This is probably one of the oldest neighborhoods in addis the church was built during emperor Hayleselas however I remember reading an account by French writer that there used to be a mid 5th century church ruin on the place of the current church…
The Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY; also called Mekane Yesus Church) is a Lutheran denomination in Ethiopia. It is the largest individual member church of the Lutheran World Federation