Graha Bethany Nginden (also called Bethany Church of God in English) is an
evangelical megachurch affiliated with
Gereja Bethany Indonesia
Gereja Bethany Indonesia (also called Bethany Church of Indonesia in English) an Evangelical charismatic Christian denomination and a megachurch. The headquarters is in Surabaya, Indonesia. It is led by Aswin Tanuseputra.
History
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in
Surabaya
Surabaya ( jv, ꦱꦸꦫꦧꦪ or jv, ꦯꦹꦫꦨꦪ; ; ) is the capital city of the Provinces of Indonesia, Indonesian province of East Java and the List of Indonesian cities by population, second-largest city in Indonesia, after Jakarta. L ...
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Indonesia. The senior pastor of this community is
Aswin Tanuseputra since 2012, replacing his father
Abraham Alex Tanuseputra. In 2020, the attendance is 140,000 people.
History
The church was founded in 1977 by Pastor Abraham Alex Tanuseputra. It included his family and 7 people. By 1987, the Church had 2,000 members. It was a member of the
Gereja Bethel Indonesia (
Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee)) until 2003, when the regional section
Gereja Bethany Indonesia
Gereja Bethany Indonesia (also called Bethany Church of Indonesia in English) an Evangelical charismatic Christian denomination and a megachurch. The headquarters is in Surabaya, Indonesia. It is led by Aswin Tanuseputra.
History
The Indonesi ...
became independent. In 2000, the church inaugurated a 20,000-seat temple that will reach 35,000 places after renovations, in 2009.
On 12 May 2019, Ps. Aswin has announced that Graha Bethany Nginden with its branches in Surabaya are affiliated with Erastus Sabdono's
Gereja Suara Kebenaran Injil (GSKI). In 2020, the Church had 140,000 people.
[Warren Bird]
World megachurches
leadnet.org, USA, retrieved February 15, 2020
Humanitarian implication
Graha Bethany Nginden founded Bethany Care, a health center open to everyone that assists the needy and works frequently with the
Red Cross.
[Christine Gudorf, Zainal Abidin, Mathen Tahun, ''Aspirations for Modernity and Prosperity: Symbols and Sources Behind Pentecostal/Charismatic Growth in Indonesia'', Casemate Publishers, USA, 2015, page 55]
Educational institutions
GSKI Bethany Nginden has a KB-TK-SD school under the name Bethany Christian School (BCS), which was founded in 2017.
See also
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List of the largest evangelical churches
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List of the largest evangelical church auditoriums
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Worship service (evangelicalism)
References
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External links
gerejabethany.org
Evangelical megachurches in Indonesia
Christian organizations established in 1977
Churches in Java