Ethiopia: Fresh hope through publishing house

A new publishing house is giving evangelical leaders hope for the future in Ethiopia. The initiative is supported by representatives from a wide variety of denominations and has seen new Christian material published by local writers.

The Onesimus publishing house was the first serious venture of its kind in Ethiopia, according to the Langham Partnership who supported the project. There is much hope among local scholars that the initiative will lead to better education and training for Ethiopia’s church leaders, as although 18% of the national population of over 129 million is believed to be evangelical, around 90% of its pastors are believed to lack formal training for ministry in the absence of quality material.

Tekalign Duguma, the Ethiopian who started the facility, was converted at a prayer meeting when on the verge of suicide. He has since turned his life around and fulfilled his dream of becoming a Christian publisher.