Our Mission
To be and to share the Good news of Jesus Christ, witnessing, loving and serving from our doorsteps “to the ends of the earth. -Acts 1:8
Ethiopian Evangelical Church in Allen Texas was established on May 1st,2011 as a mission church of Ethiopian Evangelical Baptist Church in Garland with about 20 members and began meeting at Allen Height Baptist Church. Since then, with the Lord’s blessings, it is growing rapidly.
- A church where the Spirit of God will be fully manifested.
- A church where all the believers come in unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the son of God, would be demonstrated.
- A church where the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for edifying the body of Christ manifested.
- A church that enlarges itself through evangelism
- Excellence: To glorify God
- Evangelism: By introducing Jesus Christ as Lord
- Christ-Likeness: And develop them in Christian living
- Teamwork: We serve and fulfill our vision.
- Trust: We will develop trust
- Relationship: We intentionally do.
Statement of Faith
1. Scriptures
The Holy Bible was written by men divinely inspired and is the record of God’s revelation of himself to man. It is an authoritative, perfect, reliable, and inerrant word of God.
(2Pe 1: 21; 2Sam 23: 2; 2 Tim 3: 16; Matt. 5: 18; John 10: 3; Rom 16: 26; Isa. 34: 16; Deut. 29: 29)
2. God
There is one and only one living and true God. He is a spirit and intelligent person; the creator, redeemer, preserver, and ruler of the universe. The eternal God reveals himself to us as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, with distinct personal attributes, but without division of nature, essence, or being.
(Isa. 40: 23; Gen. 1: 11; Ps. 90: 2; Isa. 57: 15; Ps. 111 : 9 ; Isa. 43 : 1 ; Heb. 1 : 3 ; Matt. 19: 26; Ma. 3: 6; Matt. 28: 19, 20)
God the Father
God the Father is he who in his love, prepared eternal salvation to all mankind through his son Jesus Christ. He is a living, eternal Spirit “. . . who dwells in the light which no man can approach. . .” (John 3: 16; 1Tim 1: 17; John 1:18; 4:24; Col 1:16; 1 Tim 5:16; John 5: 25; Isa 3:10; Ps 36: 9)
God the Son
God the Son is the Lord Jesus Christ who was born of the virgin Mary, fully God and fully man, who suffered and died on the cross for the sins of men, was buried, rose bodily from the dead, appeared to men, ascended into heaven, who now sits on the right-hand side of the father and intercedes for men, and who is coming again with great power and glory. (John 1: 1; Phil. 2: 6; John 14 : 9 ; Isa. 7 : 12; Luke 1 : 30; Heb. 4 : 6 ; 1cor. 15 : 3 – 4 ; 1 Tim 2 : 5; 3 : 6; Rom 3 : 24,25; Mark 16 : 19 ; Acts 1 : 9, 11 ; 10 : 42; Rev. 22 : 12; 1Thess. 2 : 16; John 1 : 10)
God the Holy Spirit
God the Holy Spirit is the comforter, who inspired the prophets and apostles of old; who indwells, empowers, and distributes spiritual gifts to be exercised by the believers for spiritual edification of the church; and who convicts the world concerning sin, righteousness, and judgment. (John 14: 26; 2Pet 1: 21; Acts 1: 8; 1Cor. 12: 4 – 11; Eph. 4: 11 – 12; John 16: 8)
3. Salvation
Salvation involves the redemption of the whole man and is offered freely to all who accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, who by his own blood obtained eternal redemption for the believer. In its broadest sense salvation includes regeneration, sanctification, and glorification.
(Matt. 1: 21; Luke 1: 68, 69; John 1: 11 – 14; 2Cor. 5 :17; Rom 3: 23 – 25; 1Cor. 1: 30, 31, Rom. 8: 29 – 30; Gal. 6: 15; Eph. 1: 17; 4: 11 – 16; Heb. 2: 10; 1Pet. 5: 10)
4. The Church
The Church is the local assembly of born again believers in whom Christ dwells by the Holy Spirit and who are associated, for the glory of God, by covenant in the faith and fellowship of the gospel, observing the two ordinances of Christ and committed to carry out the great commission. It is an autonomous body with its own administration and which operates in accordance with word of God.
(Eph. 1: 22,23; Matt. 16: 15- 19; 1Cor 3: 11; Eph.2: 20,22; Col. 1: 18; Acts 2: 41- 42 ;13: 1 – 2; 1Cor. 1: 2; Matt. 26: 26 – 28; 28: 19 – 20; 1Cor. 11: 24 – 25)
5. The water Baptism
The ordinance of water baptism is to be observed by all who have really repented and in their hearts have truly believed in Christ as Savior and Lord. In so doing they declare to the world that they have died with Jesus and that they have also been raised with him to walk in the newness of life.
(Matt. 28: 19, 20; Mark 16: 16; Acts 10: 47, 48; Rom. 6: 1 – 4)
6. The Lord’s Supper
The Lord’s Supper, consisting of the elements, bread and the fruit of the vine, is the symbol expressing our sharing the divine nature of our Lord Jesus Christ; a memorial of His suffering and death; and a prophecy of his coming; and is enjoined by all believers “until he comes”.
(2Pet. 1: 4; 1 Cor. 11: 23 – 26; Luke 22: 19 – 20)
7. Man
Man was created by a special act of God in his own image and is the crowning work of His creation. Man was endowed by his creator with freedom of choice. By his free choice man fell into temptation of Satan and transgressed the command of God, and brought sin and death to all posterity. Man can attain God’s purpose and glory only through salvation by grace through the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.
(Gen. 1: 26 – 30; 2: 7; 3: 1 – 24; Ps. 8: 4 – 6; Heb. 2: 6 – 8; Rom. 3: 23, 24; Eph. 2: 1 – 22; Col. 1: 21, 22)
8. Family
We recognize the sanctity of marriage between one man and one woman and the biblical pattern of relationships in the home Family. God has ordained the family as the foundational institution of human society. It is composed of persons related to one another by marriage, blood or adoption. Marriages shall be conducted in accordance with the Scriptures. Marriage is honorable in all. Divorce is not acceptable except as provided in the Scriptures.
(Heb. 13:4; 1 Cor. 7:9; Eph.5:22-31; 2 Cor. 6:14; Matt. 19: 5- 6; Mark 10: 7-9; 1Cor. 6:15-20; 7:10-11, 39; Mark 10:7-12; Matt. 19:5-11; Mal. 2:15- 16)
9. Last things
God, in his own time and in his own way, will bring the world to its appropriate end. According to his promise, Jesus Christ will return personally and visibly in the glory to the earth; the dead will be raised; and Christ will judge all men in righteousness. The unrighteous will be consigned to hell, the place of everlasting punishment. The righteous in their resurrected and glorified bodies will receive their reward and will dwell forever in heaven.
(Acts 1: 11; Titus 2: 13; Isa 2: 4; 1Thess. 4: 14 –18; Matt. 24: 29 – 30; Rev. 22 : 12; 1Cor. 4 : 5; Matt. 25 : 34,41; Rev. 20 : 15)