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| Gereja Kristen Jawa | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | Reformed |
| Polity | Presbyterian |
| Region | Banten,Central Java,East Java,Jakarta,West Java,Yogyakarta |
| Headquarters | Jl. Dr. Sumardi no. 8 & 10, Salatiga 50711 |
| Origin | 17–18 February 1931 Kebumen,Central Java |
| Branched from | Nederlandsche Gereformeerde Zendingvereniging, Zending van de Gereformeerde Kerken in Nederland & Jemaat Kerasulan Kyai Sadrach |
| Separations | Gereja Kristen Sumatra Bagian Selatan |
| Congregations | 32 presbyteries |
| Members | 220,000 |
| Ministers | 307 |
| Places of worship | 307 |
| Official website | sinodegkj |
TheJavanese Christian Church (Indonesian:Gereja Kristen Jawa,GKJ) or theSynod of the Christian Churches of Java (Sinode Gereja-gereja Kristen Jawa), founded on 17 February 1931, is a mutual bond of JavaneseReformed Christian churches which amounts to 307 churches in 32presbyteries, spreading in 6 provinces in theisland ofJava:Yogyakarta,Central Java,East Java,West Java,Jakarta, andBanten.[1] It has aPresbyterian church government.
It is a member ofWorld Communion of Reformed Churches.[2]
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