About DSMA
Debre Selam Medhanealem Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (DSMA) was established in 1994 by members of Ethiopian origin residing in the Twin Cities Metro, Minnesota.
Incorporated under Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Service Code, DSMA prides itself in worshiping Our Lord Jesus Christ together as a family,
which is the core values of our Christian tradition and Ethiopian heritage.
Because of space limitations in our current church, a 2.7-acre land located at 2629 30th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55406,
was purchased to build a new church and building complex to accommodate our growing church membership during church services and also to extend various community services such as youth development (tutorial, mentoring, arts & bible studies)
and parish health education, among others. We believe that developing such a positive environment to teach our young generation about the importance of faith and believing in God in their daily lives is
of a vital importance to the perpetuity of our Christian beliefs and upbringing of responsible and creative young generation.
Why Volunteer?
To raise funds for the construction of our dream church and building complex, a number of initiatives and activities were launched including:
- Performing volunteer services through the conduct of concession operations at US Bank Stadium during Vikings home games, concerts and other events in lieu of financial donations by the vendor (ARAMARK) directly to our church's bank account,
- Organizing fundraiser events such as auctions, ticketed dinner events, 5K runs as examples, and
- Financial donations and contributions by members and non-members.
ከዚህ በታች የተዘረዘሩት የደብራችን እህቶቻችንና ወንድሞቻችን አዲስ የቤተክርስቲያን ሕንፃ ለመገንባት በ2023 ዓ.ም.በዩኤስ ባንክ ስታዲየም እና በሚኒሶታ ስቴት ፌር የበጎፈቃደኝነት አገልግሎት የሰጡ ናቸዉ:: የበጎፍቃደኝነት አገልግሎት አስተባባሪ ኮሚቴ እና በሚኒሶታ ደብረሰላም መድኃኔዓለም የኢትዮጵያ ኦርቶዶክስ ተዋህዶ ቤተክርስትያን አስተዳደር በ2023 ዓ.ም. የበጎፈቃደኝነት አገልግሎት የሰጡትንና ያስተባበሩትን በሙሉ ያመሰግናል።
We thank all our church members and families that volunteered at the U.S. Bank Stadium and Minnesota State Fair in 2023 to raise funds for the construction of a new church building!
Thank you 2023 Volunteers
| Volunteer Full Name | # of Events Attended |
|---|---|
| ASHAGRE ATRE | 14 |
| BESELFWA MENGESHA | 11 |
| ABAYNESH DEBELA | 10 |
| DR. BERHANU BELETE | 10 |
| DANIEL KEHULU | 9 |
