Dereje Fantaye 1959–2026 ደረጀ ፋንታዬ 1951–2018
Rev. Dr. Dereje Fantaye Yimer preaching beneath the cross, a red stole over his white robe, the microphone in one hand and the other raised.

IN LOVING MEMORY · መታሰቢያ መታሰቢያ

ቄስ ዶ/ር ደረጀ ፋንታዬ ይመር Rev. Dr. Dereje Fantaye Yimer

May 27, 1959 – August 28, 2026 ግንቦት 19, 1951 – ነሐሴ 22, 2018 ዓ.ም.

A faithful servant. A teacher of God’s Word. A devoted son, husband, father, and brother. ታማኝ አገልጋይ፣ የእግዚአብሔር ቃል አስተማሪ፣ ልጅ፣ ባል፣ አባት እና ወንድም።

Rev. Dr. Dereje Fantaye Yimer was born on May 27, 1959 (Ginbot 19, 1951 in the Ethiopian calendar). An ordained minister — a Qes — of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus, he gave his life to preaching and teaching the Word of God, and earned his doctorate in service of the Word he loved to teach. He entered his rest on August 28, 2026 (Nehase 22, 2018), at sixty-seven. His farewell was held at Entoto Mekane Eyesus Church in Addis Ababa.

ቄስ ዶ/ር ደረጀ ፋንታዬ ይመር ግንቦት 19 ቀን 1951 ዓ.ም. ተወለዱ። የኢትዮጵያ ወንጌላዊት ቤተ ክርስቲያን መካነ ኢየሱስ ቄስ ሆነው የእግዚአብሔርን ቃል በመስበክና በማስተማር ሕይወታቸውን ሰጡ። ነሐሴ 22 ቀን 2018 ዓ.ም. በ67 ዓመታቸው አረፉ። የስንብት ጸሎቱ በእንጦጦ መካነ እየሱስ ቤተክርስቲያን ተደረገ።

His full story is being gathered by his family, and this page will grow as it is told. የሕይወት ታሪኩ በቤተሰቡ እየተዘጋጀ ነው።

  1. 9:00 amጠዋት 3:00 Departure to Entoto Mekane Eyesus Church ጉዞ ወደ እንጦጦ መካነ እየሱስ ቤተክርስቲያን
  2. 10:30 amጠዋት 4:30 Farewell Church Service የስንብት ጸሎት መርሃ ግብር
  3. 11:30 amጠዋት 5:30 Departure to Petros we Paulos Cemetery ጉዞ ወደ ጴጥሮስ ጳውሎስ
  4. 12:30 pmከቀኑ 6:30 Burial የቀብር ስነስርዓት
  5. 1:30 pmከቀኑ 7:30 Lunch at the Ayat Residence አያት በሚገኘው መኖሪያ ቤት የምሳ ፕሮግራም

LIVESTREAMየቀጥታ ስርጭት

The family will share the livestream link here. የቀጥታ ስርጭቱ ሊንክ እዚህ ይለጠፋል።

“ጌታውም፦ መልካም፥ አንተ በጎ፥ ታማኝም ባሪያ፤ በጥቂቱ ታምነሃል፥ በብዙ እሾምሃለሁ፥ ወደ ጌታህ ደስታ ግባ አለው።”

“Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things; enter into the joy of your lord.”

MATTHEW 25:23 · የማቴዎስ ወንጌል 25:23

Write what you remember of him, and add a photograph or a video if you have one. The family reads every message before it appears here. ስለ እሱ የሚያስታውሱትን ይጻፉ፤ ፎቶ ወይም ቪዲዮ ካላችሁም ያያይዙ። ቤተሰቡ እያንዳንዱን መልእክት ካነበበ በኋላ እዚህ ይታያል።