The Indonesian Christian Church (Huria Kristen Indonesia,HKI) is aLutheran denomination inIndonesia, member of theLutheran World Federation[1] and theWorld Council of Churches.[2]
The HKI was established in 1927, asserting its autonomy and self-government from theRhenish Missionary Society, fromGermany. After the proclamation of independence of Indonesia in 1946, the church changed its original nameHuria Kristen Batak to the current one. The HKI adopted a synodal form of policy, headed by an ephorus.[2]
Since 1970, the HKI has had connections with theEvangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).[2]
