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The Indonesian Christian Church Synod (Indonesian: Gereja Kristen Indonesia) abbreviated as Sinode GKI, is an Indonesian church of Presbyterian denomination. It adheres to Calvinist theology, with head office located in Jakarta.
Indonesia's 29.4 million Christians constituted 10.47% of the country's population in 2023, with 7.41% Protestant (20.8 million) and 3.06% Catholic (8.6 million). Some provinces in Indonesia are majority Christian. In Indonesia, the word Kristen (lit. ' Christian ') refers to Protestantism, while Catholicism is referred to as Katolik.
They sometimes also used the Chinese name Tiong Hwa Kie Tok Kau Hwe (Chinese Christian Church). They organized themselves into a synod called Khu Hwee Muria in 1948. By 1958 they changed the name of the synod to Persatuan Gereja-Gereja Kristen Muria Indonesia (Union of Muria Christian Churches of Indonesia).
Interfaith greetings (Indonesian: Salam Lintas Agama), sometimes referred as Bhinneka greetings (Indonesian: Salam Kebhinekaan), [1] are often used to open formal meetings in Indonesia. The phrases combine the greeting phrases of several or all major religions in Indonesia.
The Protestant Christian Church in Bali (Gereja Kristen Protestan di Bali or GKPB) is a Reformed denomination established in 1931 in Bali, Indonesia by the Christian and Missionary Alliance with help from the Dutch Reformed Church and the Church in East Java. The denomination adopted its current name on 21 April 1949.
Blenduk Church in Semarang, built in European architecture Betlehem Church in Wamena, Highland Papua Protestants in each regency of Indonesia. Protestantism (Indonesian: Protestanisme) is one of the six approved religions in Indonesia, the others being Islam, Roman Catholicism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism.
The Indonesian Christian Church (Huria Kristen Indonesia, HKI) is a Lutheran denomination in Indonesia, member of the Lutheran World Federation [1] and the World Council of Churches. [2] The HKI was established in 1927, asserting its autonomy and self-government from the Rhenish Missionary Society, from Germany.
The Indonesian Christian Church of North Sumatera (Indonesian: Gereja Kristen Indonesia Sumatera Utara or GKI Sumut) is a Reformed denomination in Indonesia. It was founded by the Dutch Reformed Church in 1915. The Dutch left in 1957. In 1969 the Synod was formed. It is a Presbyterian church.