Worship & prayer
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Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church
Monastery of
Abuna Hara Dengeel
A sanctuary for prayer, divine worship, and the life of our spiritual family. Together, we are building a lasting home for our faith in Crandall, Texas.
Our story continuesIn the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, one God.
Grow in faith
Explore teachings, sacred hymnody, and the lives of the saints within our Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo tradition.
Explore the faithBelong & serve
Join the community, offer your time, and help care for a place that our children will inherit.
Become a member
Our monasteryA living faith.
A living faith.
A place to call home.
A sanctuary for our spiritual family, and a living inheritance for our children.
By the grace of God, the land has been acquired. A four-bedroom residence, a peaceful lake, and an existing garage offer a beginning for a life of prayer, hospitality, and service.
We are preparing a space for congregational prayer while planning the permanent church and monastery. We carry this work forward together, through the blessing of the Church, careful stewardship, and your support.
The land, the story, and the visionThe life we sharePrayer becomes
Prayer becomes
a way of life.
At the heart of every plan is the life of the Church.
Rooted in worship.
We gather in the name of the Holy Trinity, seeking a life shaped by prayer, the Divine Liturgy, and the teachings of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church.
Care for one another.
Hospitality, service, and fellowship make room for the elder, the young person, the returning member, and the person visiting for the first time.
Keep faith with the future.
We preserve our sacred traditions and the story of our community so that the generations after us can learn, remember, and continue the work.
Learn within our traditionFrom our original collectionImages of faith
Explore the full galleryImages of faith
and shared life.
Building with care
Explore the campus plansOne faithful step at a time.
- 01
Prepare a place to gather
Prepare the existing garage for prayer and community gathering.
- 02
Plan and prepare the land
Complete professional planning, access, utilities, and required approvals.
- 03
Build the church and monastery
Create the permanent spiritual heart of our monastery campus.
These are planned phases. Work will proceed as funding, professional reviews, and approvals allow.
For those who come after usKeep the story.
Keep the story.
Pass on the faith.
Our recordings, plans, photographs, and teachings belong to a story larger than one generation.
Return to a community meeting, learn from our tradition, or explore the records of the monastery’s beginnings. Our archive brings these materials into one place.
“It is more blessed to give
than to receive.”Acts 20:35
Your prayers and gifts help prepare this house of God.
Make an offering