Arrivalመድረሻ
Use the glass doors facing Blueridge Avenue. Ushers in white will show you a seat and hand you a headset if you'd like one.በብሉሪጅ በኩል ባለው በር ይግቡ።
Sundaysእሑድ
Two services, one lunchሁለት አምልኮ፣ አንድ ምሳ
English at 9:30, Amharic at 11:30, and injera for everyone in the hall at 1:30. Come early for parking; the lot fills by 11.እንግሊዝኛ 9:30፣ አማርኛ 11:30፣ ምሳ 1:30።
Your first Sundayየመጀመሪያ እሑድዎ
What to expectምን ይጠብቁ
Nobody will make you stand up or introduce yourself. Someone will probably invite you to lunch.ማንም እንዲቆሙ አያስገድድዎትም።
Parkingማቆሚያ
Sixty spaces in our lot, plus the Wheaton Plaza garage two blocks away, free on Sundays.60 ቦታ፣ እና በአቅራቢያ ጋራዥ።
Childrenልጆች
Sunday school for ages 3 to 12 runs during both services, in English. A nursery is open from 9:15.የሰንበት ትምህርት ቤት ለ3–12 ዓመት።
Lengthርዝመት
English worship runs about 90 minutes. The Amharic service is closer to two hours, mostly because of the singing.የአማርኛ አምልኮ ሁለት ሰዓት ገደማ ነው።
Dressአለባበስ
Many women wear a white netela or habesha kemis on Sundays. Plenty don't. Wear what you'd wear to a family celebration.ለቤተሰብ በዓል የሚለብሱትን ይልበሱ።
Accessተደራሽነት
Ramp at the side entrance, an elevator to the hall, and reserved seats at the front for elders.በጎን በኩል መወጣጫ እና ሊፍት አለ።
A Sunday at Selamእሑድ በሰላም
English worshipየእንግሊዝኛ አምልኮ
Songs, a Bible reading and a 30-minute sermon from Pastor Mekdes or a guest.መዝሙር፣ ንባብ እና ስብከት።
Coffee between servicesቡና
Buna in the hall, roasted that morning by the hospitality team.በአዳራሹ ቡና።
Amharic worshipየአማርኛ አምልኮ
Long worship, prayer for the sick, and Pastor Dawit preaching in Amharic.ረጅም አምልኮ፣ ጸሎት እና ስብከት።
Lunch togetherምሳ በአንድነት
Injera, shiro, misir and something without spice for the children.እንጀራ፣ ሽሮ እና ምስር።
Questionsጥያቄዎች
What people ask before their first visitከመጀመሪያው ጉብኝት በፊት የሚጠየቁ
I don't speak Amharic. Is this church for me?አማርኛ አልናገርም። ቤተ ክርስቲያኑ ለእኔ ነው?
Yes. The 9:30 service is entirely in English, and many of our members are married to non-Ethiopians. Headsets cover the Amharic service too.አዎ። የ9:30 አምልኮ በእንግሊዝኛ ነው።
Is Selam Orthodox?ሰላም ኦርቶዶክስ ናት?
No, we're an evangelical church, part of the same Protestant family as Meserete Kristos and Mekane Yesus in Ethiopia. Many of our members grew up Orthodox, and we respect that heritage.አይደለችም። የወንጌላውያን ቤተ ክርስቲያን ናት።
Can I come only to the home fellowship?የቤት ኅብረት ብቻ መምጣት እችላለሁ?
Of course. Some people come on Thursdays for months before they visit on a Sunday.በእርግጥ ይችላሉ።
I just arrived in the US. Can the church help me settle?አሁን ገና መጣሁ። ቤተ ክርስቲያኑ ሊረዳኝ ይችላል?
Our new arrivals team helps with housing leads, job applications, driving lessons and school enrollment. Ask for Getachew after either service.አዲስ መጤዎችን የሚረዳ ቡድን አለን።
Blueridge AveGeorgia AveUniversity BlvdSelam Ethiopian Evangelical Church
Finding usአድራሻችን
On Blueridge Avenue, three blocks from Wheaton Metroከዊተን ሜትሮ ሦስት ብሎክ
2316 Blueridge Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20902- Parkingማቆሚያ
- Our lot holds sixty cars. Overflow parking in the Wheaton Plaza garage on Blueridge, free on Sundays.60 መኪና። ተጨማሪ በዊተን ፕላዛ ጋራዥ።
- Metro and busሜትሮ እና አውቶቡስ
- Red Line to Wheaton, then a six-minute walk east on Blueridge. Ride On routes 7 and 9 stop at the corner.ቀይ መስመር እስከ ዊተን፣ ከዚያ 6 ደቂቃ በእግር።
- Accessተደራሽነት
- Ramp at the side entrance, elevator to the fellowship hall, accessible restrooms on both floors.መወጣጫ እና ሊፍት አለ።