The Christian Church of Southern Sumatra is a
Protestant church in
Indonesia, based on the southern part of the island of
Sumatra
Sumatra is one of the Sunda Islands of western Indonesia. It is the largest island that is fully within Indonesian territory, as well as the sixth-largest island in the world at 473,481 km2 (182,812 mi.2), not including adjacent i ...
, the Provinces of
Lampung,
Jambi
Jambi is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the east coast of central Sumatra and spans to the Barisan Mountains in the west. Its capital and largest city is Jambi. The province has a land area of 50,160.05 km2, and a sea area of 3, ...
,
South Sumatra, and
Bengkulu. The synod office is located in
Lampung.
The denomination was officially founded on 6 August 1987. It has 30,000–35,000 members, 65 parishes, 40 house fellowships and 13 Classis. The church reported steady growth. The church connected and established formal link to the Protestant Church in the Netherlands.
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The church has long history since the migrating of millions of
Javanese to the island of Sumatra. The
Christian Church of Central Java
Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρισ ...
began mission work among these Javanese population in Sumatra. In 1952, five congregations formed a classis and joined the Javanese Christian Church. In the 1950s the
Reformed Church in the Netherlands
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, name = Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (Dutch ''Gereformeerde Kerken in Nederland'')
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, main_classification = Protestant
, orientation = Calvinist
, polity = Presbyterianism
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took over this work. Two Dutch missionaries worked in the field. In 1987 the church became independent. The church publishes a newspaper.
It belongs to the
World Communion of Reformed Churches.
References
External links
*Official websit
1987 establishments in Indonesia
Calvinist denominations established in the 20th century
Members of the World Communion of Reformed Churches
Reformed denominations in Indonesia
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