{"id":4075,"date":"2016-12-30T05:08:50","date_gmt":"2016-12-30T05:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eotcmk.org\/e\/ethiopian-orthodox-church-benefiting-from-mahibere-kidusan-free-professional-services\/"},"modified":"2016-12-30T05:08:50","modified_gmt":"2016-12-30T05:08:50","slug":"ethiopian-orthodox-church-benefiting-from-mahibere-kidusan-free-professional-services","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eotcmk.org\/e\/ethiopian-orthodox-church-benefiting-from-mahibere-kidusan-free-professional-services\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopian Orthodox Church Benefiting from Mahibere Kidusan Free Professional Services"},"content":{"rendered":"<div> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #008080\"><i><b><span style=\"font-family: georgia,palatino\">December 30, 2016<\/span><\/b><\/i><\/span> <\/div>\n<div align=\"right\"> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #008080\"><i><b><span style=\"font-family: georgia,palatino\">&nbsp;By Kassa Nigus <\/span><\/b><\/i><\/span> <\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"> <span style=\"font-family: georgia,palatino\">&nbsp;<\/span><b><i><span style=\"color: #800000\"><span><span style=\"line-height: 150%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'\">Church of Abe Bezuhan Abraham designed by Mahibere Kidusan <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/i><\/b> <\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"> &nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-4068\" height=\"173\" width=\"230\" src=\"http:\/\/eotcmk.org\/e\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_20150322_053116.jpg\" style=\"float: left; margin: 5px\" title=\"img_20150322_053116.jpg\" alt=\"img_20150322_053116.jpg\" \/> <\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"> <span style=\"font-family: georgia,palatino\">The Department of Professional Services and Capacity Building under Mahibere Kidusan continues to offer free professional services to Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido churches and monasteries in different dioceses. In an interview with Sem&rsquo;atsidq newspaper, <\/span> <\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"> <span style=\"font-family: georgia,palatino\">the Coordinator for the Department&nbsp; Ato  Desta Belay explained that the Department has been offering such  services since 2007 in the area of engineering including church building design; legal consultancy related to church land ownership and control; health service for church and monastery communities including  archbishops;&nbsp; training and capacity building focusing mainly on church  canon and dogma; as well as Information Technology services to modernize church data storage system.<\/span> <\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"> <span style=\"font-family: georgia,palatino\"><\/span><br \/> <span style=\"font-family: georgia,palatino\">According to Ato Desta Belay, Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo churches in different  diocese have so far benefited from these services offered by voluntary  Christian youth professionals. Accordingly, so far by head office of  Mahibere Kidusan, designs  have been made for 257 church buildings free of charge, saving an  estimated cost of 6.7 million birr. <\/span> <\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"> <span style=\"font-family: georgia,palatino\">The Department screens requests for  such services based on the need for a design relevant to the Church&rsquo;s  architectural tradition and lack of financial capacity which warrants  the free engineering services.&nbsp;&nbsp; Ato Desta pointed out that there is a  huge gap between the demand for the services and the limited service the Department can offer due to lack of professionals. He said only 40% of  the total requests are entertained due to this problem. &nbsp;<\/span> <\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"> <b><span style=\"font-family: georgia,palatino\">Photo of some of church building designs &nbsp;<\/span><\/b> <\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"> &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-4069\" height=\"240\" width=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/eotcmk.org\/e\/wp-content\/uploads\/accamera_3_10.jpg\" style=\"float: left; margin: 5px\" title=\"accamera_3_10.jpg\" alt=\"accamera_3_10.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eotcmk.org\/e\/wp-content\/uploads\/accamera_3_10.jpg 512w, https:\/\/eotcmk.org\/e\/wp-content\/uploads\/accamera_3_10-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eotcmk.org\/e\/wp-content\/uploads\/accamera_3_10-450x338.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/> <\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"> &nbsp; <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-4070\" height=\"213\" width=\"320\" src=\"http:\/\/eotcmk.org\/e\/wp-content\/uploads\/church.jpg\" style=\"float: left; margin: 5px\" title=\"church.jpg\" alt=\"church.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eotcmk.org\/e\/wp-content\/uploads\/church.jpg 768w, https:\/\/eotcmk.org\/e\/wp-content\/uploads\/church-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eotcmk.org\/e\/wp-content\/uploads\/church-705x470.jpg 705w, https:\/\/eotcmk.org\/e\/wp-content\/uploads\/church-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/> <\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div> &nbsp;  <\/div>\n<div> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div> <b><span style=\"font-family: georgia,palatino\">Photo of health service delivery for traditional church students <\/span> <span style=\"font-family: georgia,palatino\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/b> <\/div>\n<div> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-4071\" height=\"320\" width=\"427\" src=\"http:\/\/eotcmk.org\/e\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_20150321_040554.jpg\" style=\"float: left; margin: 5px\" title=\"img_20150321_040554.jpg\" alt=\"img_20150321_040554.