systematically removing all potential opposition, they have officially placed the key to the Church on the blood-socked hands of Aba Gebre-Medhin.
On their treacherous journey toward the Woyanne camp, members of the DSKM board had forgotten to clear one obstacle — the Idir — which is the only organized group that could rally an opposition to the board’s mission. Indeed, many members of the Idir are active participants in anti-Woyanne groups. So when the Board launched an offensive against the Idir recently, it was not with the intention to take control of it and run it properly, but to eliminate the threat it is posing.
The Idir was created 7 years ago when the DSKM board started complaining about church-goers giving contributions for funeral services on Sundays whenever some one dies. The board did not like to compete with families of dead people for money. Hearing about the complaint, some of the church members got together and formed the Idir. The group then asked the DSKM board to use the church’s bank account and the meeting hall once a month. When there is a death among families of the Idir members, they receive $7,000 from the Idir, which has no other expense. It is a very simple operation.
The Idir has been operating like this for the past several years without a hitch — until a couple of months ago when it was announced that the DSKM was handed over to Paulos the diabilos — thanks in large measure to Drs. Aklilu Habte (former chairman of the board), Almaz Zewde (current board member and also a member of the Shaleqa mafia) and Getatchew Haile (the self-anointed ‘acting patriarch’). These individuals, along with Ato Billilign Mandefro and a few others, are the real bosses of the DSKM. The recently ‘selected’ chairman of the board, Frew Bulbula, is the Girma Wolde-Giorgis of Dr Aklilu — a puppet.
It is noteworthy to mention here that according to reliable sources, Dr Aklilu Habte is in Meles Zenawi’s short list of candidates for the next president of Ethiopia when Girma Wolde-Giorgis’ 5-year term ends next year.
Unlike Frew Bulbula, Billilign Mandefro and cohorts, officials of the Idir, Ato Seyoum Garedew, Ato Tadele Gebre-Wold and Ato Solomon Bedasso, who are facing $1 million lawsuit by the DSKM board, have been active participants in the effort to stop Woyanne atrocities back home. They have also been among the first to volunteer for humanitarian activities organized by the Washington DC area Ethiopian community. Because they stand up for our people back home, and because of their selfless and tireless service, these three jewels of our community are being persecuted by the DSKM board that is in the service of Tagay Aba Gebre-Medhin.
By the way, DSKM is not the only Ethiopian church in the Diaspora that is facing such a crisis. Ethiopian orthodox Churches around the world are under siege after being infiltrated by Aba Gebre-Medhin’s agents. From Washington DC to California to Africa, similar battles are raging as Ethiopians started to fight off Aba Gebre-Medhin’s mercenaries who have infiltrated church boards.
37 thoughts on “The DC Kidist Mariam Church’s board started to stink like Woyanne”
Elias, good analysis.
Thanks
Elias i thought you are a faithful oposition to woyanne, but you rushed to disrespect some of the positions. i my self doesn’t like woyanne but i never disrespect the church leaders. please try to stick with your politics. don’t say anything about the church. i think you know nothing about it. you just filled by the pro protestant bishops who hide here in the us and work hard to dismantle the church.
Dear #2
Is it not Elias who dismantles the church, the church leaders are the one who are dismantling the church. Elias reported the facts and the facts only. It appears to me that you are one of the so called church leaders to me who is attempting to disguise himself by saying I don’t like woyanne. If you don’t like woyanne then you don’t like the so called church leaders. It is as simple as that. What they have done last Sunday is not any different than a woyanne act.
kechinu your thinking is very kechine too! those leaders in the church should be questioned as much as anyone else since they are the onces behaving with impunity. haven’t you heard about tagay paulos? being follower to the will of God and asking for accountability are two entirely different things.
This is nothing but the continuation of a long time conspiracy against the exiled legal patriarch His Holliness Abuna Merkorios, by Dr. Getatchew Haile, Dr. Aklilu Habte, Billilign Mandefro etc. Their intention of taking over the leadership of the North American Orthodox Church by the so called “Mahibere Ze Tewahido” was hindered when His Holliness Abuna Merkorios arrived in the U.S. some years ago. So they had to come up with the idea of “we are not a member of this or that ‘Synod’. They tried that everywhere. They divided churches in Atlanta. They took over the church in Minnesota (where Dr. Getatchew resides). They created a conflict between His Holliness Abuna Merkorios and the late Abuna Yishak. I can say a lot. I live that to history books. The concept of “we are not a member of this or that ‘Synod’ is tactic to divide the churches in exile.
