| Christian Evangelical Church in Minahasa | |
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| Classification | Protestantism,Calvinism,Evangelism,Reformed Church |
| Leader | Pdt. Dr. Hein Arina |
| Region | - Indonesia :Minahasa,Jakarta,Bandung,Medan,Batam,Makassar and Others- Overseas :America,Japan,Australia,Hongkong etc. |
| Origin | 30 September 1934; 91 years ago (1934-09-30) Tomohon, Dutch East Indies |
| Separated from | Indische Kerk (Gereja Protestan di Indonesia) |
| Separations | 1934 |
| Members | 830,107 (January 2023) |
| Places of worship | 1,060 |
| Hospitals | 5 |
| Official website | gmim |
| Slogan | Gereja yang Kudus, Am, dan Rasuli |
TheChristian Evangelical Church in Minahasa (Indonesian:Gereja Masehi Injili di Minahasa,GMIM) is aProtestant,Calvinist andReformeddenomination inIndonesia. It was founded inNorth Sulawesi on 30 September 1934.
Christianity was introduced to Minahasa byJohann Friedrich Riedel andJohann Gottlieb Schwarz. They were educated in theNetherlands and were sent by theNetherlands Missionary Society. By the 1880s the Christian population grew to 80,000. In 1876 it became part of the colonial state church theProtestant Church in Indonesia. The firstsynod was in 1934, at which it adopted its current name. Sister church relations were established with theReformed Church in the Netherlands,Lutheran World Federation,Presbyterian Church in Korea,Reformed Church in America, andUniting Church in Australia.[1]
Membership of the church is 850,000 in 839 parishes.[2]
The Christian Evangelical Church in Minahasa is a member ofWorld Communion of Reformed Churches.[3]
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