page_title: Protestantism in Indonesia
section_title: Lutheran denominations
hierarchical_section_title: Protestantism in Indonesia / Lutheran denominations
caption_attribution_description: Bahasa Indonesia: Gereja Immanuel Jakarta English: Immanuel Church, Gambir, Jakarta
context_page_description: Protestantism is one of the six approved religions in Indonesia, the others being Islam, Roman Catholicism, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism. It constitutes the bulk of Christianity in Indonesia, which is the second largest religion in the country after Islam. According to CIA statistic, in 2000 5.7% of the population of Indonesia were Protestant. A nationwide census of 2010 noted almost 7% of the population considering themselves Protestant, largest in Southeast Asia.
  Protestantism is largely a result of Dutch Reformed and Lutheran missionary efforts during the country's colonial period. The Dutch East India Company regulated the missionary work so it could serve its own interests and restricted it to the eastern part of the Indonesian archipelago. Although these two branches are the most common, a multitude of other denominations can be found elsewhere in Indonesia. The Batak Protestant Christian Church, founded in 1861 by German Lutheran missionary Ludwig Ingwer Nommensen, is the largest one.
context_section_description: Indonesian churches recognized by the Lutheran World Federation as Lutheran or affiliated with Lutheran are:
  Banua Niha Keriso Protestan (BNKP) – The Protestant Church in Nias Island
  Gereja Angowuloa Masehi Indonesia Nias (AMIN) – Christian Communion of Indonesia in Nias
  Gereja Kalimantan Evangelis (GKE) - Evangelical Church in Kalimantan. Also a member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches.
  Gereja Kristen Luther Indonesia (GKLI) – Indonesian Christian Lutheran Church
  Gereja Kristen Protestan Angkola (GKPA) – Christian Protestant Angkola Church
  Gereja Kristen Protestan di Mentawai (GKPM) – Protestant Christian Church in Mentawai (fka PKPM)
  Gereja Kristen Protestan Indonesia (GKPI) – Christian Protestant Church in Indonesia
  Gereja Kristen Protestan Pakpak Dairi (GKPPD) – Pakpak Dairi Protestant Christian Church
  Gereja Kristen Protestan Simalungun (GKPS) – Simalungun Protestant Christian Church
  Gereja Masehi Injili Minahasa (GMIM) - Christian Evangelical Church in Minahasa. Also a member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches.
  Gereja Punguan Kristen Batak (GPKB) – Batak Christian Community Church
  Gereja Protestan Persekutuan (GPP) – The United Protestant Church
  Huria Kristen Batak Protestan (HKBP) – Protestant Christian Batak Church
  Huria Kristen Indonesia (HKI) – The Indonesian Christian Church (a.k.a. Christian Church in Mentawai)
  Orahua Niha Keriso Protestan (ONKP) - Communion of Protestant Christian Church
  HKI, GMB, GKPS, GKPI, GKLI, GKPA, GPP, and GKPPD all split from HKBP.  GKLI maintains a strong relationship with the Norwegian Lutheran Church. GKPM was founded by HKBP missionaries.  Although the BNKP and HKBP have historically cooperated, no official relationship exists between those entities. AMIN split from BNKP and retains more of a Lutheran identity.
  Gereja Lutheran Indonesia (GLI) is affiliated with the Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference. GLI is closely associated with the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod in the United States. GLI has offices in Jakarta and operates a seminary, Sekolah Tinggi Teologi Lutheran (STTL), in Yogyakarta. GLI has large congregations on Java and in West Timor, as well as posts in Papua and Kalimantan.
caption: Immanuel Church, Jakarta
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