Messiah Cathedral (Indonesian: Katedral Mesias) is an Indonesian megachurch of the predominantly Indonesian-Chinese Indonesian Reformed Evangelical Church (Indonesian: Gereja Reformed Injili Indonesia (GRII)) in Kemayoran, Jakarta. It was opened on 20 September 2008[1] and inaugurated next day as a dedication to Lord Jesus Christ[2] by Stephen Tong the leader of the GRII church.
| Messiah Cathedral | |
|---|---|
弥赛亚大教堂 (Chinese) Katedral Mesias (Indonesian) | |
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| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Protestant |
| District | Kemayoran, Central Jakarta |
| Location | |
| Location | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Geographic coordinates | 6°09′13″S 106°50′38″E / 6.153540°S 106.843930°E |
| Architecture | |
| Type | Church |
| Style | Modern |
| Completed | 20 September 2008 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 8000 |
| Spire(s) | 1 |
| Website | |
| http://pusat.grii.org/ | |
Despite the name, this church building is not a true cathedral in the sense of "the seat of a bishop" (it does not house a cathedra, i.e. bishop's throne), since the GRII church is of presbyterian polity. The church/cathedral is part of the larger Reformed Millennium Center Indonesia (RMCI) building complex and is "the head - front building". The other parts of this, "the body - middle building", are International Reformed Evangelical Seminary, the concert hall Aula Simfonia Jakarta, the International Reformed Evangelical Seminary (IRES) as many as its facilities (the library "Augustine", the "Martin Luther" Chapel, dormitory, mense, guest room, etc.), the rest "the tail - end building" are the art exhibition Sofilia Fine Arts Center, and Calvin Christian School.[3]
The church has a capacity of about 8,000, as noted in various newspapers.[4][5] Whereas it is a sum of many separated halls and chamber, i.e., 4,416 seats in Messiah Hall as main Hall, 1,753 seats in John Calvin Hall, 450 seats in Hosanna Hall, 300 seats in Agape Chamber.[6]
National Gospel Convention (KIN) 2013 and 2014 have conducted in this place each year.
This megachurch is the first church in Indonesia that is built without foreign funding [7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ gospelherald.net
- ^ 25th GRII's Birthday Literature Team, Sekilas Gerakan Reformed Injili di Indonesia, 10
- ^ 25th GRII's Birthday Literature Team, Sekilas Gerakan Reformed Injili di Indonesia, 2–7
- ^ The Jakarta Post
- ^ Radio Australia
- ^ 25th GRII's Birthday Literature Team, Sekilas Gerakan Reformed Injili di Indonesia, 10
- ^ Hoon, Chang-Yau (2015). "Contested Religious Space in Jakarta". Handbook of Religion and the Asian City. pp. 201–218. doi:10.1525/california/9780520281226.003.0011. ISBN 978-0-520-28122-6.
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