Church Planting in Ethiopia

The main purpose of Indigenous Outreach is to support indigenous ministers as they make disciples in their native land. Many of the missionaries are evangelists, some are pastors, some teachers and one is even an administrator. Like all believers worldwide, each of these ministers has been uniquely gifted by God to fulfill various roles within the greater body.
In Ethiopia there are still many villages with no congregation of believers. Indigenous Outreach is helping a group of local ministers from multiple denominations in Ethiopia to begin new congregations particularly in the Oromo region as the doors are wide open and many opportunities exist.
We understand that making disciples involves much more than evangelism. IOI has partnered with sister organizations and churches in an effort to provide a holistic approach to what many call “Church Planting”. One of our partners provides health care and sanitation training through local churches and has helped to make these churches a place of hope and healing. We also strive to strengthen existing congregations through theological training at an annual Bible conference, and a planned Missionary Training Center. IOI also provides hundreds of Bibles and theological books each year to believers to help them grow in the knowledge of Christ. In an effort to obey the commands of Christ and to display His love and mercy, we have also partnered with Operation Rescue and the Repi Children’s Fund to consistently care for 24 poor children.
Lives are being changed, the poor are being cared for and the Gospel is being preached. This is what we mean when we say church planting. v