Protestant Church in Indonesia

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Protestant Church in Indonesia
Gereja Protestan di Indonesia
Classification Protestant
Orientation Continental Reformed
Scripture Protestant Bible
Theology Reformed
Polity Presbyterian
Associations World Communion of Reformed Churches [1]
Region Indonesia
Origin1605
Ambon, Maluku
Congregations4,373 (2012-2025)
Members3,766,078 (2012-2025)

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]

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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. It is the first Protestant and Reformed church to be founded in Asia. In 1619, the headquarters was moved 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. The church composed of 12 autonomous churches.

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


Member churches

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

DenominationCongregationsMembersYear
Evangelical Christian Church in Timor 6341,145,2262023 [5]
Christian Evangelical Church in Minahasa 1,060830,1072023 [6] [7]
Protestant Church in Western Indonesia 351750,0002021 [8] [9]
Protestant Church in the Moluccas 761575,4052019 [10]
Protestant Church in Indonesia in Papua 630250,0002023 [11]
Talaud Christian Evangelical Church 12379,8092023 [12] [11]
Indonesian Protestant Church Baggai Kepulawan 15745,9802023 [13]
Indonesian Protestant Church in Donggala 16940,1252012 [14]
Indonesian Protestant Church in Buol Toli-Toli 25123,3742023 [15] [16]
Christian Church in Luwuk Banggai 7615,0092023 [17]


Indonesian Protestant Church in Gorontalo 16810,3022023 [18]
Indonesian Ecumenical Christian Church -1882006 [11]
Total4,3733,766,0782012-2025

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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