| DR. MESFIN TESFAYE GEBEYAW | 9 |
| ALEMSEGED TESFAYE | 8 |
| ESHETU BADUNGA | 8 |
| ELIAS TILAHUN | 7 |
| GIRMA MEKONNEN | 7 |
| AMARE BERHIE | 5 |
| ASHENAFI BULTO | 5 |
| TSEGA BEZABEH | 5 |
| ABERA BERJA | 4 |
| DEREJE ALEMU | 4 |
| DERES GEBREGIORGIS | 4 |
| EJIGAYEHU YIRGU | 4 |
| GEZAHEGN DAMTE | 4 |
| RAHEL BALCHA | 4 |
| TIGIST MELESSIE | 4 |
| AEMIRO TESFAYE | 3 |
| BROOK EDDLE | 3 |
| FASIKA TEGEGNE | 3 |
| FELEKU SEYOUM | 3 |
| HABTAMU BEKELE | 3 |
| MICHAEL NEGASH | 3 |
| NADIYA HUSSEN | 3 |
| SEBLEWONGEL BEKELE | 3 |
| SEBLEWONGEL NEGASH | 3 |
| TSIGE AYELE | 3 |
| WONDIMU HAILU | 3 |
| WORKIE DEMESSIE | 3 |
| YEBEGASHET WOLDEMARIAM | 3 |
| ABEBA WOLDESENBET | 2 |
| ABIGAIL AYALEW | 2 |
| ALEMAYEHU CHEKOL | 2 |
| ALTAYU KIDANEMARIAM | 2 |
| AYALEW DAMTE | 2 |
| AYNALEM BARDE | 2 |
| BEREKET DAREGA | 2 |
| DEBALKE GEBEYEHU | 2 |
| EDGET ENDALE | 2 |
| ISSAC WEBETU | 2 |
| KASSA BEZABIH | 2 |
| LIKE DHAYE | 2 |
| LULAYEHU TESSEMA | 2 |
| MEKONNEN HABTEWOLD | 2 |
| MESERET TESSEMA | 2 |
| MULUWORK GECHE | 2 |
| MUNA HUSSEN | 2 |
| RAHEL GHEBREGHIORGHIS | 2 |
| ROMAN FELEKE | 2 |
| SARON AYALEW | 2 |
| SEYOUM ZEWDIE | 2 |
| TEDROS KEBEDE | 2 |
| YENE TAYE | 2 |
| ABEBAW YILMA | 1 |
| ALMAZ ABEBE | 1 |
| ASMELASH GEBREHIWOT | 1 |
| BEREKET KOHLER | 1 |
| BEREKET TESHOME | 1 |
| BIRUK DEBALKE | 1 |
| BIZUWORK HAILEMICHAEL | 1 |
| CHINA AWOKE | 1 |
| DANIA RETA | 1 |
| DANIEL ABEBAW | 1 |
| DEGINET HABTE | 1 |
| DR. SHEWANGIZAW WORKU | 1 |
| EDEN ALEMU | 1 |
| EJIGAYHOU ABEBE | 1 |
| EMA WODERIE | 1 |
| ETSEGENET AMBAYE | 1 |
| EYERUSALEM ABERA | 1 |
| FATHYA ABDULLA | 1 |
| GETACHEW DEBEBE | 1 |
| HAMERE ZERFU | 1 |
| HELEN GETACHEW | 1 |
| KALIKIDAN ESHETU | 1 |
| KASSECH WOLDEMICHAEL | 1 |
| KIBINESH MENGISTU | 1 |
| LEDIA DERESE | 1 |
| MAHLET ADGEH | 1 |
| MARLO FREDRIC | 1 |
| MESERET ABEBE | 1 |
| MESERET BEKELE | 1 |
| MULUALEM TESSO | 1 |
| MULUEMEBET BIRU | 1 |
| NARDOS MIKITA | 1 |
| NEBIYU ASHAGRE | 1 |
| ROMAN WOLDESENBET | 1 |
| SAMSON WONDIMU | 1 |
| SARA TAYE | 1 |
| SEBISIBE TEKLEMARIAM | 1 |
| SEBLE MEBRATU | 1 |
| SEBLEWONGEL WOLDETSADIK | 1 |
| SELAMAWIT BEYENE | 1 |
| SELAMAWIT ESHETU | 1 |
| SEWIT WOLDEGIORGIS | 1 |
| SISAY SHIBESHI | 1 |
| SMETSEHAY FIKADU | 1 |
| TAYE LIDETIE | 1 |
| TEDLA BELAYNEH | 1 |
| TESFAYE TEFERA | 1 |
| TESHOME ANDETA | 1 |
| TIGIST NEBRO | 1 |
| TSEDANIA DERESE | 1 |
| TSEHAY KASSA | 1 |
| YARED ADGEH | 1 |
