Province Lampung | ||
Address Jl. Sutan Syahrir No.27, Pahoman, Engal, Kota Bandar Lampung, Lampung 35213, Indonesia Similar GKP Pasundan, Christian Church of Sumba, East Java Christian Church, Christian Evangelical Church in, Central Sulawesi Christian | ||
The Christian Church of Southern Sumatra is a Protestant church in Indonesia, based on the southern part of the island of Sumatra, the Provinces of Lampung, Jambi, 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.
The church has long history since the migrating of millions of Javanese to the island of Sumatra. The Christian Church of Central Java began mission work among these Javanese population in Sumatra. In 1952 5 congregations formed a classis and joined the Javanese Christian Church. In the 1950s the Reformed Church in the Netherlands took over this work. Two Dutch missionaries worked in the field. In 1987 the church become independent. The church publishes a newspaper. It belong to the World Communion of Reformed Churches.