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=== Primary denominations === *The [[Ethiopian Kale Heywet Church|Ethiopian Kale Heywet (Word of Life) Church]], a [[Charismatic movement|charismatic]] Evangelical Protestant denomination with Pentecostal and Baptist roots. It is associated with the [[SIM (Christian organization)|Sudan Interior Mission]], an interdenominational organization, and has an Eritrean branch. *The [[Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus|Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (Place of Jesus)]], a Lutheran denomination which includes a [[Presbyterianism|Presbyterian]]-leaning synod. The Eritrean Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus is the Eritrean Lutheran branch of this Evangelical Protestant denomination. The Ethiopian Lutheran denomination is the largest non-united Lutheran Christian denomination in the world (see [[list of Christian denominations by number of members]]). *The [[Evangelical Lutheran Church of Eritrea]], a Lutheran denomination which joined the [[Lutheran World Federation]] in 1963. *The [[Ethiopian Full Gospel Believers' Church]], a Pentecostal denomination with Mennonite influence. *The [[Meserete Kristos Church|Meserete Kristos (Christ Foundation) Church]], a Mennonite denomination with Pentecostal influence. *[[Christian Brethren]] Some P'ent'ay communities—especially the Mekane Yesus Lutheran Church for example—have been influenced by the Orthodox Tewahedo churches, which represents the dominant traditional Ethiopian and Eritrean Christian demographic, but for the most part are very Pentecostal in their worship and theology. ==== Other denominations ==== * Ammanuel Baptist Church * Misgana Church of Ethiopia *[[Assemblies of God]] – Pentecostal * Hiwot Berhan Church (Light of Life Church) * Emnet Kristos * Berhane Wongel – Gospel Light * [[Ethiopian Addis Kidan Baptist Church]] * Evangelical Church of Eritrea * Lutheran Church of Eritrea * Middle East General Mission *[[Seventh-day Adventist Church]]<ref>World Christian Encyclopedia, 2001 edition, Volume 1, page 263</ref> * [[Anglicanism]] is represented in Ethiopia and Eritrea by the [[Episcopal Church in Jerusalem and the Middle East]] and [[Episcopal/Anglican Province of Alexandria|Episcopal Anglican Province of Alexandria]]; Ethiopia and Eritrea are both part of the [[Anglican Diocese of Egypt|Diocese of Egypt]], which also includes other countries in the [[Horn of Africa]] as well as the North Africa region. There are two Episcopal churches in Ethiopia, one is in [[Addis Ababa]] and the other in [[Gambela, Ethiopia|Gambela]], while in Eritrea there are no officially operated congregations at this time.<ref>[http://anglicansonline.org/world/africa.html Anglicans Online: Africa]. Accessed 7 January 2010.</ref>
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