Apostolic Generation Church

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Apostolic Generation Church (or Gereja Generasi Apostolik) is a non-denominational church located in Jakarta, Indonesia

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Church (building) building constructed for Christian worship

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As of March 2007, it has more than 1,800 weekly attendees during its English and Indonesian language services.

Leadership

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Apostle Indri speaking at a crusade held by Gereja Generasi Apostolik in Jakarta

Apostle Indri Gautama as the church founderis the senior pastor of Apostolic Generation Church. The church currently has 10 pastors with their unique area of ministries.

Indri Gautama Indonesian pastor

Indri Gautama is an Indonesian female Christian leader. She is the founder of Apostolic Generation Church and Maria Magdalena Ministries.

Indri Gautama founded the church without the name of AGC in 2002 with seven people. The church opened officially on the 3rd of April on the next year with the name Apostolic Generation Church, after Gautama met Naomi Dowdy, an American missionary living in Singapore. [1]

Missionary member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism

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Services

Apostolic Generation Church currently has Saturday and Sunday services. The duration of each service is approximately 2–3 hours long.

Location

Since December 2009, the services have moved to The Kuningan Place which located at Jalan Kuningan Utama Lot 15, Jakarta, 12980 The Kuningan Place Location [ permanent dead link ]

See also

Christianity in Indonesia

Christianity is Indonesia's second-largest religion, after Islam. Indonesia also has the second-largest Christian population in Southeast Asia after the Philippines, the largest Protestant population in Southeast Asia, and the fourth-largest Christian in Asia after the Philippines, India and China. Indonesia's 24 million Christians constitute 10% of the country's population, with 7% Protestant and 3% Catholic. Some provinces in Indonesia are majority Christian.

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References

  1. "Woman Blazes Trail for Churches in Indonesia". Charisma Magazine. Retrieved Oct 7, 2007.