- Sunday
- Bible Study - 12:30 pm
- Worship - 1:00 pm
- Wednesday
- Biblical Studies - 6:00 pm
- Suaturday
- Youth/Adult Night - 4:00 pm
The Oromo Christian Fellowship hosted Easter Conference for Oromo Churches in Washington DC, Maryland and Pennsylvania. The conference started on Friday April 10, 2009 at 6:00pm at Resurrection Lutheran Church at 3101 University Blvd. Kensington, MD. Many members of the OCF and Spring of Life (Burqaa Jireenyaa) Oromo Pentecostal Church were among the worshippers. The Rev. Teka Obsa Fogi presented a sermon for Good Friday entitled Hurting a Friend Without Knowledge (Utuu Hin Beekin Aantii Miidhuu) based on Luke 23:32-38. The Spirit was moving in the worship. The opening was well attended that even on Friday there were more than seventy people in attendance.
The conference continued on Saturday April 11, where the Rev. Gezahegn Dibaba Executive Secretary of Lancaster Oromo Church was the preacher. The title of the sermon was A Friend on the Day of Trouble (Fira Gaafa Rakkinaa) which was based on John 19:38-44. Seminarian Meheret Yonas Amenu was solo singer of the day. On this day more people came both from Burqaa Jireenyaa and Lancaster Oromo Church. The attendance on Saturday was more than a hundred and fifty people.
On the day of Resurrection April 12, 2009 the sanctuary could not sit all the participants that we put chairs in the hall way and the narthex. More than two hundred fifty people were in attendance without counting the fifty children who were in Sunday school downstairs. The OCF choir sang with a powerful message of Resurrection. Our sister Ms. Chaltu Tola singer from Lancaster Oromo Church moved the congregation with her powerful songs that compelled the congregation to cheer with thanksgiving and clapping for the Lord. The Rev. Gamachisa Guja Pastor of Lancaster Oromo Church, Rev. Amsalu Geleta pastor of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Evangelist Matewos Shibo Evangelist of Philadelphia Oromo Church and Rev. Teka Obsa Fogi pastor of the host church read the scriptures to the congregation at the beginning of the service. Rev. Ejigu Tolosa pastor of Seventh Day Adventist Oromo Church in Takoma Park MD was also among the attendees. The whole congregation of the Lancaster Oromo Church, the whole congregation of the Philadelphia Oromo Church, most of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, were in attendance on Sunday. Members of Spring of Life Pentecostal Church attended Saturday afternoon.
Rev. Amsalu Geleta presented the message of resurrection entitled “Who Shall Roll the Stone for Us?” He summarized that today Christians are living under fear, regret and shame. He proclaimed that Jesus on this day of Resurrection is here to roll the stone of fear, regret and shame from our lives. The conference brought a lot of encouragement for the Oromo Christian Fellowship and for all those who were in attendance.
The Oromo Christian Fellowship is grateful to all churches who participated. We are thankful to pastors who preached the message of the passion, death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. All glory is to God our Father forever and ever Amen.