All Saints Church, Jakarta

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Coordinates: 6°10′59″S 106°50′06″E / 6.183009°S 106.83511°E / -6.183009; 106.83511
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All Saints Church, also known as the Anglican Church, is an Anglican church located in

oldest church in Indonesia and was built in 1832. The churchyard of All Saints Church contains gravestones of British soldiers who fell during World War I and World War II, and earlier memorials e.g. Lieutenant Colonel William Campbell (died in 1811).[1]
6°10′59″S 106°50′06″E / 6.183009°S 106.83511°E / -6.183009; 106.83511

History

Land in Batavia was purchased by Rev. John Slater of the

Georgian Style, without the extensions (the chancel, the sanctuary and the porch). At that time it was called Anglican Church, Dutch Engelse Kerk or Indonesian Gereja Inggris.[4]

The church became affiliated with the Church of England and the original Missionary layout was changed. A sanctuary was added in 1851. A small organ was installed in 1857. This is replaced with a larger organ which is placed in a newly built special room in 1863. In 1924, these two were combined to form the chancel and sanctuary, the layout that is known today. In 1883, the British Protestant Community was formed which took over the church property. As a result, the name of the church was changed into Church of the British Protestant Community (BPC). Electricity was installed in 1909.[3]

The British Protestant community continued to own the property until April 1965 when Australian ambassador Mick Shann transferred the property to the Indonesian Council of Churches as a gift. Then church became known as All Saints Church in 1970 and serves an international community of 30 nationalities.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Anglican Church". Jakarta Tourism. Jakarta Tourism & Culture Office. 2013. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
  2. ^ January 31st, Anne Lim |; Comment, 2019 12:16 PM | Add a (2019-01-31). "The murder in the vicarage of historic Jakarta church - Eternity News". Retrieved 2023-01-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ a b "All Saints' Anglican Church Jakarta, Indonesia" (PDF). Diocesan Digest-Diocese of Singapore. 186/76 (149). Secretary of Synod of the Diocese of Singapore: 1–4. January 1976. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-11. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  4. ^ a b "All Saints Church". All Saints Jakarta. 2014. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 14, 2014.

Further reading

  • Lake, Rev. Andrew. All Saints Jakarta: Changes and Chances. Jakarta: All Saints Church. 2004.
    ISBN 9789799796493

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