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{{Infobox Christian denomination|name=Christianity in Ethiopia and Eritrea|main_classification=[[Eastern Christianity]]|orientation=[[Oriental Orthodoxy]], [[Orthodox Tewahedo]], [[Protestantism]], [[Ethiopian-Eritrean Evangelicalism]], [[Evangelicalism]], [[Eastern Protestant Christianity]], [[Pentecostalism]], [[Lutheranism]], [[Baptists|Baptist]], [[Holiness Baptists]], [[Mennonite]]-[[Anabaptist]], [[Holiness movement]], [[Anglicanism|Anglican]], [[Methodism|Methodist]], [[Presbyterianism|Presbyterian]](contracted; show full)

*[[Christian mission|Christian Missionaries & Mission Organizations]] ([[19th Century|19th]]-[[20th Century|20th centuries]]) 
** EECMY: [[Peter Heyling]]
 (German [[Lutheranism]]) , [[Gudina Tumsa]], [[Emmanuel Abraham]] <br> 
** EKHC: [[SIM (Christian organization)|Sudan Interior Mission]], [[Thomas Lambie]] <br>
** MKC: [[Eastern Mennonite Missions]]⏎
** Mulu Wongel (Full Gospel/FBGC): [[Swedish Pentecostal Movement]], [[Finnish Pentecostalism]]
** ELCE: [[Swedish Evangelical Mission]] (SEM) of the [[Church of Sweden|Church of Sweden (Lutheran)]]|logo=|image=[[File:Ethiopian-Eritrean cross 1.png|100px]]|other_names=Christianity in Ethiopia, Christianity in Eritrea, Ethiopian Christians, Eritrean Christians.}}

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==== Primary denominations ====

* The [[Ethiopian Kale Heywet Church|Ethiopian Kale Heywet (Word of Life) Church]], a [[Charismatic movement|charismatic]] Evangelical Protestant denomination with Pentecostal, Baptist, and 
some Mennonite<ref name=":22">{{Cite web|last=Bryan|first=Jack|title=Is the World's Next Missions Movement in Ethiopia?|url=https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2019/july-august/ethiopia-missions.html|access-date=2 December 2020|website=ChristianityToday.com|language=en}}</ref> roots. It is associated with the [[SIM (Christian organization)|Sudan Interior Mission]], an interdenominational organization, and has an Eritrean branch.
* The [[Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus|Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (Place of Jesus)]], a Lutheran denomination which includes a [[Presbyterianism|Presbyterian]]-leaning synod. The Eritrean Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus is the Eritrean Lutheran branch of this Evangelical Protestant denomination. The Ethiopian Lutheran denomination is the largest non-united Lutheran Christian denomination (see [[list of Christian denominations by number of members]]).
* The [[Evangelical Lutheran Church of Eritrea]], a Lutheran denomination which joined the [[Lutheran World Federation]] in 1963.
* The [[Ethiopian Full Gospel Believers' Church]] (Mulu Wongel), a Pentecostal denomination with Mennonite influence.
* The [[Meserete Kristos Church|Meserete Kristos (Christ Foundation) Church]], a Mennonite denomination with Pentecostal influence.

Some P'ent'ay communities—especially the Mekane Yesus Lutheran Church for example—have been influenced by the Orthodox Tewahedo churches, which represents the dominant traditional Ethiopian and Eritrean Christian demographic, but for the most part are very Pentecostal in their worship and theology.

(contracted; show full)E., Prunier G. (Eds), Understanding Contemporary Ethiopia,: Monarchy, Revolution and the Legacy of Meles Zenawi|date=July 2015}}</ref> This church was the first independent Pentecostal church of Ethiopia and is still the largest Pentecostal group in Ethiopia.<ref name=":5" /> As churches were established, they relied on university students from [[Ethiopian Orthodox]] backgrounds to assume leadership roles within the Pentecostal churches.<ref name=":5" /> [[Methodism]],
 the [[Holiness movement]], [[Presbyterianism]], and other denominational orientations have had some underlying influence on Ethiopian-Eritrean Evangelicalism.

(contracted; show full)d Eritrean Catholic Churches follow the [[Alexandrian Rite]] used by the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church, Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo Church, the [[Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria]], and the [[Coptic Catholic Church]]. As its liturgical language it employs [[Ge'ez language|Ge'ez]], a [[Semitic languages|Semitic]] language that fell out of daily use several centuries ago.
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[[Category:Christianity by country|Ethiopia and Eritrea]]