West Kalimantan Christian Church (Chinese: 西加基督教會,

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: ''Gereja Kristen Kalimantan Barat'') or GKKB is an evangelical Christian church organization in West Kalimantan, Indonesia.

History

The church history began from three separately independent churches in Singkawang, Pontianak, and

Pemangkat {{coord, 1.1768, N, 108.9624, E, display=title Pemangkat (Chinese: 邦戛, Pinyin: Bāngjiá) is a coastal town in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. It is located in the northwest of the provincial capital Pontianak. Demographic Most of the Pemangkat ...

. All of them are in

West Borneo West Kalimantan ( id, Kalimantan Barat) is a province of Indonesia. It is one of five Indonesian provinces comprising Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo. Its capital city is Pontianak. The province has an area of 147,307&nb ...

, at that time part of

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. The Singkawang Congregation was founded in the early 20th century, in the year 1906, by American evangelical missionary Charles M. Worthington. Then in 1928 the church got assistance from Basel Mission. The Pontianak Congregation, started in 6 June 1935 by some Christians who came from China. This church then get assistance from Chinese missionaries. During the Japanese occupation, the Chinese people in West Borneo, especially the Christians faced persecution. During this time multiple churches were forced to be closed and a reverend was killed. After the end of World War II in 1950 the church received assistance from missionaries of China Inland Mission (now

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). The Pemangkat Congregation was founded by some Christians who moved to Pemangkat. In the beginning they just conducted worship at a house. Finally with the help from missionaries who came to Pemangkat in the 1950s, the Pemangkat Church building was officially built in 1963. These three churches then extend their evangelical mission to the surrounding areas, and built new churches in many towns and villages of West Borneo. In 1966 the three main churches, along with other churches affiliated with them, agreed to merge and found a church organization which was named Chinese Christian Church (

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: 中華基督教會, Teochew dialect: ''Tiong Hua Kie Tok Kauw Hwee''), with the Pontianak Congregation as the center of synod. Facing the political and social turbulence in Indonesia (

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while in the Transition to the New Order), then at the great plenary session in 1967, the synod decided to change the church name to West Kalimantan Christian Church (Chinese: 西加基督教會,

: ''Gereja Kristen Kalimantan Barat''), abbreviated as GKKB. On 2 July 1988, the GKKB synod became a member of

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Congregations and Evangelism Posts

This is a list of the West Kalimantan Christian Church congregations and evangelism posts (EP), grouped by cities and regencies:

Pontianak City Pontianak or Khuntien is the capital of the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan, founded first as a trading port on the island of Borneo, occupying an area of 118.31 km2 in the delta of the Kapuas River at a point where it is joined by ...

# Pontianak Congregation (location:

South Pontianak South Pontianak (''Pontianak Selantan'' in Indonesian) is a district (''Indonesian Indonesian is anything of, from, or related to Indonesia, an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It may refer to: * Indonesians, citizens of Indonesia ** Nativ ...

District) # Jeruju Congregation (location:

West Pontianak West Pontianak (''Pontianak Barat'' in Indonesian) is a district (''Indonesian Indonesian is anything of, from, or related to Indonesia, an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It may refer to: * Indonesians, citizens of Indonesia ** Native In ...

District) # Purnama Congregation (location:

District) # Siantan Congregation (location:

North Pontianak North Pontianak (''Indonesian: Pontianak Utara'') is a district (''Indonesian'':''kecamatan'') of the city of Pontianak. It lies on the north bank of the Kapuas Besar River (west of the confluence to between the Kapuas Kecil River and the Landak Ri ...

District) # Sungai Selamat EP (location:

District) # Parit Pangeran EP (location:

District) # Purnama Hijau EP (location:

District)

Great Kubu (Kubu Raya) Regency

# Parit Baru Congregation (location: Parit Baru Village, Sungai Raya District) # Sungai Raya Dalam EP (location: Sungai Raya Dalam Village, Sungai Raya District) # Kakap EP (location: Sungai Kakap Village, Sungai Kakap District) # Kumpai Kecil EP (location: Kuala Dua Village, Sungai Raya District) # Kumpai Besar EP (location: Sungai Ambangah Village, Sungai Raya District) # Punggur EP (location: Punggur Kecil Village, Sungai Kakap District) # Kalimas EP (location: Kalimas Village, Sungai Kakap District) # Ambawang EP (location: Sungai Ambawang Village, Sungai Ambawang District)

Mempawah Regency Mempawah Regency (formerly the Pontianak Regency) is a Regencies of Indonesia, regency of West Kalimantan Province of Indonesia. Since 2007 it covers 1,276.90 km2, and had a population of 234,021 at the 2010 Census and 301,560 at the 2020 Cens ...

