Indonesian Pentecostal Urgent Prayer Request (fwd)
Richard Masoner (richardm@cd.com)
Thu, 12 Feb 1998 10:59:52 -0600
This request comes from Bro Budi Leweiyanto, an Apostolic Pentecostal
in Indonesia. Although the ethnic Chinese in Indonesia make up about
3% of the population, they control 70% of the economy. The recent
economic downturns overseas has been translated into Muslim violence
against the minority; think "Kristalnacht," although it's not quite
that bad yet. About half of the Chinese living in Indonesia identify
themselves as Christian.
Richard Masoner
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Forwarded message:
From: "Budi Lewiyanto" <budiprib@cbn.net.id>
To: "Richard Masoner" <richardm@cd.com>
Subject: Indonesian Pentecostal Urgent Prayer Request
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 1998 02:49:02 +0700
Dear Bro Masoner,
I hope that you still remember me ex your HF List.
We In Indonesia now very-very sensitive with the Action took by Muslim to
Our Churches.
Please forward my mail below for HF List, and Pray for us, may be we will
facing this problem again this month.
Thanks n God Bless You.
Budi L
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Dear all brothers in Christ all over the world..
Here are the list of damaged churches in Indonesia between June of 1996 to
January of 1998 with the total number of 126 churches.
Those churches could be either burned, stoned, demolished and closed.
Since 1996 (middle of the year), there have been several significant
incidents throughout the country regarding the existence of the Christian
in Indonesia especially about their worship places.
It seems we the christian in Indonesian is the target of the frustrating
Moslem due to the economic situation in our country.. The government seems
to be involved in this matter by opening the valve for releasing the
feeling of frustration among the Moslem. We have been victimized by the
power play of the elite politician. We have been sacrificed for the sake of
their political interest.
Here are the list of the damaged churches as follows:
1.At Siantan - Province of West kalimantan, 30 March 1996. Gereja Misi
Injili at Village of Peniti- District of Siantan- Regency of Pontianak :
destroyed and burned
2. At SIDOTOPO, Surabaya - Province of East Jawa, 9 June 1996. Ten (10)
churches were destroyed and robbed together with the sexual harassement
within 1 (one) by 3000 people
Those churches are as follows:
2.1. Gereja Kristen Jawi Wetan (GKJW)- Address: Jl. Sidotopo Indah Wetan
II/26.
2.2. Huria Kristen Batak Protestan (HKBP) "POGOT" - Address: Jl. Sidotopo
Wetan Indah II/62-64.
2.3. Pos Pelayanan"SILO" GPIB "Cahaya Kasih" - Address: Jl. Bulak Raya.
2.4. Gereja Bethel Indonesia (GBI) "Firman Hayat"-Address:Jl. Tenggumung
Baru Selatan 51. (Pentecostal)
2.5. Gereja Pantekosta di Indonesia (GPdI)-Address: Jl. Jatisrono Tengah
11. (Pentecostal)
2.6. Gereja Kemah Injil Indonesia "Kalvari"-Address: Jl. Bulak banteng
Madya no 4.
2.7. Gereja Pentakosta Tabernakel - Address: Jl. Wonosari Wetan Baru Gg.
Sekolahan 22. (Pentecostal)
2.8. Persekutuan Doa Gereja Bethel Indonesia (GBI)- Address: Jl. Bulak
Banteng Wetan IV/2-4. (Pentecostal)
2.9. Gereja Sidang Jemaat Pantekosta (GSJP)- Address: Jl. Tenggumung Karya
III/54. (Pentecostal)
2.10. Gereja Pantekosta di Indonesia (GPdI) - Address: Jl. Sidotopo Wetan
Indah. (Pentecostal)
3. At WATES, Kediri - Province of East Jawa, 14 June 1996. Gereja Kristen
Jawi Wetan (GKJW) was attacked and destroyed by 2500 people at 2.00 pm
4. At PARE, Kediri - Jawa Timur, 25 Juni 1996. Gereja Pantekosta di
Indonesia (GPdI) was destroyed by some people, he church's instruments and
other equipments were taken out and burned by 200 people. This incidents
occured at 12.00 noon time. (Pentecostal)
5. At PONDOK GEDE, Regency of Bekasi - Province of West Jawa, at sequence
by 16 , 20 & 21 of July 1996. Gereja Pantekosta di Indonesia (GPdI) were
destroyed by some people. (Pentecostal)
6. At the CITY of BEKASI - Province of West Jawa , 17 September 1996.
Gereja St. Leo Agung (Catholic) were destroyed with the total loss of
amount of about 300.000 US $.
