The Pilgrim's Churches

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The Pilgrim's Churches separated from the Gereja Masehi Injili di Timor in 1950. It was recognised by the Indonesian government in 1951. Contacts were made with Calvinist missions in Sumba. It has 5,000 members and 20 congregations. The church separated into two parts, one section retained the name Pilgrim's Church and the second part become Calvinist Reformed Churches in Indonesia. [1]

Indonesia Republic in Southeast Asia

Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia, between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It is the world's largest island country, with more than seventeen thousand islands, and at 1,904,569 square kilometres, the 14th largest by land area and the 7th largest in combined sea and land area. With over 261 million people, it is the world's 4th most populous country as well as the most populous Muslim-majority country. Java, the world's most populous island, contains more than half of the country's population.

Sumba island in Indonesia

Sumba is an island in eastern Indonesia. It is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands and is in the province of East Nusa Tenggara. Sumba has an area of 11,059.6 square kilometres, and the population was estimated to be 755,849 in 2015. To the northwest of Sumba is Sumbawa, to the northeast, across the Sumba Strait, is Flores, to the east, across the Savu Sea, is Timor, and to the south, across part of the Indian Ocean, is Australia.

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References

  1. Christoph Fasse. "Address data base of Reformed churches and institutions". reformiert-online.net. Retrieved 2017-04-11.