London Debre Semayat Medhanealem and ST. Gabriel Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHURCH (THE “OBJECTS”) ARE TO ADVANCE THE ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX TEWAHEDO FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PRINCIPLES AND REGULATIONS OF THE ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX TEWAHEDO CHURCH ATTACHED HERETO BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:-(1) PROPAGATING THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST;(2) PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING PLACES OF PUBLIC WORSHIP AND THE DUE PERFORMANCE OF THE RITES OF PRAYERS, LITURGY, BAPTISM, MARRIAGE AND BURIAL ACCORDING TO THE PRINCIPLES OF THE ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX TEWAHEDO CHURCH; (3) PROVIDING FOR THE WELFARE OF THE POOR, COUNSELLING SERVICES, VISITING THE SICK AND IMPRISONED AND TO PRAY FOR THE LIVING, THE DEAD AND THE WHOLE WORLD; (4) TEACHING AND EDUCATING MEMBERS OF THE ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX TEWAHEDO BELIEVERS AND OTHERS IN THE DOCTRINE AND PRACTICES OF THE CHURCH; (5) RECEIVING AND BAPTISING ALL THOSE WHO FREELY DECIDE TO ADOPT THE ORTHODOX TEWAHEDO CHRISTIAN FAITH AND LIVE THROUGH ITS SPIRITUAL AND MORAL TEACHING; (6) PROVIDING CULTURAL AND LANGUAGE PROGRAMMES IN ORDER TO INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF HISTORY, CULTURE, LANGUAGE AND VALUES OF ETHIOPIA PARTICULARLY AMONG THE YOUTH; (7) PROVIDING CHARITABLE SERVICES TO THOSE IN NEED AS WELL AS MAKING CONTRIBUTIONS DURING AN EMERGENCY OR DISASTER AND ENCOURAGING VOLUNTEERING WORK AMONG ITS BELIEVERS; AND(8) THE PROVISION OF A MONASTERY WHICH WILL KEEP AND PRESERVE THE HOLY MONASTIC LIFE PRACTICED BY THE ETHIOPIAN ORTHODOX TEWAHEDO CHURCH.