Toraja Mamasa Church
The Toraja Mamasa Church was established on 7 June 1947, and based in West Sulawesi. It is a Protestant church, and a member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches.[1] It was a fruit of the Christian Reformed Churches in the Netherlands, a conservative Reformed denomination. Evangelism was started in 1931. These churches were grouped together in 1948 to form an independent denomination. This is the largest church in the Mamasa Valley.[2][3]
The Toraja Mamasa Church adheres to the Apostles Creed and the Heidelberg Catechism. It has a Presbyterian church government with Presbyteries, and Synods.[4]
The church has 65 classes and 532 congregations and 136,000 members.[5]
References[]
- ^ "Member churches | Bringing together 80 million Reformed Christians worldwide". Archived from the original on 2010-11-11. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
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- ^ "Gereja Toraja Mamasa | Profil Gereja di Indonesia". profilgereja.wordpress.com. 6 May 2010. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
- ^ Christoph Fasse. "Address data base of Reformed churches and institutions". reformiert-online.net. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
- ^ "WARC - Information about". Archived from the original on 2005-04-30. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
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