Ezana first adopted the faith. Various Christian denominations are now followed. Of these, the largest and oldest is the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (in Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ኦርቶዶክስ ተዋሕዶ ቤተክርስትያን Yäityop'ya ortodoks täwahedo bétäkrestyan) an Oriental Orthodox church centered in Ethiopia. The Orthodox Tewahedo Church was part of the Coptic Orthodox Church until 1959, when it was granted its own Patriarch by Coptic Orthodox Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of All Africa Cyril VI.

The largest pre-colonial Christian church of Africa, the Ethiopian Church has a membership of between 40 and 46 million,[1] the majority of whom live in Ethiopia,[2] and is thus the largest of all Oriental Orthodox churches. Next in size are the various Protestant congregations, who include 13.7 million Ethiopians. The largest Protestant group is the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, with about 5 million members. Roman Catholicism has been present in Ethiopia since the century, and numbers 536,827 believers. In total, Christians make up about 60% of the total population of the country.[3]

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By the beginning of the sixth century, there were Christian Churches throughout northern Ethiopia. King Kaleb, of the Aksumite Kingdom, led crusades against Christian persecutors in southern Arabia, where Judaism was experiencing a resurgence that led to persecution of Christians. King Kaleb’s reign is also significant for the spread of Christianity among the Agaw tribes of central Ethiopia.

Christianity has also spread among Muslims. A 2015 study estimated some 400,000 Christians from a Muslim background in the country, most of them Protestants of some form.[8]

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Isolation as a Christian nation
With the emergence of Islam in the 7th century, Ethiopia's Christians became isolated from the rest of the Christian world. The head of the Ethiopian church has been appointed by the patriarch of the Coptic church in Egypt, and Ethiopian monks had certain rights in the church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Ethiopia was the only region of Africa to survive the expansion of Islam as a Christian state.[9]

Jesuit missionaries
In 1441 some Ethiopian monks travelled from Jerusalem to attend the Council in Florence which discussed possible union between the Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox churches.[citation needed]

The arrival of the Christian monks caused something of a sensation. It began two centuries of contact in which there were hopes to bring the Ethiopians into the Catholic fold (the doctrinal problem was that they inclined to miaphysitism (considered a heresy by the Catholics) associated with the Coptic church of Egypt). In 1554 Jesuits arrived in Ethiopia to be joined in 1603 by Pedro Páez, a Spanish missionary of such energy and zeal that he has been called the second apostle of Ethiopia (Frumentius being the first). The Jesuits were expelled in 1633 which was then followed by two centuries of more isolation until the second half of the 19th century.[10]”...

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Excerpt #2
From http://www.ethiopiantreasures.co.uk/pages/religion.htm
Christianity
...Many Ethiopians claim that the Treasurer eunuch probably introduced the Christian faith when he returned to Ethiopia from his pilgrimage to Jerusalem well before the fourth century, but Christianity did not become the officially recognised religion until the reign of King Ezana in 341 AD. The eunuch's pilgrimage is mentioned in the New Testament of the Holy Bible, Acts of the Apostles, chapter 8, verses 26 – 39

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The Aksumite kingdom adopted Judaism and the Law of Moses during the reign of King Menelik, son of King Solomon and Queen of Sheba and then adopted Christianity as main faith in 341 AD. The visit of Queen of Sheba to King Solomon and the pilgrimage by a high official (eunuch) to Jerusalem shortly after the death of Christ shows that the Ethiopians had close connections with the Israelites and Jerusalem. Since then Ethiopia has been observing both Old and New Testament practices.”...

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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
Example #1: Ethiopian Orthodox Song



ermias27, Published on Nov 29, 2006

Mirtinesh and Tiztaw
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Selected comments from the discussion thread for this video (with numbers assigned for referencing purposes only)
1. ki4clz, 2008
"The Ethiopian church have maintained their faith intact for 1900 years, they were part of the original five churches: Alexandria, Jerusalem, Antioch, Rome, and Athens. St. Anthony was "Coptic" or Ethiopian."

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2. Maxwell Harper, 2008
"Beautiful music. What does it mean?"

