Toraja Mamasa Church Explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Member churches | Bringing together 80 million Reformed Christians worldwide. https://web.archive.org/web/20101111184355/http://wcrc.ch/node/164. 2010-11-11. dead. 2014-06-06.
  2. Web site: EMS: Day 30 . www.ems-online.org . 3 February 2022 . https://archive.today/20130616141829/http://www.ems-online.org/en/fuerbittkalender-2013/day-30/ . 16 June 2013 . dead.
  3. Web site: Gereja Toraja Mamasa | Profil Gereja di Indonesia. 6 May 2010. profilgereja.wordpress.com. 2014-06-06.
  4. Web site: Address data base of Reformed churches and institutions. Christoph Fasse. reformiert-online.net. 2014-06-06.
  5. Web site: WARC - Information about. https://web.archive.org/web/20050430065843/http://warc.jalb.de/warcajsp/church.jsp?news_id=19&navi=9&church=1356. 2005-04-30. dead. 2014-06-06.

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