| YEABSERA BERHANU | 1 |
| YEHARERWORK SHIFERAW | 1 |
| YENEWUB LAKEW | 1 |
Thank you 2022 Volunteers
| Volunteer Full Name | # of Events Attended |
|---|---|
| ESHETU BADUNGA | 15 |
| AMARE BERHIE | 14 |
| DR. BERHANU BELETE | 14 |
| GIRMA GEBREHIWOT | 14 |
| ALEMSEGED TESFAYE | 13 |
| BESELFUWA MENGESHA | 13 |
| DR. ASHAGRE ATRE | 13 |
| ERIST MEKONNEN | 13 |
| MULUWORK GECHE | 13 |
| YEBEGASHET WOLDEMARIAM | 13 |
| EJIGAYEHU YIRGU | 12 |
| TEWEDROS DESTA | 12 |
| ABERA BERJA | 11 |
| DEREJE ALEMU | 11 |
| SEYOUM ZEWDIE | 11 |
| WONDIMU KASSA HAILU | 11 |
| WORKU MOGES | 11 |
| ABEBAW YILMA | 10 |
| DANIEL KEHULU | 10 |
| ELIAS TILAHUN | 10 |
| FELEKU SEYOUM | 10 |
| MESERET BEKELE | 10 |
| MICHAEL NEGASH | 10 |
| TAKELE TIZAZU | 10 |
| TEWODROS BEKELE | 10 |
| ALEMESHET WORKU | 9 |
| KIBINESH MENGISTU | 9 |
| MEKDES WODAJENEH | 9 |
| NIGUSSE HAILESELASSE | 9 |
| SEWIT WOLDEGIORGIS | 9 |
| TIGIST MELESSE | 9 |
| ABRAHAM DESTA | 8 |
| ALMAZ ABEBE | 8 |
| ASTER SHALEMU | 8 |
| BEZUWORK HAILEMICHAEL | 8 |
| BROOK EDDLE | 8 |
| DR. NIGATU TADESE | 8 |
| KASSAW TESSEMA | 8 |
| MULUEMBET ZELEKE | 8 |
| AEMIRO TESFAYE | 7 |
| ALEMAYEHU TESHOME | 7 |
| ASNAKECH WONDIMU | 7 |
| DR. MESFIN TESFAYE GEBEYAW | 7 |
| HELEN GETACHEW | 7 |
| LIKE DHAYE | 7 |
| MESERET ABEBE | 7 |
| SEBELWONGEL BEKELE | 7 |
| YEMSRACH WOLDEMARIAM | 7 |
| YENE TAYE | 7 |
| ASAMINEW SAHLU | 6 |
| GETACHEW DEBEBE | 6 |
| GIRMA MEKONNEN | 6 |
| MENA FELEKE | 6 |
| NADIYA HUSSEN | 6 |
| ROMAN FELEKE | 6 |
| AKILILU WOLDERUFAEL | 5 |
| ARSEMA BIZUNEH | 5 |
| BERUKTAWIT BAYIE | 5 |
| CALEB BEKELE | 5 |
| ETSEGENET AMBAYE | 5 |
| EYUEL MIFTAH | 5 |
| FASIKA TEGEGNE | 5 |
| FEVEN TADESSE | 5 |
| FISSEHA LEGESE | 5 |
| HABTAMU BEKELE GANA | 5 |
| KALEAB WORKU | 5 |
| MESSERET DABA | 5 |
| RUTH YENEW | 5 |
| SAMSON WONDIMU | 5 |
| TENSAYE TIBEBU | 5 |
| YEZEBALEM MANDEFRO | 5 |
| YORDANOS FELEKE | 5 |
| ABGAIL AYALEW | 4 |
| AFOMIYA SOLOMON | 4 |
| ALEXANDER KASSA | 4 |
| ALTAYU KIDANEMARIAM | 4 |
| AYALEW DAMTE | 4 |
| AYNALEM BARDE | 4 |
| DANIEL ABEBAW | 4 |
| DIANA ECKDAHL | 4 |
| DINKU GUALE | 4 |
| EDDLE SENAY | 4 |
| ELIZABETH MULUGETA | 4 |
| ENUYE FANTA | 4 |
| FATHYA ABDULLAHI | 4 |
| HEYENTE SENAY | 4 |
| LIDIA BERHANU | 4 |
| LIYA LANTYDERU | 4 |
| NOLAWE ESHETE | 4 |
| SARON AYALEW | 4 |
| SEBLE MEBRATU | 4 |
| SISAY SHIBESHI | 4 |
| TEFERA KERETA | 4 |
| YABSIRA TSEGAYE | 4 |