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3. Maxwell Harper, 2008
"I', just curious: does it reflect Ethiopian Orthodox beliefs or is it Islam,,"

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4. Ethio Fikir, 2017
"the video goes with the topic of the song most of the time it is not like this if you watch other songs and video
she is out some where with out any helper around and feel lonely so the message is big same as this video"

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5. kiduel, 2009
"i love this song very much!!
did you guys knew that the person who write this song was taken to prison for writng this song for 9 days"

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6. Mola Engidaw, 2009
"This is not about poltics.
God bless you"

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7. Ethio Fikir, 2017
"why did they think it as a poletica too sad that is good he is out now this so blessing song for me"

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8. dzajic90, 2010
"what is the percentage of Orthodox people in Ethiopia can someone tell me ?
few months ago 6 ethiopian sportsman came to search for azile in Serbia and they were all orthodox like us :)"

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9. Zat Ethiopian, 2017
"dzajic90 Christians in Ethiopia are about 45% most of the Christians are orthodox which if I have to guess will be about 30-35% and the rest are Protestant(like me) and very small amount of Catholics and other Christians this is all a guess btw but the numbers shouldn't be very far"

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10. amalialovesicecream, 2011
"Somebody please translate. The rest of us would like to understand.Thx.INXC"

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11. Ethio Fikir, 2017
"the adea is about a lady who is filling lonely since she lost her hasband then children the tittle is if you have paicense everything will be pass then he is trying to tell her to have faith on God etc"
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"paicense" = "patience"

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12. chuck kaczmarsky, 2013
"very beautiful song!! but i would like a translation please"

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13. Ethio Fikir, 2017
"the idea is about a lady who do feel lonely she lost her hasband then her children and she is living some whether dose not have any one who care about her then he is trying to feel calm and to have confidence but she saying since she is haveing all these she is feeling bitter inside and her lonely Ness filling is hurting her then told her to leave every thing on God and to have paicense or everything then all will be story etc I just try to write the idea not word by word translation"

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Example #2: Ethiopian Orthodox Mezmur - Tewodros Yosef - Sewoch feredubegn : ሰዎች ፈረዱብኝ



masresham, Published on Jan 3, 2009

Ethiopian Orthodox Mezmur - Tewodros Yosef - Sewoch feredubegn : ሰዎች ፈረዱብኝ

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Example #3: amharic spritual song by engidawork



genboye, Published on Oct 20, 2009

Best ethiopian tewahdo orthodox song by Engidawork''elohe elohe'

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Example #4: Best Ethiopian Orthodox Mezmur - Medhanite - መድሃኒቴ



Masresham, Published on Jan 7, 2011

Best Ethiopian Orthodox Oldies remix - Medhanite - መድሃኒቴ

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Example #5: Eyedane Hede - New Ethiopian Orthodox Mezmur



masresham, Published on Jan 17, 2012

New Ethiopian Orthodox Mezmur - Eyedane Hede

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Example #6: Amazing Artist MESERET MEBRATE Performance on Ethiopian Orthodox Mezmur( Yilal Andebete)



EOTC FAITH CHANNEL YOHANAN, Published on Aug 28, 2013
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Here's a comment from this video's discussion thread.

Fiker Love, 2018
"ይላል አንደበቴ እግዚአብሔር ቅዱስ ነው
አይተወመኝና ወላጅ እንደሌለው
ትላንት የጠበቀኝ የነገ ተስፍየ
ትላለች ነፍሴ ፍቅር ነው ጌታየ
እልልልልልልልልልልልልል👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏💒💒💒💒💒💒💒💒💒💒💒💒💒💒💒💒💒አጥንትን የሚያለመልም የቅዱሳን ዝማሬ መላእክ ያሰማልን መስየ እግዚአብሔር ዘመንሽን አብዝቶ አብዝቶ ይባርክ በቤቱ ያፅናሽ"
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Google translate from Amharic to English:
"My tongue says that God is holy
I do not care and have no parent
Yesterday, my expectation was tomorrow
My soul is love, Lord
A melody of the saints, joying Praise the Lord for the abundance of your longing for the angels"
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I don't know if this is a transcription of that song's lyrics or not.

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Example #7: ልምጣ ከደጅሽ Artist Yegerem Dejene new Mezmur



Melie Legesse, Published on Jul 27, 2015

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