Ethiopian college continues development

Northwest Mennonite Conference partners with Meserete Kristos College.

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Northwest Mennonite Conference has entered into an agreement with Meserete Kristos College in Ethiopia to partner in the school’s development. The agreement calls for the NWC to supply funds for the following projects.



Meserete Kristos College’s guest faculty residence under construction. Photo by Carl Hansen.




All amounts are in Canadian dollars:

-Up to $37,500 per year to enable 25 needy students to study at $1,500 per student per year.

-Up to $183,000 for a guest faculty residence.

-Up to $700,000 toward the construction of one dormitory on its new campus in Debre Zeit.

-Up to $10,000 per year toward supplementing the support allowance of one Canadian missionary couple, Carl and Vera Hansen.

The Hansens, of NWC and long-term missionaries under Eastern Mennonite Missions, have assisted with the college since 1996.

Meserete Kristos College, in turn, agreed to act as the legal agent of the NWC to implement the agreement. This agreement enables the NWC to issue tax deductible receipts to any in Canada who wish to join in this partnership.

Construction of the guest faculty residence is scheduled for occupancy at the end of June. Construction of the dormitory will take another year to complete.

Meserete Kristos College, founded by the Meserete Kristos Church in 1994, has already graduated 384 people.

Expansion plans call for an introduction of liberal arts programs in fields such as community development, peace and conflict studies, and health administration.—Meserete Kristos College

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