Debre Genet Medhane Alem Church

Debre Genet Medhane Alem Church
Debre Genet Medhane Alem Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church
Location	4401 Old Branch Avenue Temple Hills, Maryland
Country	United States
Denomination	Ethiopian Orthodox
Membership	500 [1]
Website	dgmedhanealem.org
History
Founded	1979
Administration
Diocese	Metropolitan Washington Archdiocese

Debre Genet Medhane Alem Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church is an Ethiopian Orthodox church in Temple Hills, Maryland.

History

The church was founded in 1979 by Ethiopian exiles who fled during the Ethiopian Revolution. ^[1]

The church hosted the wedding of Prince Joel Dawit Makonnen, great-grandson of Emperor Haile Selassie, and Ariana Joy Lalita Austin on September 9, 2017. ^{[2] [3]}

References

1. "Our History: The Origins of Debre Genet Medhane Alem Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahido Church". Debre Genet Medhane Alem Church. Temple Hills, Maryland . Retrieved November 3, 2025.
2. Murphy, Carrie (18 October 2017). "An American Woman Met An Ethiopian Prince at a Bar—And They Had Quite The Lavish Wedding". simplemost. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
3. Rogers, Katie (13 October 2017). "She Met Her Prince (for Real!) at a D.C. Nightclub". The New York Times.