| YAKOB TEFERA | 4 |
| YEABSERA BERHANU | 4 |
| YENEWUB LAKEW | 4 |
| YESHI MENGESHA | 4 |
| ALAZAR ABEBE | 3 |
| ASHENAFI BULTO | 3 |
| BOGALE TEGEGNE | 3 |
| DAWIT GEBREKRISTOS | 3 |
| ELIAS WORKENH | 3 |
| GENET HAILEMICHAEL | 3 |
| ISAAC WUBETU | 3 |
| JERUSALEM WONDIMU | 3 |
| KEBEDE ABAY | 3 |
| KIDIST WONDIMU | 3 |
| LUKAS BIZUNEH | 3 |
| MEKONNEN HABTEWOLD | 3 |
| MELAT BERHANU | 3 |
| MULUGETA WOMDIMENEH | 3 |
| MUNA HUSSEN | 3 |
| NEHMIYA ASSEFA | 3 |
| RAHEL BALCHA | 3 |
| SABA WONDIMU | 3 |
| SARA TAYE | 3 |
| TIGIST TEFFERA | 3 |
| TSEGAYE BEDANE | 3 |
| TSEHAY METAFERIA | 3 |
| WAGAYE ABEBE | 3 |
| YIDNEKACHEW FEYESSA | 3 |
| ZELEKE WORKENEH | 3 |
| ABEBA WOLDESENBET | 2 |
| ABEBE BARDE | 2 |
| ABEBE GEMEDA | 2 |
| ABEBE REDA | 2 |
| ABRAHAM GETACHEW | 2 |
| AKILILU GETACHEW | 2 |
| BEREKET GEBREMARIAM | 2 |
| BEZAWIT AYALEW | 2 |
| BILESE DINSA | 2 |
| CHRISTIAN BEKELE | 2 |
| DAWIT AYELE | 2 |
| DAWIT SELESH | 2 |
| DR. SHEWANGIZAW WORKU | 2 |
| EDIGET ENDALE | 2 |
| EFRATA MENGISTE | 2 |
| EJIGAYEHU GEBREMESKEL | 2 |
| EYERUSALEM ABERA | 2 |
| FREDREANA HESTER | 2 |
| GENET MENGISTU | 2 |
| GETAHUN ASFAW | 2 |
| GETU BELAYNEH | 2 |
| HAILEMARIAM AWEKE | 2 |
| HUNLACHEW SEBGAZE | 2 |
| KALAB MIFTAH | 2 |
| KASSA BEZABEH | 2 |
| KIRUBEL YENEW | 2 |
| LIUGET GEBREYOHANNES | 2 |
| LULAYEHU TESSEMA | 2 |
| MAHLET ADGEH | 2 |
| MEHERET GEMERE | 2 |
| MELAK TSION KESSIS ADDIS MOLLAW | 2 |
| MELKIT ABEBE | 2 |
| MENBERE KEBEDE | 2 |
| METSEHET ASHEBER | 2 |
| MICHAEL SENAY | 2 |
| MICHAEL WOLDEMICHAEL | 2 |
| NAHOM NIGUSSIE | 2 |
| NEBIYOU WOLDEGEBRIEL | 2 |
| NEHEMIAH MISGANAW | 2 |
| NIMROD TAREKE | 2 |
| RAHEL FANTA | 2 |
| ROBEL LEGESE | 2 |
| ROMAN WOLDESENBET | 2 |
| ROZA AWRARIS | 2 |
| ROZA GIRMA | 2 |
| SEBLEWONGEL NEGASH | 2 |
| SELAMAWIT ESHETU | 2 |
| SENAIT GETAHUN | 2 |
| SIRAK GIZAW | 2 |
| TENSAE YIGERMAL | 2 |
| TESFAYE LIDETIE | 2 |
| TESHOME ANDETA | 2 |
| TIBEBU TAMIRAT | 2 |
| TIGIST DILNESAW | 2 |
| TIGIST GIZAW | 2 |
| WORKIE DEMESSIE | 2 |
| WORKU BELAY | 2 |
| WUDINESH GEMEDA | 2 |
| YARED ADGEH | 2 |
| YOSEPH TESFAYE | 2 |
| AARON TEKLU | 1 |
| ABAYNESH DEBELA | 1 |
| ABAYNESH METAFERIA | 1 |
| ABEBE TAMIRAT | 1 |
| AINEABEBA ALENE | 1 |
| AMARECH TULU | 1 |
| ASELEFECH DEMERE | 1 |
| ASKALE MULEGEETA | 1 |
| ASNAKECH YIGEZU | 1 |
| AYINALEM TEGEGN | 1 |
| AYNALEM YEGLU | 1 |
| BENJONI GEBEYHU | 1 |
| BETANYA FIDA | 1 |
