Protestant Church in Indonesia

Protestant Church in Indonesia
Gereja Protestan di Indonesia
ClassificationProtestant
OrientationContinental Reformed
ScriptureProtestant Bible
TheologyReformed
PolityPresbyterian
AssociationsWorld Communion of Reformed Churches[1]
RegionIndonesia
LanguageIndonesian
TerritoryIndonesia
Origin1605
Ambon, Maluku
Congregations4,373 (2012-2025)
Members3,766,078 (2012-2025)
Other namesDe Protestantsche Kerk in Nederlandsch-Indië, Indische Kerk
Official websitehttps://sinodeamgpi.id/

The Protestant Church in Indonesia (Indonesian: Gereja Protestan di Indonesia, GPI) is a Reformed church; it is a member of World Communion of Reformed Churches.[2]

Origin

The Protestant Church in Indonesia was formed in Ambon, Maluku, in 1605 under the name of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands Indies, in Dutch De Protestantsche Kerk in Nederlandsch-Indië, shortened as Indische Kerk. It is the first Protestant and Reformed church to be founded in Asia. In 1619, the headquarters was moved to Batavia after Dutch East India Company headquarter moved from Ambon, Maluku to Batavia. The denomination inherited the missions left by the Portuguese. The church supported missions all over Indonesia. Its territories cover several areas like the Maluku Islands, Minahasa, Java, Sumatra, East Nusa Tenggara.

In the 1930s, the church spread rapidly. It developed 2 autonomous churches in the 1930s. At 30 September 1934, the autonomous church of Christian Evangelical Church in Minahasa was established in Manado residency. At 06 September 1935, the autonomous church of Protestant Church in the Moluccas was established in Moluccas (Molukken) residency.

In the 20th century, it adopted a more Presbyterian church order. It has 4,800 congregations and 3.1 million members.[3] The church has 2 autonomous churches.

Member churches

As 2024, the Protestant Church in Indonesia has 12 denominations members.[4]

Denomination
English Translation Indonesian Est. Congregations Members Year
Evangelical Christian Church in Timor Gereja Masehi Injili di Timor 19476341,145,2262023[5]
Christian Evangelical Church in Minahasa Gereja Masehi Injili di Minahasa 19341,060830,1072023[6][7]
Protestant Church in Western Indonesia Gereja Protestan di Indonesia bagian Barat 1948351750,0002021[8][9]
Protestant Church in the Moluccas Gereja Protestan Maluku 1935761575,4052019[10]
Protestant Church in Indonesia in Papua Gereja Protestan Indonesia di Papua 1985630250,0002023[11]
Talaud Christian Evangelical Church Gereja Masehi Injili Talaud 200012379,8092023[12][11]
Indonesian Protestant Church in Banggai Islands Gereja Protestan Indonesia di Banggai Kepulauan 200015745,9802023[13]
Indonesian Protestant Church in Donggala Gereja Protestan Indonesia Donggala 196516940,1252012[14]
Indonesian Protestant Church in Buol Toli-Toli Gereja Protestan Indonesia di Buol Tolitoli 196525123,3742023[15][16]
Christian Church in Luwuk Banggai Gereja Kristen di Luwuk Banggai 19667615,0092023[17]
Indonesian Protestant Church in Gorontalo Gereja Protestan Indonesia di Gorontalo 196516810,3022023[18]
Indonesian Evangelical Christian Church 1998-1882006[11]
Total 4,3733,766,0782012-2025

References

  1. ↑ "WCRC Churches". World Communion of Reformed Churches. Archived from the original on 2012-08-08. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
  2. ↑ "WCRC Churches". World Communion of Reformed Churches. Archived from the original on 2012-08-08. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
  3. ↑ Johannes a Lasco Library. "Address data base of Reformed churches and institutions". Reformiert-online.net. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Protestant Church in Indonesia". oikoumene.org. Archived from the original on 2008-02-13. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
  5. ↑ "Evangelical Christian Church in Timor reaches 1,145,226 members". Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Christian Evangelical Church in Minahasa". Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Christian Evangelical Church in Minahasa". Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Minute of General Assembly of Protestant Church in Western Indonesia of 2021" (PDF). Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Protestant Church in Western Indonesia". Retrieved December 18, 2024.
  10. ↑ "761 congregations of the Protestant Church in the Moluccas elected representatives". November 4, 2019. Archived from the original on July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
  11. 1 2 3 "Protestant Church in Indonesia". Retrieved 18 December 2024.
  12. ↑ "Talaud Christian Evangelical Church". Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Indonesian Protestant Church Baggai Kepulawan". Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Indonesian Protestant Church in Donggala". Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Indonesian Protestant Church in Buol Toli-Toli". Retrieved May 21, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Indonesian Protestant Church in Buol Toli-Toli". Reformiert Online. February 27, 2004. Archived from the original on February 5, 2006. Retrieved February 5, 2006.
  17. ↑ "Christian Church in Luwuk Banggai". Reformiert Online. February 27, 2004. Archived from the original on February 5, 2006. Retrieved February 25, 2023.
  18. ↑ "Indonesian Protestant Church in Gorontalo". Retrieved May 21, 2025.
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