The Protestant Christian Church in Bali (Gereja Kristen Protestan di Bali or GKPB) is a Reformed denomination established in 1931 in Bali, Indonesia by the Christian and Missionary Alliance with help from the Dutch Reformed Church and the Church in East Java. The denomination adopted its current name on 21 April 1949. There are also churches located in Hamburg, Germany, Bern and Amsterdam.[1][2]
The church has a membership of approximately 12,000 in 72 congregations.[3]
The church is a member of the World Communion of Reformed Churches.[4]
Maha Bhoga Marga
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Maha Bhoga Marga (Main Road to Prosperity)[5] is a community advocacy and empowerment foundation established and operated by the Protestant Christian Church in Bali in 1980. It helps underprivileged people in Bali to try to improve their community's economy.[6] The foundation is located at Jl. Raya Kapal No. 20 Mengwi Badung, Bali.[7][8] MBM works in mostly rice-farming communities.[6][9]
MBB is a modern social foundation, following international and national issues in program implementation, such as: climate change adaptation, HIV/AIDS prevention, permaculture, COVID-19 response, sexual and reproductive health rights, and disaster response.
References
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- ^ Nama (wajib). "Gereja Kristen Protestan di Bali | Profil Gereja di Indonesia". Profilgereja.wordpress.com. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^ "Protestant Christian Church in Bali (GKPB)* — World Council of Churches". Oikoumene.org. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^ "Member churches | Bringing together 80 million Reformed Christians worldwide". Wcrc.ch. Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
- ^ Hakim, Bashori & Saleh Isre. 2009. Fungsi Sosial Rumah Ibadah dari Berbagai Agama Dalam Prespektif Kerukunan Umat Bergama. Departemen Agama Indonesia
- ^ a b Aritonang, Jan S & K. Steenbrink (eds.). 2008. A history of Christianity in Indonesia. Leiden etc.: Brill.
- ^ Oentoro, Jimmy. 2010. Gereja Impian. Jakarta: Gramedia.
- ^ Suama, I.N. (1992). Keterlibatan Maha Bhoga Marga Dalam Menanggulangi Kemiskinan Di Bali. Thesis Universitas Kristen Duta Wacana.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Wijaya, Yahya (2010). Kesalehan pasar: kajian teologis terhadap isu-isu ekonomi dan bisnis di Indonesia. Yogyakarta.
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