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Immanuel Church, Jakarta
The
Protestant Church in Western Indonesia
(
Indonesian
:
Gereja Protestan di Indonesia bagian Barat
, abbreviated as
GPIB
) is a
Reformed
Church, and its theology is based on the teaching of
John Calvin
. It was established on 31 October 1948. It was called the "
De Protestantse Kerk in Westelijk Indonesie
", founded in 1605 in
Ambon
,
Moluccas
. In its formative years it consisted of seven classes:
Jabar
,
Java
,
Jatim
,
Sumatra
,
Bangka
,
Borneo
,
Sulawesi
.
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It is a member of the
World Communion of Reformed Churches
the
World Council of Churches
and the
Christian Conference in Asia
.
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Statistics
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Protestant Church in Western Indonesia Synod Office
The denomination has 600,000 members and 300 congregations and 430 pastors in 2006. It is a national multi-ethnic church, scattered over 25 out of the 32 provinces of
Indonesia
.
[4]
The denomination is one of the biggest Protestant churches in
Indonesia
and is part of the
Protestant Church in Indonesia
.
According to the recent statistics the church is growing rapidly, has 1,305,000 adherents and members. The Synod Office is located in
Jakarta
.
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