About

IEEC has been serving the DC area for over 40 years.

IEEC sTORY

about ieec

The International Ethiopian Evangelical Church is a vibrant community of believers in the DC Metropolitan Area serving thousands of Ethiopians and Eritrean nationals.


IEEC was formed nearly 27 years ago by a group of migrant Ethiopians who lived in the Washington DC metropolitan area. At the time the church consisted of less than 10 people attending a weekly bible study. The church has grown since then with several branch churches in the U.S. (Maryland, Virginia, New York, Florida, South Carolina) and internationally (Egypt, Lebanon, Djibouti, and Ethiopia).

MEET OUR TEAM

Mission

Mission Statement


To preach, evangelize, and teach the incorruptible Word of God to the world, making disciples of Jesus Christ.


Vision

Vision Statement


To see an ever-increasing number of lives transformed by the Gospel—equipped to bear lasting fruit, walk in blessing, and become a blessing to others.

 


What We Believe

STATEMENT OF FAITH


WE BELIEVE...
The Scriptures are inspired by God and declare His design and plan for mankind. The Bible is the infallible, authoritative Word of God and is the final rule of faith and conduct.


WE BELIEVE...
There is only One True God — revealed in three persons (commonly known as the Trinity) :

God the Father,

God the Son, and

God the Holy Spirit.  

He is the Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer of all things.


WE BELIEVE...
In the Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ. As God’s Son, Jesus was both fully human and fully divine.
We believe in:

  • His virgin birth
  • His sinless life
  • His miracles
  • His atoning death on the cross
  • His bodily resurrection
  • His ascension to the right hand of the Father
  • His personal return in power and glory

WE BELIEVE...
Every person can have restored fellowship with God through repentance and faith in Jesus Christ, His death, and His resurrection — known as salvation (being born again).


WE BELIEVE...
The Holy Spirit dwells in every believer, empowering them for godly living and effective service. We believe in the baptism in the Holy Spirit as a distinct experience following salvation, with the initial physical evidence of speaking in other tongues as the Spirit gives utterance.


WE BELIEVE...
In the practice of water baptism by immersion as a public declaration of faith, and in regular participation in Communion as a remembrance of Christ’s sacrifice.


WE BELIEVE...
Divine healing is provided for in Christ’s atonement and is available to all believers today.


WE BELIEVE...
The Church is the Body of Christ and has a mission to reach the world with the Gospel, make disciples, and serve in love.



WE BELIEVE...
In the Blessed Hope — the rapture of the Church at Christ’s return. We also believe in the final judgment and eternal life for the righteous and eternal separation from God for the unrighteous.


  • About God

    WE BELIEVE...The Scriptures are Inspired by God and declare His design and plan for mankind.


    WE BELIEVE...There is only One True God–revealed in three persons...Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (commonly known as the Trinity).


    WE BELIEVE...In the Deity of the Lord Jesus Christ. As God's son Jesus was both human and divine.

  • About Humanity

    WE BELIEVE...though originally good, Man Willingly Fell to Sin–ushering evil and death, both physical and spiritual, into the world.


    WE BELIEVE...Every Person Can Have Restored Fellowship with God Through 'Salvation' (trusting Christ, through faith and repentance, to be our personal Savior).

  • About Salvation

    WE BELIEVE...Every Person Can Have Restored Fellowship with God Through 'Salvation' (trusting Christ, through faith and repentance, to be our personal Savior).


    WE BELIEVE...Sanctification Initially Occurs at Salvation and is not only a declaration that a believer is holy, but also a progressive lifelong process of separating from evil as believers continually draw closer to God and become more Christlike.


  • About The holy spirit & the Church

    WE BELIEVE...the Baptism in the Holy Spirit is a Special Experience Following Salvation that empowers believers for witnessing and effective service, just as it did in New Testament times.


    WE BELIEVE... The Initial Physical Evidence of the Baptism in the Holy Spirit is ‘Speaking in Tongues,’ as experienced on the Day of Pentecost and referenced throughout Acts and the Epistles.


    WE BELIEVE...and practice two ordinances—(1) Water Baptism by Immersion after repenting of one's sins and receiving Christ's gift of salvation, and (2) Holy Communion (the Lord's Supper) as a symbolic remembrance of Christ's suffering and death for our salvation.


    WE BELIEVE...The Church has a Mission to seek and save all who are lost in sin. We believe 'the Church' is the Body of Christ and consists of the people who, throughout time, have accepted God's offer of redemption (regardless of religious denomination) through the sacrificial death of His son Jesus Christ.


    WE BELIEVE...A Divinely Called and Scripturally Ordained Leadership Ministry Serves the Church. The Bible teaches that each of us under leadership must commit ourselves to reach others for Christ, to worship Him with other believers, to build up or edify the body of believers–the Church and to Meet human need with ministries of love and compassion.


    WE BELIEVE...Divine Healing of the Sick is a Privilege for Christians Today and is provided for in Christ's atonement (His sacrificial death on the cross for our sins).


    WE BELIEVE...in The Blessed Hope—When Jesus Raptures His Church Prior to His Return to Earth (the second coming). At this future moment in time all believers who have died will rise from their graves and will meet the Lord in the air, and Christians who are alive will be caught up with them, to be with the Lord forever.


    WE BELIEVE...in The Millennial Reign of Christ when Jesus returns with His saints at His second coming and begins His benevolent rule over earth for 1,000 years. This millennial reign will bring the salvation of national Israel and the establishment of universal peace.


    WE BELIEVE...A Final Judgment Will Take Place for those who have rejected Christ. They will be judged for their sin and consigned to eternal punishment in a punishing lake of fire.


    WE BELIEVE...and look forward to the perfect New Heavens and a New Earth that Christ is preparing for all people, of all time, who have accepted Him. We will live and dwell with Him there forever following His millennial reign on Earth. 'And so shall we forever be with the Lord!'

Our team

our services

We invite you to join us at our services.

sunday service

9am & 11:30am (adult)

11:00am (JGA)


wednesday services

Miracle & Healing 

7pm


friday service

7pm


saturday SERVICE (young adults)

6 PM



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