Archives for: July 2010, 27

Lasvegas Clark County Zoning Commission denies plan to build Ethiopian Church

July 27th, 2010

"A number of neighbors expressed concerns about the size of the building proposed by the Debre Mihret St. Michael’s Ethiopian Orthodox Teawhido Church and its influence on surrounding homes."

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Rev. Shim Habte accepts challenge of mission at Willows United Methodist Church

July 27th, 2010

"In December 1972, Habte arrived in New York City. Then 18 years old, he had planned to attend a Campus Crusade for Christ in California, he said.
Coming from Ethiopia, where the weather was warm, he was not dressed for the cold New York streets. A taxi driver, Habte said, took an interest in him and asked where he was going and how much money he had."

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