Elias:
Soon, the DSKM executive board will sue you for hundreds of thousands of dollars they collected from church goers. Do you have enough money to fight back if they decide to take you to court?
እጅግ በጣም የሚያሳዝን ስራ እየተሰራ ነው:: ህዝብን መናቅና መብቱን መጋፋት መቼ እንደሚቆም አይገባኝም:: የእድርን ገንዘብ ለፖለቲካ ጨዋታ ለመጠቀም ተብሎ ይህ ሁሉ መፈጸሙ በጣም አሳዛኝ ብቻ ሳይሆን አሳፋርም ጭምር ነው:: የቤተክርስቲያኑ አስተዳደር ወደ እድሩ መጥቶ መንሰፍሰፍ የለበትም:: የእድር ገንዘብ በምንም መልኩ በቦርዱ ቁጥጥር ስር ሆኖ ለፖለቲካ ጨዋታ መዋል የለበትም:: ይህንን ማድረግ የሚችሉት የእድሩ አባላት ብቻ ስለሆኑ በጣም ቆራጥ እርምጃ ወስደው ሁኔታውን ማስተካከል ይገባቸዋል:: ነባር የእድሩ አመራር አባላት በተጨባጭ ያጠፉት ነገር ካለ እነርሱን አውርዶ በምትካቸው ሌላ መምረጥ ይኖርባቸዋል:: መብታችንና ግዴታችንን ማውቅ ይገባናል:: ስለዚህ የእድሩ አባላት የሆናችሁ ሁሉ ለማንም ለምንም ሳይሆን ለመብታችሁ ስትሉ ቦርዱ ከእድሩ እጁን እንዲያነሳ አድርጉ::ለሌሎችም ትምህርት የሚሆን ስራ ሰርታችሁ አሳዩ:: በህዝብ ገንዘብ ህዝብ መክሰስና መብት ማሳጣት መቆም አለበት::
I agree with most of the writtings in your website. You are contributing a great deal in our fighting for a free Ethiopia.
The only advice I have for you is to be a little bit cautious when you accuse individuals (individulas that proved themselves to be patriotic Ethiopians). Unsubstantiated accusations of true Ethiopians will do more harm to our struggle.
I think it is neither fair nor justified to accuse/ defame individuals who have been consistently outspoken against the ill works of the regime and refused to go Ehiopia unil the country is liberated.
Keep up the good work and be careful not to unknowingly help the evil regime by attacking individuals Meles & Co want to make them suffer in his hands, if he gets the chance.
Please, Please take caution!!!
What we want is the separation of church and State. We condemn the interefernce of Meles Zenawi’s regime in church’s business.
We also demand the oppossition who are fighting to replace Zenawi to stay out of church’s business.
Andenet, Washington DC
Elias, u are good for nothing.
Elias, You have a two page non sense article. As i have told you before, Please don’t mix politics with Religion is my advice…very ashmed and i hope that they will take you to court too.
Of all members of the board, Billilign should at least have preferred to stay indifferent. I think he is trying to get a pardon from Woyane for the tarnished name he carries around due to the Red Terror past he had been involved in and sentenced. This should not have happened the way to do it. Dr. Aklilu and Dr. Getachew are true Ethiopians but very ambitious and power conscious. I really do not see what they can do after 80. It is only Firew Bulbula who could go back to Woyanne and continue on his already started business. They could all go peacefully without bothering the Idir. The question is why at this very juncture. Who are they trying to please and serve?
I know i have heard this name else where, but who is Billilign Mandefro??
if anyone recalls
what shame!
I have no words to say.
what is goining on with the ethiopians?
ከማንም በላይ የብልልኝ ማንደፍሮ ከችግር ፈጣሪዎች ውስጥ መጠራት እጅግ አሳዛኝ ነው:: ቢሆን ቢሆን ላለፈው ስህተት ንስሃ የመቀበያ እድሜ ውስጥ ነውና ያሉት
separate church and politics? tell that to Tagay Gebremedhin the diablos.
