Meet Our Pastor

The Rev. Dr. Belete Belay worked for several years in faith and educational programs before coming to the United States in 2013. In his native country, he was an evangelist for over a decade with the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus Ureal Congregation in Ethiopia’s capital city of Addis Ababa. He was ordained by the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod in 2016.

 In Ethiopia, Pastor Belay cofounded the Leadstar University College, an institute of higher education for leadership and management, and started a private Ethiopian enterprise, Ammanuel Publishing and Advertising, dedicated to informing citizens about democratic and human rights practices. He served as lecturer, dean of students and instructor for the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus as the Central Ethiopian Synod coordinator of training programs 

Pastor Belay was Installed as Pastor of Galilee Evangelical Lutheran Church on October 1, 2017. He will be living on Kent Island with his wife and three children.