As I write this, I am preparing for a two-week mission trip to Ethiopia. Joining me will be Daria Braithwaite, our Mission Education Coordinator. While most people assume we'll be sweltering in he ...

A kesis or priest, waves a censer burning incense as he walks through rows of congregants at Re'ese Adbarat Debre Selam Kidist Mariam Church, an Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo church, in Washington ...

A kesis or priest, waves a censer burning incense as he walks through rows of congregants at Re'ese Adbarat Debre Selam Kidist Mariam Church, an Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo church, in Washington, D.C.

A kesis or priest, waves a censer burning incense as he walks through rows of congregants at Re'ese Adbarat Debre Selam Kidist Mariam Church, an Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo church, in Washington ...

An Ethiopian church in Washington preserves an ancient language and Orthodox tradition by: LUIS ANDRES HENAO, Associated Press Posted: Apr 16, 2025 / 11:01 AM EDT Updated: Apr 16, 2025 / 11:05 AM EDT ...

During hourslong worship services, the Ge’ez language reverberates throughout DSK Mariam Church. Congregants prostrate themselves in reverence to God and bow when a priest walks among them ...

The kesis, or priest, recites the liturgy during service at Re'ese Adbarat Debre Selam Kidist Mariam Church, an Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo church, in Washington, D.C., Saturday, April 5, 2025.

The kesis, or priest, recites the liturgy during service at Re'ese Adbarat Debre Selam Kidist Mariam Church, an Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo church, in Washington, D.C., Saturday, April 5, 2025.