Abstract
This study tried to discuss the introduction of Evangelical Christianity in Oromia in five major expeditions attempts that foreign and local missionaries have made to reach the Oromo people with Gospel. To this end, the necessary information were collected from written documents related to the topic, and then chronologically ordered and narrated. As discussed in this article, the Western missionaries had given much weight to evangelizing the Oromo because they thought it would help them to reach the whole African continent through the Oromo. So, they paid great sacrifices to reach this nation. In this regard, the local Oromo missionaries who were Christianized earlier had played a leading role in the expeditions. Despite the enormous difficulties they encountered, the missionaries endeavored selflessly and enthusiastically to reach the Oromo. Then the Gospel torch that was kindled at Karkaroo in Boojjii of Wallaga province radiated to various parts of Oromia in particular and Ethiopia as a whole. Key terms: Evangelical christianity, Oromia, Ethiopia, Western missionaries.
Highlights
This article discusses the introduction of Evangelical Christianity in Oromia in what is described as „The Five Major Expeditions‟ that are the attempts that foreign and indigenous missionaries have done to reach the Oromo people with Evangelical Christianity
Oromia is the name of Oromo‟s country which was incorporated into the modern Ethiopian state in 1890s
The study discussed the introduction of Evangelical Christianity in Oromia in five major expedition attempts made by foreign and local missionaries
Summary
This article discusses the introduction of Evangelical Christianity in Oromia in what is described as „The Five Major Expeditions‟ that are the attempts that foreign and indigenous missionaries have done to reach the Oromo people with Evangelical Christianity. After Yohannes IV, Menelik II continued the mission of de-Oromization‟ (destroying Oromo‟s identity) and „Amharazation‟ (repressing the Oromo people to accept Amhara identity, culture and language) process on Oromo after Oromia became totally subject to his Empire. He declared and implemented the policy of one culture- Amhara culture, one language- Amharic (Amhara language) and one religion- the EOC. Krapf had read what other Europeans had told Europe about the people and he got the vision that it could be possible to reach other Africans if the Oromo as the large ethnic group was first won over to Christianity.
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