7. At SITUBONDO , PANARUKAN, WONOREJO, ASEMBAGUS, BESUKI, RANUREJO -
Province of East Jawa, 10 October 1996. There were 24 churches altogether
destroyed and burned by 3000 people. At this incidents 5 people (Rev. Ishak
Christian and his family) were killed as martyrs. They were burned in their
house.
Those 24 churches are as folows:
7.1. Gereja Bethel Indonesia (GBI) Bukit Sion - burned. (Pentecostal)
7.2. Gereja Pantekosta di Indonesia (GPdI) - demolished. (Pentecostal)
7.3. Gereja Bethel Injil Sepenuh (GBIS) - burned. (Pentecostal)
7.4. Gereja Sidang Jemaat Pantekosta (GSJP) - burned. (Pentecostal)
7.5. Gereja Kristen Jawi Wetan - burned.
7.6. Gereja Pantekosta Pusat Surabaya (GPPS) - burned. (Pentecostal)
7.7. Gereja Protestan di Indonesia bag. Barat (GPIB) - demolished.
7.8. Gereja Katolik Bintang Samudra - burned. (Catholics)
7.9. Gereja Katolik Panarukan - burned. (Catholics)
7.10. Gereja Pantekosta di Indonesia (GPdI) Wonorejo - burned.
(Pentecostal)
7.11. Gereja Pantekosta di Indonesia (GPdI) - stoned. (Pentecostal)
7.12. Gereja Kristen Jawi Wetan (GKJW) - burned.
7.13. Gereja Bethel Tabernakel (GBT) - burned. (Pentecostal)
7.14. Gereja Katolik Asembagus - stoned. (Catholics)
7.15. Gereja Bethel Injil Sepenuh (GBIS) – burned (Pentecostal)
7.16. Gereja Pantekosta di Indonesia (GPdI) - destroyed. (Pentecostal)
7.17. Gereja katolik Besuki - burned. (Catholics)
7.18. Gereja Pantekosta di Indonesia (GPdI) - destroyed. (Pentecostal)
7.19. Gereja Bethel Injil Sepenuh (GBIS) - destroyed. (Pentecostal)
7.20. Gereja Kristen Jawi Wetan (GKJW) - destroyed.
7.21. Gereja Katolik Ranurejo - destroyed. (Catholics)
7.22. Gereja Kristen Jawi Wetan (GKJW) Mother Church - burned.
7.23. Gereja Kristen Jawi Wetan (GKJW) Sister Church - burned.
7.24. Gereja Kristus Tuhan (GKT) - burned
8. At TASIKMALAYA - Province of West Jawa, 26 December 1996. Fifteen (15)
of churches were either burned or destroyed. Four (4) were killed during
this riot.
Those fifteen churches are as follows:
8.1. Gereja Katolik "Hati Kudus Yesus" ,- Address: Jl. Sutisna Senjaya no.
50 - burned. (Catholics)
8.2. Gereja Kristen Indonesia (GKI) - Address : Jl. Veteran 49 - burned.
8.3. Gereja Pantekosta di Indonesia (GPdI) - Address: Jl. Panyeurutan 10 -
burned. (Pentecostal)
8.4. Gereja Kristen Pasundan (GKP) - Address : Jl. Selakaso 61 - burned.
8.5. Gereja Bethel Indonesia (GBI)- Address: Jl. Tentara Pelajar - burned.
(Pentecostal)
8.6. Gereja Gerekan Pantekosta (GGP) "Ebenhaezer" - demolished.
(Pentecostal)
8.7. Gereja Kristen Indonesia (GKI) "Sion" - Address: Jl. Tentara Pelajar 8
demolished.
8.8. Gereja Bethel Tabernakel (GBT)-Address: Jl. Veteran 72 - destroyed.
(Pentecostal)
8.9. Huria Kristen Batak Protestan (HKBP)- Address: Jl. Merdeka 24 -
destroyed.
