Pasundan Christian Church

The Pasundan Christian Church was officially established in November 14, 1934. It has 58 congregations and 33,000 members. it is a member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches.[1][2][3]

The church was founded by Dutch missionaries in 1863. The missionaries took a very antithetic attitude toward Islam and the Sundanese culture. The progress was very slow. Meanwhile, a Dutch layman collected some converts using less orthodox methods with the forms of the Javanese magical learning. In 1885 these two streams united and in 1934, when it had 4,000 members, a synod was formed. In 1942 several hardships occurred and lasted to the fifties because of the Islamic revolts. The church survived, and consolidated. It runs several schools and hospitals.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Member churches | Bringing together 80 million Reformed Christians worldwide". Wcrc.ch. Archived from the original on August 8, 2012. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
  2. ↑ id:Gereja Kristen Pasundan
  3. ↑ "Pasundan Christian Church (GKP) — World Council of Churches". Oikoumene.org. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
  4. ↑ Johannes a Lasco Library (1934-11-14). "Address data base of Reformed churches and institutions". Reformiert-online.net. Retrieved 2013-06-16.


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