The Protestant Church in Indonesia (, GPI) is a Reformed church; it is a member of World Communion of Reformed Churches.
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. The church has 2 autonomous churches. Member churches
As 2024, the Protestant Church in Indonesia has 12 denominations members.
DenominationEnglish TranslationIndonesianEst.CongregationsMembersYear Evangelical Christian Church in TimorGereja Masehi Injili di Timor1947 634 1,145,226 2023 Christian Evangelical Church in MinahasaGereja Masehi Injili di Minahasa1934 1,060 830,107 2023 Protestant Church in Western IndonesiaGereja Protestan di Indonesia bagian Barat1948 351 750,000 2021 Protestant Church in the MoluccasGereja Protestan Maluku1935 761 575,405 2019 Gereja Protestan Indonesia di Papua1985 630 250,000 2023 Gereja Masehi Injili Talaud2000 123 79,809 2023 Gereja Protestan Indonesia di Banggai Kepulauan2000 157 45,980 2023 Indonesian Protestant Church in DonggalaGereja Protestan Indonesia Donggala1965 169 40,125 2012 Indonesian Protestant Church in Buol Toli-ToliGereja Protestan Indonesia di Buol Tolitoli1965 251 23,374 2023Christian Church in Luwuk BanggaiGereja Kristen di Luwuk Banggai1966 76 15,009 2023 Indonesian Protestant Church in GorontaloGereja Protestan Indonesia di Gorontalo1965 168 10,302 2023 Indonesian Evangelical Christian Church1998 - 188 2006 Total 4,373 3,766,078 2012-2025
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