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eotcmk.org\/e\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_20150321_040554.jpg 327w, https:\/\/eotcmk.org\/e\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_20150321_040554-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/> <\/div>\n<div> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-4072\" height=\"320\" width=\"427\" src=\"http:\/\/eotcmk.org\/e\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_20150321_074331.jpg\" style=\"float: left; margin: 5px\" title=\"img_20150321_074331.jpg\" alt=\"img_20150321_074331.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eotcmk.org\/e\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_20150321_074331.jpg 327w, https:\/\/eotcmk.org\/e\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_20150321_074331-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/> <\/div>\n<div> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div> &nbsp; <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-4073\" height=\"320\" width=\"427\" src=\"http:\/\/eotcmk.org\/e\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_20150321_040603.jpg\" style=\"float: left; margin: 5px\" title=\"img_20150321_040603.jpg\" alt=\"img_20150321_040603.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eotcmk.org\/e\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_20150321_040603.jpg 327w, https:\/\/eotcmk.org\/e\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_20150321_040603-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/> <\/div>\n<div> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div> &nbsp;  <\/div>\n<div> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div> &nbsp;  <\/div>\n<div> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div> &nbsp;  <\/div>\n<div> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"> &nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-4074\" height=\"321\" width=\"428\" src=\"http:\/\/eotcmk.org\/e\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_20150321_050741.jpg\" style=\"float: left; margin: 5px\" title=\"img_20150321_050741.jpg\" alt=\"img_20150321_050741.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eotcmk.org\/e\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_20150321_050741.jpg 327w, https:\/\/eotcmk.org\/e\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_20150321_050741-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 428px) 100vw, 428px\" \/> <\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"> <span style=\"font-family: georgia,palatino\">Every member of the church with a profession is welcome to join the  department and deliver the much needed free services.&nbsp; Our diversity of  backgrounds, talents, gifts and interests strengthen our congregation,  as we seek to realize our mission. <\/span> <\/div>\n<div>\n<div align=\"center\"> &nbsp; <\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"> <span style=\"font-family: georgia,palatino\">Glory be to God forever, amen!<\/span> <\/div>\n<p> <span style=\"font-family: georgia,palatino\"> <\/span> <\/div>\n<p> <span style=\"font-family: georgia,palatino\"> <\/span> <\/p>\n<div> <span style=\"font-family: georgia,palatino\"> &nbsp; <\/span> <\/div>\n<div> <i><span style=\"font-family: georgia,palatino\">Source : Sem&rsquo;atsidq newspaper, December 25- January 8, pp. 1 &#8211; 2.<\/span><\/i> <\/div>\n<div> &nbsp; <span style=\"font-family: georgia,palatino\">Edition : Tsegaye Girma<\/span> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #008080\"><i><b><span style=\"font-family: georgia,palatino\">December 30, 2016<\/span><\/b><\/i><\/span> <\/div>\n<div align=\"right\"> <span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #008080\"><i><b><span style=\"font-family: georgia,palatino\">&nbsp;By Kassa Nigus <\/span><\/b><\/i><\/span> <\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"> <span style=\"font-family: georgia,palatino\">&nbsp;<\/span><b><i><span style=\"color: #800000\"><span><span style=\"line-height: 150%; font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'\">Church of Abe Bezuhan Abraham designed by Mahibere Kidusan <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/i><\/b> <\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"> &nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-4068\" height=\"173\" width=\"230\" src=\"http:\/\/eotcmk.org\/e\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_20150322_053116.jpg\" style=\"float: left; margin: 5px\" title=\"img_20150322_053116.jpg\" alt=\"img_20150322_053116.jpg\" \/> <\/div>\n<div align=\"justify\"> <span style=\"font-family: georgia,palatino\">The Department of Professional Services and Capacity Building under Mahibere Kidusan continues to offer free professional services to Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido churches and monasteries in different dioceses. In an interview with Sem&rsquo;atsidq newspaper, <\/span> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4075","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sermon"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eotcmk.org\/e\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4075"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eotcmk.org\/e\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eotcmk.org\/e\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eotcmk.org\/e\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eotcmk.org\/e\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4075"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/eotcmk.org\/e\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4075\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eotcmk.org\/e\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4075"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eotcmk.org\/e\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4075"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eotcmk.org\/e\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4075"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}