The Ethiopian Kale Heywet Church was established in 1920 by SIM Missionaries who came from North America. The Church, from its very beginning, had evangelized, engaged in Literacy campaign, provided health facilities and holistic ministry in the South and Western areas with standing acute sufferings. Later, these activities were terminated by the invasion of the Italians.
When the America Missionaries were expelled, the first believers carried on all the ministries started earlier paying the price and the Church could widen its horizon increasing the number of members and Local Churches as well.
The Church had made significant expansion in the years 1940-1966 working hand in of evangelism, education, health facilities and many other sectors.
The Church had played pivotal role in transforming the life of people trough sustainable evangelism though then socialist government had confiscated its properties and the members were doomed to tempting hardship. After the fall of the dergue regime, the Church has gained ground by further expansion of its holistic ministry and could excel to this extent successfully.
Currently, The Ethiopian Kale Heywet Church is one of the giant Main Line Churches with above 9 Million members, around 10,000 Local Churches which are structured under 11 Zonal (ketena) administrations, 105 fellowships which are distributed throughout the Country. It has also 9 special centers that provide wide range of service. The Church possesses 1,100 global missionaries beside those who serve at Local Church level. We have maneuvered 9 theological schools, 145 Bible Schools and thousands other academic schools to serve our ministers and the whole nation at large.
The Church has also engaged in various charity, sympathy and Christian love ministries by supporting old people, widows, Orphans and other sections of the society that need support in stewardship mentality. By doing so, it is contributing its part in the development of the nation.
EKHC vision is to see a world where all the peoples of Ethiopia and beyond have heard the Gospel and become Christ’s disciples and become members of His Body-the Church, and actively involved in His service for holistic life transformation.
EKHC exists to serve God through proclaiming the Good News of Jesus Christ to the peoples of Ethiopia and beyond so that people may have eternal life and become Christ’s disciples, and be fulfilled spiritually, mentally, and physically so that they become salt and light to the world for the glory of God.
Ministry Focus Areas
Planting Churches
- Through evangelism both at national and global level.
Producing disciples
- That worship Christ through preached God’s word, teaching and transform their life.
Effective ministers
- Using formal and informal educational programs.
Organizing ministries
- That need special concern and providing support to Church services.
Providing support
- Which enables to run Church ministries to full scale.
Building Centers
- And organizing them to serve Church ministries.
10,000,000
Church Members1,500 +
Global & Local Missionaries9,850 +
Local Churches154 +
Bible SchoolsOur Ministries
National & Global Mission Ministry
Church Teaching & Discipleship
Theological Ministry
Youth Ministry
Women’s Ministry
Children Ministry
EKHC Service Centers
What We Do Through Our Ministries
- Coordinating Gospel Ministry and Missionaries
- Coordinating Global Ministry and Missionaries
- Evangelizing different areas and denominations.
- Disseminating Gospel using mass media.
- Coordinating Bible translation and helping people to receive Jesus by reading the Gospel.
- Motivating believers to lend their hands through ministering, financial and other means.
- Training evangelists and Church planters.
- Planting Local Churches with their respective building side by side
- Preparing disciples for Christ by teaching fundamentals of Christianity.
- Providing healthy Christian education in Sunday Schools.
- Training Church leaders and pastors.
- Providing training on healthy marriage and family life.
- Edifying members through Biblical worship and motivating participation.
- Training Ministers in the 9 Kale Heywet’s theological colleges at Diploma and Degree level.
- Training Ministers in the 145 Bible Schools at certificate and diploma level.
- Training Ministers in informal theological centers.
- Training leaders at higher structure in partnership with Antiok (Antsokia) post graduate institution.
- Teaching Youth Ministry leaders.
- Providing timely training to the Youth in various dimensions.
- Providing Sport Ministry to the Youth’s healthy life.
- Serving the Youth to enable them academically in Holistic way.
- Tanning women leaders.
- Training Women in the Church’s various centers to make them skillful.
- Training Women in the way they can influence family and community.
- Ministry of coordinating both children’s Sunday school and academic schools.
- Ministry of publishing books for children.
- Children’s charity ministry.
- Training ministers for children ministry.
Our Leaders
Eyasu Elias (PhD)
President of EKHC