Father Fagan began attending the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church in the fall of 1978 and received the Sacrament of Baptism on November 1979.
Father Fagan was ordained as an Anagnost (Sub-Deacon) in September 1983.
Father Fagan had a double ordination, where 1 day he was ordained as a full Deacon and the next day as a Priest in September 1993 by His Eminence Abune Matthias who is currently the Patriarch of Ethiopia H.H. Abune Matthias I.