How the other half prays
Timothy Conley, front desk coordinator of the Office of Religious Life at USC, listens as the Revs. Melaku Terefe and Thomas Finley answer questions after a church service at the Virgin Mary Ethiopian Orthodox Church on Compton Avenue. (Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times)
A student discusses spirituality with the Rev. Thomas Finley after attending church at the Virgin Mary Ethiopian Orthodox Church on Compton Avenue. (Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times)
Antonia Blumberg, 18, center, enjoys the music at Virgin Mary Ethiopian Orthodox Church on Compton Avenue. She’s participating in a USC program called Souljourn that takes students to different churches around the city to experience different cultures and beliefs. (Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times)
Antonia Blumberg observes a service at Ethiopian Orthodox through a program that takes USC students to various churches to experience how different faiths are “lived” around the world. (Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times)
After the service, USC students met with the Rev. Thomas Finley and others from Ethiopian Orthodox to ask questions and learn more about their faith and traditions. (Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times)