8.10. Gereja Yesus Sejati ,- Address: Jl. Empang Sari 32 - destroyed.
8.11. Gereja Kristen Immanuel (GKIm) - Adress: Jl. Mayor Utarya 11 -
destroyed.
8.12. Gereja Kerasulan Baru, - Address: Jl. Tentara Pelajar 50 - destroyed.
8.13. Gereja Bethel Tabernakel (GBT)-Adress: Jl. Mekarsari, Cipanas
Cipatujah - demolished. (Pentecostal)
8.14. Gereja Kristen Pasundan (GKP) - Address: Jl. Cikaong Ading
kalaksanaan Cipatujah - burned.
8.15. Kapel Gereja Katolik - Address: Jl. Raya Ciawi Ds. Palemanggu -
burned. (Catholics)
9. At Village of ARJASA , Situbondo - Province of East Jawa, 13 January
1997. Gereja pantekosta di Indonesia (GpdI) was closed by the head of
district of Arjasa (Drs. Mansejar) for unknown reason. (Pentecostal)
10. At RENGASDENGKLOK - Province of West Jawa, 30 January 1997. There were
five (5) churches destroyed and burned. One of those was burned down to the
ground.
Those five churches are as follows:
10.1. Gereja Pantekosta di Indonesia (GPdI)- Address: Jl. Raya Bedeng -
burned.. (Pentecostal)
10.2. Gereja Kristen Indonesia (GKI) - demolished.
10.3. Gereja Bethel Tabernakel (GBT) - mother church - Address: Jl. Raya
Bedeng - demolished. (Pentecostal)
10.4. Gereja Bethel Tabernakel (GBT) cabang - demolished. (Pentecostal)
10.5. Gereja Pantekosta di Indonesia (GPdI) Bantar Jaya - demolished.
(Pentecostal)
11. At AMBON - Province of Maluku, 10 February 1997. Playground-Junior High
School-Senior High School of Catholic Foundation were burned hoping the
church within that compund would be burned as well.
12. At SUMENEP, Madura Island - Province of East Jawa, 11 February 1997.
Gereja Sidang Persekutuan Injili Indonesia (GSPII) was closed by the decree
of the head of regency of Sumenep.
13. At CIPAKU, Regency of Bogor - Province of West Jawa , 12 February 1997.
Gereja Bethel Injil Sepenuh (GBIS) was attacked and destroyed by some
people. (Pentecostal)
14. At CISEWU, Regency of Garut - Provine of West Jawa , 22 February 1997.
Gereja Kristen Pasundan(GKP) - burned.
15. At RANCABUAYA, Regency of Garut - Province of West Jawa , 6 March
1997. Gereja Sidang Jemaat Allah(GSJA) - was demolished down to the ground
(Pentecostal)
16. At WONOSOBO - Province of Central Jawa, 9 March 1997. Two churches of
GKJ (Gereja Kristen Jawa and 1 Catholic School were stoned by some people
who were coming back from Islamic Praying Group.
17. At the City of SURABAYA - Province of East Jawa, 13 March 1997. Gereja
Kristen indonesia (GKI) - Address :Jl.Ngagel were stoned by some Senior
High Technical Shool students.
18. At the City of SURABAYA - Province of East jawa, 28-30 March 1997.
Gereja Bethel Indonesia (GBI)"Petra" was stoned by some people coming from
the running train wagon. (Pentecostal)
19. At WIDODARI, Regency of Ngawi - Province of East Jawa, 28 March 1997.
Gereja Bethel Indonesia(GBI) "Immanuel" pos PI cabang Kedung Gudel -
burned. (Pentecostal)
20. At the City of SURABAYA - Province of East Jawa , 12 April 1997. Gereja
Bethel Indonesia (GBI) (Pentecostal)
- Address: Jl.Sulung AND another Catholic Church - Address: Jl. Kepanjen
were stone by unknown group of people at 19.00. local time.
21. At the City of SURABAYA - Province of East Jawa, 13 April 1997. Gereja
Protestan di Indonesia bag.Barat (GPIB) - Address: Jl. Bubutan next to the
Police Station were also stoned by some people.
