The Evangelical Church of Java (GITJ) was established in 1852 when Pieter Jansz, a Mennonite missionary from the Netherlands, came to Jepara on Java island. Kiai Ibrahim Tunggul Wulung, a Javanese man, was influential in the early development of GITJ after converting to Christianity in 1854. He had the vision of creating Christian villages where believers could live and work together. Over time, GITJ grew to include over 100 congregations across Java and Sumatra with around 45,000 baptized members by the present day.

1. GEREJA INJILI di TANAH JAWA
EVANGELICAL CHURCH OF JAVA (Mennonite)
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2. PROFILE
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4. AROUND MOUNT MURIA
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5. …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).
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6. 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.

7. 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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8. J.E. JELESSMA
From 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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9. 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.
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He 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.

11. 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
educations services and
medicine services as
well.
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12. 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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19. 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, doctors,
lecturers, etc.
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20. Female
Male
42%
58%
Demographics
Gender members
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21. Rural
Urban
91%
9%
Residence Members
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22. 23%
16%
8%
Figure 5. Age of Members
18 - 35
36 - 45
46 - 55
56 - 65
65+
34%
20%
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23. Figure 10. Number of Children per
Member
(of those indicating children) One to
Two
Three to
Five
80%
20%
0%
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24. 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
Rebaptism required for those baptized in another…
Rebaptism required for those baptized as infants
Become members when baptized
Figure 22. Baptism and Membership in
Our Congregation
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.
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25. 1 CORINTIANS 13 : 4-7
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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 !