GRACE OROMO EVANGELICAL CHURCH
4300 16TH STREET NW, WASHINGTON DC 20011
(202)723-0700/240-423-5716
OUR PASTOR
Rev. KENASSA T. SHOBOR
Pastor Kenassa T. Shobor was ordained as a pastor with the Ethiopian Mekane Yesus Church in January 2000. He served the church in various capacities until he moved to the USA where he started serving the Lord as an associate with the Oromo Evangelical Church of Washington, DC. He was unanimously called by the Oromo Evangelical Lutheran Church, Washington, DC, now called Grace Oromo Evangelical Church, on January 18, 2015 and installed as a senior pastor of the church on March 1, 2015.
GRACE OROMO
EVANGELICAL
CHURCH
(GOEC)
WASHINGTON DC
Who are we:
The Grace Oromo Evangelical Church (GOEC) of Washington DC is an Oromo-speaking congregation built by immigrants of Lutheran Oromo Christians from the Horn of Africa over 32 years ago and re-strengthened in 2013 that represents this congregation. The purpose of the re-strengthened OELC congregation is to do Christian ministry among the community members in the Washington, DC, metro area and to build the Kingdom of God while maintaining the faith for the young generation of Lutherans.
The GOEC confesses the Triune God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. We proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. In our preaching and teaching, our church trusts the Gospel as the power of God for the salvation of all who believe.
We believe and teach that marriage is a sacred institution of a union created by God between a man and a woman only.
Our Vision:
Our vision is to be a church that is spiritually mature with steady spiritual growth of members built on the body of Christ through its ministries.
Our mission:
Our mission is to follow and make followers of Christ and proclaim God’s love through word and sacrament, serving one another and the larger community.
OUR CHURCH