Toraja Church
Toraja Church is a Protestant Christian denomination in
A.A. van de Loosdrecht became the first missionary who came to Rantepao. This time became the starting point when the Gospel was grown in the Torajanese's heart. But, Reverend van de Loosdrecht was killed in that place. In 1938 there were 14,000 Christians from 300,000 inhabitants there. Formally, Toraja Church was established on 25 March 1947 in Rantepao.[2] In 1995 the church had 300,000 adherents.[3]
In 2012 the church had 400,000 members and 959 congregations. This church is the largest in South Sulawesi, with approximately 80% of the Christian population belong to it.[4]
[5] It is a member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches.[6]
References
- ISBN 978-0-8248-3072-4.
- ^ F.D.Wellem. Kamus Sejarah Gereja. Jakarta: BPK Gunung Mulia 2009.
- ISBN 978-0-8028-4680-8.
- ^ id:Gereja Toraja#Statistik
- ^ "Gereja Toraja". 23 July 2010.
- ^ "Member churches | Bringing together 80 million Reformed Christians worldwide". Archived from the original on 2012-08-08. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
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