| BETSELOT YIGEZU | 1 |
| BEZABIH TIBEBU | 1 |
| BEZAWIT TESHOME | 1 |
| BIRHANU ALEMU | 1 |
| CLAUDIA SPAINACI | 1 |
| DANIA HUNEGRAW | 1 |
| DEBALKE GEBEYEHU | 1 |
| DERES LEMA | 1 |
| ELIAS TADDESSE | 1 |
| EMMANUEL YUNAS | 1 |
| ENGUDAY DAWIT | 1 |
| ERMIAS DAGNE | 1 |
| ESHETU HUSSEN | 1 |
| EYOAEL DHIMI | 1 |
| EYUEL GETACHEW | 1 |
| FAVEN AGONAFIR | 1 |
| GENET HAILU | 1 |
| HABTAMU ABDI | 1 |
| HAILEMARIAM ASTAKE | 1 |
| HAREGWOIN BEKALE | 1 |
| HAWI DINSA | 1 |
| HERMONE GEBEYEHU | 1 |
| JANET TESHOME | 1 |
| JOSEPH TAYE | 1 |
| KALEAB ASSEFA | 1 |
| KALEAB SHENKUTIE | 1 |
| KALEABE TADESSE | 1 |
| KALEB AKLILU | 1 |
| KALEB TESHOME | 1 |
| KALKIDAN ESHETU | 1 |
| KASSECH WOLDEMICHAEL | 1 |
| KEBEBEW MOLLA | 1 |
| KELEME DEJENE | 1 |
| KELEMEWORK FELEKE | 1 |
| KIDUS YOSEF | 1 |
| LEDYA YALEW | 1 |
| LIAH TESFAYE | 1 |
| LIDYA EWENETU | 1 |
| LILY TESHOME | 1 |
| MEAZA GIZAW | 1 |
| MEKLIT ARAYA | 1 |
| MELAKU WOLDETSADIK’ | 1 |
| MELAT ABDISSA | 1 |
| MERHATSADIK TIBEBU | 1 |
| MERON ASSEFA | 1 |
| MESELE KERSE | 1 |
| MESERET EJERSA | 1 |
| MESERET TESSEMA | 1 |
| MESKEREM LEGESE | 1 |
| METEKU DESALEGN | 1 |
| METI GEREMEW | 1 |
| MICHAEL BERHANU | 1 |
| MICHAEL KIDANE | 1 |
| MISTERE YIGERMAL | 1 |
| MUHAZ FISSEHA | 1 |
| MULUALEM DEBELA | 1 |
| NAHOM EWENETU | 1 |
| NAHOM LANTYDERU | 1 |
| NAOMI TEWODROS | 1 |
| NARDOS ASSEFA | 1 |
| NATAN TESHOME | 1 |
| NATI BIZUnEH | 1 |
| NEBEYU ELIAS | 1 |
| NEGA EJJIGU | 1 |
| NEOL BERHANU | 1 |
| NOLAW ELIAS | 1 |
| RENEE PIERRE CHARLES | 1 |
| ROBEL SHENKUTIE | 1 |
| RUTH TESHOME | 1 |
| SAMSON WONDEMU | 1 |
| SARA GEBRE | 1 |
| SARA WONDEMU | 1 |
| SINETSEHY FEKADU | 1 |
| SOLOMON AYELE | 1 |
| TADESSE ESHETU | 1 |
| TARIKUA GEBREAMANUEL | 1 |
| TEDLA BELAYNEH | 1 |
| TESFAYE ALEMU | 1 |
| TESFAYE FANTA | 1 |
| TESFAYE GAGA | 1 |
| TEWODROS WOLDERUFAEL | 1 |
| TIBEBE SHEWAMEN | 1 |
| TIGIST ARGAW | 1 |
| TIGIST ASFAW | 1 |
| TIGIST TILAHUN | 1 |
| TILAHUN HAILU | 1 |
| TIRUALEM MEKETE | 1 |
| TSEGABE TADESSE | 1 |
| TSEHAY ABDISSA | 1 |
| TSEHAY AWRARIS | 1 |
| TSION TADESSE | 1 |
| YAFET SOLOMON | 1 |
| YEABSERA BEKELE | 1 |
| YEHARERWORK SHIFERAW | 1 |
| YETBAREK ADERE | 1 |
| YOHANNES TEGEBARU | 1 |
| YOHANNES KEBEDE | 1 |
| YOHANNES TESEEW | 1 |
| YONAS AYELE | 1 |
| YOSEPH TAYE | 1 |
| ZAIDA GEBRE | 1 |
| ZEWDE TESSEMA | 1 |
Performing volunteer services through concession operations at US Bank stadium
