About
Debre Selam St. Michael and St. Mary Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church is one of the three Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo churches serving the growing Ethiopian community in Sacramento. Established in 2021, the church has played a vital role in preserving the spiritual traditions, liturgical practices, and cultural heritage of Ethiopian Orthodox believers in the area. Known formally as Debre Selam Kidus Michael Church, it provides regular worship services, religious education, and community support, creating a strong sense of unity and identity among its members while also contributing to the broader multicultural and faith landscape of Sacramento.
ደብረ ሰላም ቅዱስ ሚካኤል እና ቅድስት ማርያም የኢትዮጵያ ኦርቶዶክስ ተዋሕዶ ቤተክርስቲያን በሳክራሜንቶ (Sacramento) ውስጥ እያደገ ላለው የኢትዮጵያ ማህበረሰብ አገልግሎት ከሚሰጡ የኢትዮጵያ ኦርቶዶክስ ተዋሕዶ አብያተ ክርስቲያናት አንዱ ነው። እ.ኤ.አ. በ2021 የተመሰረተው ይህ ቤተክርስቲያን፣ በአካባቢው ለሚገኙ የኢትዮጵያ ኦርቶዶክስ አማኞች መንፈሳዊ ወጎችን፣ የሥርዓተ አምልኮ ተግባራትን እና ባህላዊ ቅርሶችን በመጠበቅ ረገድ ወሳኝ ሚና ተጫውቷል።
በይፋዊ ስሙ ደብረ ሰላም ቅዱስ ሚካኤል ቤተክርስቲያን ተብሎ የሚታወቀው ይህ ታሪካዊ ስፍራ፤ መደበኛ የጸሎት አገልግሎቶችን፣ የሃይማኖት ትምህርትን እና የማህበረሰብ ድጋፎችን ይሰጣል። ይህም በአባላቱ መካከል ጠንካራ አንድነትንና ማንነትን ከመፍጠሩም በላይ፣ ለሳክራሜንቶ ሰፊ የባህል ብዝሃነት እና የሃይማኖት ገጽታ የራሱን አስተዋፅኦ እያበረከተ ይገኛል።
Our mission
The mission of Debre Selam St. Michael and St. Mary Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church is to uphold and proclaim the teachings of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo faith while nurturing the spiritual growth of its congregation in Sacramento. The church is dedicated to providing regular worship services, administering sacraments, and offering religious education grounded in longstanding traditions. It also seeks to preserve Ethiopian cultural and spiritual heritage, support community unity, guide younger generations in faith and identity, and serve as a center for compassion, outreach, and mutual support among members and the wider community.