Shame, shame shame on Professor Getatchew Haile and Dr Akiliu Habte. They are the cause of disunity in exile. They both are power mongers. I agree with #5. when the so called ‘mahebre tewahedo fails those power mongers now created ‘mahbere memenan’ in Dallas.
Accountability lacks in our culture. This is only the beginning. The churches in DC are all time bombs waiting to explode. The reason is you have corrupted priests, on one hand, and indifferent parishoners, on the other, who do not demand accountability from there spritual leaders due to fear of being cast out as sinners. Therefore, we sweep the dirt under the rug and we explode like fireworks when the corruption is filled to the brim. God save us.
dear #2
i disagree with what u said #2. u have no right saying that this news should be reported and that news is not news. i feel that elias is showing the real side of the church right now because i myself am ashamed to go there and i am a deacon too.
It is very sad that those who planned to spend their remaining few years in Ethiopia are doing this kind of disgusting work against the faithful Ethiopians at their own church. Who is Akililu Habte or Bulbula? they can go back home without destroying the church for the satisfaction of Aba Diabilos, Gebre-Medihin.
Elias,
Keep up the bad work one day when good days comes you will be hanged at market place for what you done in the past.
I am realy afraid of what Mariam church board members are doing. It is a shame for all of us who follow orthodox religion. Why did they chose to go to the court? Did they try as much as they can? I don’t think. Wake up people of orthodox christian. We must get involved to find out the truth!
Elias,
you are doing a good job informing the public about the problems that the government has given the church and the public in general. #19 i disagree with u big time u must be a mahere memanan to have said that!
Elias,
Good job and true information to the readers.
ኤልያስ
በጣም ጥሩ ስራ ነው እየሰራህ ንው ደስ ብሎናል
Elias,
This is what make you jornalist.keep it up!
Yirdaw Belachew,
Are you an Agazi killer pretending to be church goer? DSKM is infested with TPLF supporters pretending as priests and board members. Instead of feeding this so-called religious leaders please donate your money to the poor in Ethiopia through your relatives.
እኔ የምለው እባካችው የቤተ ክርስቲያን ጉዳይ ከዚያው ይፈታ እንጂ:: ለምን በፍርድ ቤት:: ሰለ እግዚአብሔር ብላችው ተሰማሙ:: ከመካሰስ ምን ይገኛል:: እስኪ የይቅርታ ሰዎች እንሁን
Denkoro yesemalet yabdal endemibalew regarading what is going on in Debre Selam Kidest Mariam church, most of us have known every thing there was every including the inside work of the priests who have been welcoming Aba Gebre Medhin’s so called archbishops time after time.
Who is Aba Melaku? Can anyone tell me? His hitory and role in the Church?
well done eliyas kifle
ማ/ ቤ/ክ ሹሞች እውነትን ለመቅበር እንደ ወያኔ አባላትን በራሱ በአባላቱ ገንዘብ ጠበቃ እየገዙ በመክሰስ የማማንከራተታቸውና ስም ለማጥፋት መሞክራቸው እጅግ አሳፋሪ ቅሌት ነው::
ዶ/ር አማረ, እኛን እጅ መንሻ አያርጉን እንጅ!
I thought bililign was a communist when he was commissioner of higher education under the derg regime. ARe you sure he is involved in church affairs?
Billilign Mandefro is not only involved but is the master mind behind this whole mess! Elias Targeted Dr.Aklilu, Dr.Getachew and Dr.Alamaz but in my believe and according to his comment at several meetings, Billilign is the addvisor and so called defender of the boards action against the sued individuals.
Honestly, It is wise that members of Saint Mary Church need to be aware of the fact that nither the so called Synod in Ethiopia nor the so called synod in the exile have put a penny to claim this church. It’s independance must be warranted. Woyannes have been spotted to snatch Dallas Saint Michael church havock tried by it’s Mahibere Kidusan. Heard Houston Did a good job.
Elias as a journalist you did a good job. It invites the opposite side to spell their views. With all my respect to ER and you i was a little disappointed for not reporting the sinster plan of Woyanes to take Saint Michael Church in Dallas.