Missions in Ethiopia:
Ethiopia has been a well known religious country for centuries now. Ethiopia tales of religion date all the way back and are even mentioned in the bible. The biblical stories of Solomon and The Queen of Sheba, and Philip and The Ethiopian Eunuch are a few mission stories that relate to Ethiopia's missions start. Solomon can even be considered Ethiopia's first missionary due to him telling The Queen Of Sheba about the one true God. This has made an impact on Ethiopia being primarily a Christian nation. Ethiopian Orthodoxy is Ethiopia's main branch of the Christian religion. 1
Although Ethiopia is a mainly Christian country, Islam and Judaism are part of their religions too, from the mission work from those religions. Islam in Ethiopia can date back to 615, when Muslims were sent by Muhammed to Ethiopia. This bringing the spread of Islam to areas of Ethiopia, and making it part of the culture. Islam impacted Ethiopia by it starting a war amoungst Christians and Muslims. The Kingdom of Aksum was partially destroyed and Islam took over for a couple of centuries. Most Ethiopian Muslims are Sunni muslim and only few Sufi. Today in Ethiopia's capital there are about one million Muslims. 3
Judaism also has a small group in Ethiopia with a strong following. There is a group of African Jews in Ethiopia who have existed for centuries as a people group. They were there own small community, but are now accepted by the Israeli Government as Jews since 1975. The small community still exists in Ethiopia, but most have converted to Christianity.
Ethiopia is a known traditionally religious country in Africa. Christianity has progressed in Ethiopia and is reigning to be the number one religion in Ethiopia with branches of Orthodoxy, Catholicism, and Protestant. However; Islam is the second largest religion in Ethiopia and still exists today, since its start in The Aksum Kingdom and its spread. Ethiopia remains to be a country focused on traditions, and keeping their religious practices alive.
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