Christian Evangelical Church in Timor
Christian Evangelical Church in Timor | |
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Calvinism Tradition | |
Polity | Presbyterian polity |
Administration | Synod Assembly |
Synod Assemblies Chairwomen | Rev. Dr. Mery L. Y. Kolimon |
Synod Assemblies Secretary | Rev. Yusuf Nakmofa, M.Th. |
Associations | |
Region | Eastern Southeast Archipelago Province (except Sumba Island) and Sumbawa Island in Western Southeast Archipelago Province, Indonesia |
Headquarters | CECT Assembly Office Building, S. K. Lerik Street, Kupang City 85228 |
Origin | Oct 31, 1947 Syalom Airnona Church |
Absorbed | Protestant Church in Indonesia |
Official website | https://sinodegmit.or.id |
Christian Evangelical Church in Timor is the second largest
Reformed family of Protestantism.[1]
Despite its name, the church spreads across the Eastern Indonesian provinces. The church ministers in culturally diverse and poor areas.
History
The first
Sawu
. The Dutch Church the Indische Kerk took over administration after 1863.
The church grew steadily in the 1920s as Dutch missionaries helped to develop the church. In the 1930s the church grow rapidly and expanded into the interior regions of Timor and Alor. It became autonomous in 1947 and had 223,000 members and 320 congregations.[2] The church's expansion in this region stemmed from the issue of training of pastors being solved.[3]
Theology
This church can be describe as a
Reformed Church
and adheres to Reformed Confessions.
It adheres to the:
- Apostles Creed
- Nicene Creed
- Athanasian Creed
- Heidelberg Catechism[4]
Interchurch relations
References
- ^ "Protestant Evangelical Church in Timor". Archived from the original on 2011-09-05. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
- ^ "Protestant Evangelical Church in Timor". Archived from the original on 2011-09-05. Retrieved 2011-08-13.
- ^ "www.pcimissionoverseas.org/partners/item/14/evangelical-christian-church-in-timor-gmit/". Archived from the original on 2010-12-21. Retrieved 2013-02-28.
- ^ "Adressdatenbank reformierter Kirchen und Einrichtungen".