# Mempawah Congregation (location: Mempawah Hilir District) # Segedong Congregation (location: Segedong District) # Sungai Pinyuh Congregation (location: Sungai Pinyuh District) # Semudun Congregation (location: Sungai Kunyit District) # Jungkat EP (location: Jungkat Village, Siantan District) # Sungai Purun EP (location: Sungai Purun Kecil Village, Sungai Pinyuh District) # Peniraman EP (location: Peniraman Village, Sungai Pinyuh District) # Kampung Suap (Suap Village) EP (location: Suap Orchard, Pasir Village, Mempawah Hilir District)

Singkawang City

# Singkawang Congregation (location: West Singkawang District) # Lirang EP (location: South Singkawang District) # Roban EP (location: Central Singkawang District) # Kopisan EP (location: South Singkawang District) # Sijangkung EP (location: South Singkawang District) # Sakkok EP (location: South Singkawang District)

Bengkayang Regency

# Sungai Duri Congregation (location: Sungai Duri Village, Sungai Raya District) # Sungai Pangkalan Congregation (location: Sungai Pangkalan 2 Village, Sungai Raya District) # Pasar Gunung Congregation (location: Sungai Pangkalan 2 Village, Sungai Raya District) # Teluk Suak (Suak Bay) Congregation (location: Karimunting Village, Sungai Raya Islands District) # Sungai Raya Kepulauan (Great River Islands) EP (location: Sungai Raya Village, Sungai Raya Islands District)

Sambas Regency Sambas Regency is the most northerly regency in West Kalimantan Province of Indonesia. The regency is one of the original regencies in West Kalimantan. It covers 6,394.70 km2, and had a population of 496,120 at the 2010 census and 629,905 at t ...

# Pemangkat Congregation (location: Pemangkat District) # Tebas Congregation (location: Tebas District) # Selakau Congregation (location: Selakau District) # Matang Suri Congregation (location: South Jawai District) # Sentebang Congregation (location: Jawai District) # Sambas Congregation (location: Sambas District) # Kartiasa EP (location: Kartiasa Village, Sambas District)

Sekadau Regency

# Sekadau EP (location: Sekadau District)

Sintang Regency

# Sintang EP (location: Sintang District)

Melawi Regency

# Nanga Pinoh Congregation (location: Nanga Pinoh District)

Ketapang Regency Ketapang Regency is a regency in the south of the province of West Kalimantan, on the island of Borneo in Indonesia. Ketapang Regency occupies an area of 31,588 km2, and at the census in 2010 it had 427,460 inhabitants following the splitting ...

# Ketapang EP (location: Delta Pawan District)

Affiliated Schools

Immanuel Christian School (Pontianak) Immanuel Christian School ( id, Sekolah Kristen Immanuel, abbreviated as SKI) is a Christian school in Pontianak City, West Kalimantan, Indonesia. The school is affiliated with West Kalimantan Christian Church, and has facilities for kindergarte ...

# Maranatha Christian School (Siantan, North Pontianak) # Torsina Christian School ( Singkawang) # Eben Haezer Christian School (

) # Immanuel Christian School (Segedong,

Mempawah Regency Mempawah Regency (formerly the Pontianak Regency) is a Regencies of Indonesia, regency of West Kalimantan Province of Indonesia. Since 2007 it covers 1,276.90 km2, and had a population of 234,021 at the 2010 Census and 301,560 at the 2020 Cens ...

) # GKKB Christian School (Sungai Pinyuh,

) # Immanuel Christian School (Nanga Pinoh, Melawi Regency) # Immanuel Christian Kindergarten (Sentebang,

Sambas Regency Sambas Regency is the most northerly regency in West Kalimantan Province of Indonesia. The regency is one of the original regencies in West Kalimantan. It covers 6,394.70 km2, and had a population of 496,120 at the 2010 census and 629,905 at t ...

) # Christian Educational Foundation School ( Pontianak)

References

External links

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Website of Pontianak Congregation
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