Indonesian Bethel Church

Indonesian Bethel Church or Bethel Full Gospel Church of

Indonesian Bethel Church
God (Indonesian: Gereja Bethel Indonesia) abbreviated as GBI is
a group of Christian Pentecostal churches in Indonesia. It is a Gereja Bethel Indonesia
member of Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee). The
headquarters of the organisation is in Jakarta.

The name translates as Indonesia Bethel Church.[2] It is also

known as Bethel Full Gospel Church of God.

History
American missionaries brought Pentecostal doctrines to Indonesia
in 1921.[3] The Union of Pentecostal Churches was founded in
1924, later renamed to Pentecostal Church of Indonesia. In 1946, Classification Protestant
a group split from Pentecostal Church of Indonesia, founding
Orientation Pentecostal,
Bethel Full Gospel Church. On 5 February 1967 Bethel Full
Charismatic,
Gospel Church signed a contract of unification with Church of
Evangelical
God.[4] However, on 6 October 1970, due to disagreements
among the leaders of the church, the church was again re- Polity Episcopal
registered under the name Bethel Church of Indonesia.[5] Ministry Synodal
of Religious Affairs officially registered the church under writ No. Chairman Rev. DR. Rubin
41 of 9 December 1972. Adi Abraham

In 1998, the church numbered 725 thousand believers[2] in 1320 Region Indonesia
churches. By 2010, the number of believers increased to 2,5 Headquarters Ahmad Yani
million.[6] Half of the members are Chinese people living in Street, Lots. 65,
Indonesia. East Cempaka
Putih, Cempaka
In 2003, the Church inaugurates a 10,000-seat temple in Jakarta[7]
Putih, Jakarta[1]
In 2012, it would have 5,000 churches and 3 million members and Founder Rev. H.L. Senduk
100,000 abroad.[5]
Origin 1952
Sukabumi,
Creed Indonesia
Congregations 5,000
Gereja Bethel Indonesia is part of Pentecostalism.
Members 3 million
The Confession of Faith contains statements of inspiration of the Official website bppgbi.org (http
Bible, Trinity of God and Two Natures of Christ. Baptism and s://bppgbi.org/)
communion are ordinances. Particular emphasis is laid on baptism
with the Holy Spirit and the practice of divine healing as a demonstration of the Resurrection Power of
Christ.
Theological training of future ministers is conducted by Bethel Seminary, based in Jakarta, Kharisma
school of theology and a number of other institutions.

See also
Church of God
Protestantism in Indonesia

References
1. Kantor GBI (http://www.sinodegbi.or.id/hubungi-kami.html)
2. Народы и религии мира: Энциклопедия/ N.N. Miklukho-Maklai Institute of Ethnology and
Anthropology; editor in chief: Valeriy Aleksandrovich Tishkov — М.: Большая Рос. энцикл.,
1998. — 928 pages. — ISBN 978-5-85270-155-8
3. Allan Anderson, An Introduction to Pentecostalism: Global Charismatic Christianity,
Cambridge University Press, UK, 2013, p. 130.
4. Michael Wilkinson, Global Pentecostal Movements: Migration, Mission, and Public Religion,
Brill, Leiden, 2012, p. 10
5. Michael Wilkinson, Global Pentecostal Movements: Migration, Mission, and Public Religion,
Brill, Leiden, 2012, p. 101
6. Church of God World Mission - Indonesia (http://www.cogwm.org/index.php?option=com_co
ntent&task=view&id=3078&Itemid=)
7. Terence Chong, Pentecostal Megachurches in Southeast Asia: Negotiating Class,
Consumption and the Nation, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapour, 2018, p. 27.

External links
Website of Pendiri Gereja Bethel Indonesia (http://www.gbi-ebenhaezer.org/)
Website of Gereja Bethel Indonesia (http://www.gbi-bethel.org/)
Website of the Church in Jakarta (http://www.rehobot.net/)
Kharisma School of Theology (http://www.stt-kharisma.org/)

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