Sacred portrait from the monastery’s existing Ethiopian Orthodox collection

Faith,
carried forward.

A living home of prayer, community and hope.
Monastery of Abuna Hara Dengeel · Crandall, Texas.

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Community
Life together

The life
we share.

Listen, remember, and walk
with the community.

Original 2022 collection · sound plays only when you choose. Captions and a detailed description are not yet available.
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From our meeting archive

Our community’s shared memory.

Preserved recordings, photographs and stories. Historical imagery is not a record of completed Texas facilities.

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Next gatherings

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Mahiber: Ethiopian 27th, 7–8 p.m. · Ziker: nearest Sunday, 11 a.m.–noon.

All times America/Chicago. Join the Mahiber by phone on the Ethiopian 27th, 7–8 p.m.

There is room
for every generation.

Come to learn. Come to serve. Come with your family. The monastery office can help you take your first step.

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Illustration of the wooded property, residence southwest of the lake and drive leading to the eastern road. Not a survey.

Preparing the 3D property…

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Rooted here.
For generations.

Ten acres in Crandall, Texas.
A place to gather, serve and grow.

Future plans

Explore the residence, lake and wooded grounds. Choose a place, or let the guided tour lead you.

Begin above the wooded property, then descend toward the places that make it a home for our community.

Animations are off. You can still view every chapter using the buttons above. Not a surveyed model or drone recording. See all original photographs.

Buildings, trees, shoreline and entrance are modeled approximations, not photogrammetry or measured architectural drawings. Proposed buildings are not shown as completed. Original photographs remain the source of truth.

A new sanctuary for our spiritual family

With profound joy, we announce the establishment of the Monastery of Abuna Hara Dengeel and invite our spiritual family to help build this house of God.

Read our founding announcement
For generations

What we receive,
we carry forward.

A home for prayer. A place to learn. A community that remembers its elders and welcomes its children.

Explore the teachings of our Church, listen to our community’s recordings, and help prepare this house of God.

“It is more blessed to give
than to receive.”Acts 20:35

Your prayers and gifts help prepare this house of God.

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