Bronx, N Y: Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church of Our Savior
By Dennis Slattery, New York Daily News
After passing the collection plate for 30 years, a Bronx congregation finally raised enough money to buy a church of its ownÂ
The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church of Our Savior congregation spent $1.3 million to buy a church building in Norwood that until recently housed a Lutheran congregation.
Talk about pennies from Heaven.
An Ethopian congregation that passed a collection plate to parishioners every Sunday for the past 30 years has raised enough money to buy the $1.3 million church of its dreams.
After three decades without a home, the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church of Our Savior acquired a Gothic building in Norwood that until recently housed a Lutheran congregation.
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