a very brief history of gitj
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GEREJA INJILI di TANAH JAWA
EVANGELICAL CHURCH OF JAVA (Mennonite)
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PROFILE
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AROUND MOUNT MURIA
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…1851, Pieter Jansz
From DZV(Doopgezinde
Zending Vereneging)
In The beginning, existence of
Evangelical Churce of Java or Gereja
Injili di Tanah Jawa (GITJ) start on the year 1852, since
Pieter Jansz came to Jepara, a Mennonite Missionaries from
Netherland, a messenger of Doopgezinde
Zending Vereneging (DZV).MZ Ichsanudin-2015
Pieter Jansz
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Deserving on his ministry in Jepara area, Centre of Java, and then develops to Cumbring and dwelling between the follower, although some challenges faced.
Vision of Christian villages emerge, and applicable to develop his ministry.Pioneer to develops education on natives and then continued by his son Pieter Anthoni Jansz after he has pass away.
KIAI IBRAHIM TUNGGULWULUNG
A man called Kiai Ibrahim Tunggul Wulung, a
Javanese, have a long time searching for the
truth of life. After his experiences
met someone as Endang Sampurnowati then
became his wife, and missionaries as Jellesma a Missionary from NGZ in
Mojowarno East Java; finally he repent on
confession and to be Christian in front of
Pieter Jansz in January 17th, 1854.
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J.E. JELESSMAFrom NGZ Missionaries
Because of many problems he (Kiai Ibrahim
Tunggul Wulung) returns
to Jellesma in Mojowarno and to be baptized on May 1855.
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Kiai Ibrahim Tunggul Wulung has a concept about a communities of
Christian especially for Javanese, he believe that Christianity can be
developed through a group of believers. They’ll process the land together as
farmers; they live together in a village. He applied culture approach. He is the first person who applied the vision of
Christian Village.
The followers of Kiai Ibrahim Tunggul Wulung reach 2000 peoples.MZ Ichsanudin-2015
MZ Ichsanudin-2015He was able to facilitate the engagement of the gospel with the real world of the Javanese people in a very direct way. He seemed to
relish challenging in the name of Jesus Christ against the evil spiritual powers that the
Javanese knew to be dominating their lives. And he did not hesitate to nourish the hope in his followers that the Christian teaching about
the coming of the kingdom of God would in some measure correspond to their hoped-for deliverance from oppressive foreign rule and
the debilitating influence of Islamic belief. Perhaps these things help to explain why he had nearly 10 times as many followers in the arround of Mount Muria area by the end of his ministry as did the Mennonite missionaries.
PIETER ANTONIE JANSZ
Pieter Antonie Jansz is Pieter Jansz’s son.
Kiai Ibrahim Tunggul Wulung’s concept applied by Pieters
Antonie Jansz then, and continue his
father’s ministry to develop some
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Formally, GITJ Synod established on May 30th, 1940 in Kelet, by 12 (twelve)
congregations.At the present time, the Synod members
consist of 111 congregations at the Centre of Java and Sumatra Island.
Baptist members of GITJ reach 45.000 peoples and the attendance reach 65.000
peoples.
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GITJ has about 99 Pastors
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The peak of the fastest growth
happens in 1960-1970 decades.
The large numbers of their jobs are as peasants, farmers, fisherman; a few of them are teachers, state officers, army,
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FemaleMale
42%
58%
DemographicsGender members
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RuralUrban
91%
9%
Residence Members
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23%
16%8%Figure 5. Age of
Members18 - 35 36 - 45
46 - 55 56 - 65
65+
34%20%
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Figure 10. Number of Children per Member
(of those indicating children)One to Two
80%
20%0%
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Rebaptism required for those baptized in another congregation0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Figure 22. Baptism and Membership in Our Con-
gregation
GITJ applied on the Order of the Church Organization (Synod), that will nor rebaptism for those baptized in another congregation or infant baptist, except they require.MZ Ichsanudin-2015
1 CORINTIANS 13 : 4-7
4 Kasih itu sabar; kasih itu murah hati; ia tidak cemburu. Ia tidak memegahkan diri dan tidak sombong. 5 Ia tidak melakukan yang tidak sopan dan tidak mencari keuntungan sendiri. Ia tidak pemarah dan tidak menyimpan kesalahan orang lain. 6 Ia tidak bersukacita karena ketidakadilan, tetapi karena kebenaran. 7
Ia menutupi segala sesuatu, percaya segala sesuatu, mengharapkan segala sesuatu, sabar menanggung segala sesuatu.
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4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffet up, 5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; 6 Rejoicheth not in iniquity, but rejoicieth in the truth; 7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hoped all things, endureth all things.
GOD BLESS !