Olney in Montgomery County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Hamere Berhan Kedus Yohannes EOTC, USA
[Hamere Birhan St. John's Church Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church]
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 26, 2026
1. Hamere Berhan Kedus Yohannes EOTC, USA Marker
"ቤተ ክርስቲያን ለእግዚአብሔር ሕያው ዐምዳ ወደጃ ለጽድቅ፤"
"ቤቱም የእውነት ዓምድ እና መሠረት የሕያው እግዚአብሔር ቤተ ክርስቲያን ነው።" ፩ኛ ጢሞ ፫፥፲፭
"ወቤተ እግዚአብሔር ይትሐነጽ በመካኑ"
"የእግዚአብሔር ቤት በሥፍራው ይሠራ" ዕዝ ፭፥፲፭
ይህ የሐመረ ብርሃን ቅዱስ ዮሐንስ መጥምቅ የኢ.ኦ.ተ.ቤተ ክርስቲያን ከተመሠረተ ከስምንት ዓመት በኋላ በልዑል እግዚአብሔር ፈቃድ በድንግል ማርያም አማላጅነት በመጥምቁ በቅዱስ ዮሐንስ ረዳትነት ዛሬ መስከረም ፲፮ ቀን ፪፲፰ ዓ.ም. ሕንጻው ይጀመር ዘንድ በብፁዓን ሊቃነ ጳጳሳት አቡነ ፋኑኤል እና አቡነ ያሬድ ይህ መሠረት ተጥሏል።
" in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth." 1 Timothy 3:15
" let the house of God be rebuilt on its former site." Ezra 5:15
Eight years after the founding of Hamere Berhan Kidus Yohannes Metmek E.O.T. Church, through Divine providence, the intercession of the Virgin Mary and St. John the Baptist, His Beatitude Abune Fanuel and His Beatitude Abune Yared laid the foundation stone on September 26, 2025, to commence construction.
Erected 2025
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is September 26, 2025.
Location. 39° 6.607′ N, 77° 4.918′ W. Marker is in Olney, Maryland, in Montgomery County. It is on Muncaster Mill Road (Maryland Route 115) west of Norbeck Road ( Route 28), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4101 Muncaster Mill Rd, Rockville MD 20853, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Norbeck Rosenwald School (within shouting distance of this marker); Higgins Tavern (approx. 1.6 miles away); Old Glory (approx. 2 miles away); Matthew Henson (approx.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), March 26, 2026
2. Hamere Berhan Kedus Yohannes EOTC, USA Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 26, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 26, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 37 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 26, 2026, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