22. At SEMANDING, Regency of Tuban - Province of East Jawa, 15 Mey 1997.
Gereja Pantekosta Pusat Surabaya (GPPS) - Village of Bejagung- was burned.
(Pentecostal)
23. At the City of BANJARMASIN - Province of South Kalimantan, 23 Mey 1997.
Thirteen (13) churches were either destroyed or burned. One of those
churches was burned down to the ground.
Those thirteen churches are as folows:
23.1. Cathedral Kudus/Sasana Sehati,- Address: Jl. Lambung Mangkurat -
burned. (Catholics)
23.2. Gereja Santa Maria Kelayan, - Address: Jl. Rantauan Timur -
destroyed. (Catholics)
23.3. Gereja Hati Kudus Yesus, - Address: Jl. Veteran Merpati – destroyed
(Catholics)
23.4. Gereja GKE EBEEN EZER, - Address: Jl. S. Parman No. 96 - destroyed
23.5. Huria Kristen Batak Protestan Resort Banjarmasin, - Address: Jl. P.
Samudera No.83 - burned.
23.6. Gereja G.K.K.A, - Address: Jl. Veteran No. 85 - destroyed
23.7. Gereja Yesus Sejati (GYS),- Address: Jl. AES. Nasution - destroyed.
23.8. Gereja GPDI Pantekosta,-Address: Jl. Veteran No. 35 – destroyed
(Pentecostal)
23.9. Gereja Jemaat GBI Bethani,- Address: Jl. Veteran - destroyed.
(Pentecostal)
23.10. Gereja Terang Kristus,-Address: Jl. Lambung Mangkurat - destroyed.
23.11. GBI Jemaat Siloan, - Adress: Jl. RK. Ilir – destroyed (Pentecostal)
23.12. GPIB Jemaat Banjarmasin, - Address: Jl. Gatot Soebroto - destroyed.
23.13. GPPS Jemaat Banjarmasin, - Address: Jl. Lab. SMP 6 - destroyed.
(Pentecostal)
24. At PASURUAN - Province of East Jawa , 23 Mey 1997.
24.1 Gereja Pantekosta Sion – destroyed (Pentecostal)
24.2 Gereja Bethel Indonesia – destroyed (Pentecostal)
24.3 Gereja Protestan di Indonesia bag. Barat - destroyed.
24.4 Gereja Bethel Indonesia (GBI) Jl. Halmahera – destroyed (Pentecostal)
24.5 Gereja Katolik – destroyed (Catholics)
25.At The City of KUDUS - Province of Central Jawa , 23 Mey 1997. Gereja
Kristen Muria Indonesia - destroyed.
26. At the Cities of CIKARANG, LEMAH ABANG, BEKASI, TANGERANG - Province of
West Jawa, 23 Mey 1997.
Those churches are as folows:
26.1. Gereja Kristen Pasundan Pos Cikarang - destroyed & burned..
26.2. GPDI Cikarang - was stoned by some people. (Pentecostal)
26.3. Gereja Pantekosta Yerusalem Lemah Abang - destroyed. (Pentecostal)
26.4. Gereja Kristen Pasundan - was stoned by some people.
26.5. GPDI Kisamun – stoned (Pentecostal)
26.6. GBI Betlehem - stoned. (Pentecostal)
26.7. Gereja Katolik Santa Maria - stoned. (Catholics)
27. At KEBAYORAN LAMA - Regency of South Jakarta , 23 Mey 1997. Gereja
Bethel Injil Sepenuh Rawa Kemiri was attacked and destroyed. (Pentecostal)
28.At PAMEKASAN, Island of Madura - Province of East Jawa , 23 Mey 1997.
Gereja Katolik - Address : Jl. Jokotole – destroyed (Catholics)
29. At KADIPATEN - Province of West Jawa , 26 May 1997. Gereja Kristen
Pasundan (GKP) - Address Jl. Brawijaya - destroyed. Its convention Hall at
Cideres was also stone d by a group of people.
30. At BANGKALAN,Island of Madura - Province of East Jawa , 14 June 1997.
Gereja Bethel Indonesia (GBI) AND Gereja Pantekosta di Indonesia (GPdI)
were destroyed and burned. (Pentecostal)
31. At Village of BETET , District of Pesantren, Municipality of Kediri -
Province of East Jawa, 10 July 1997.
Gereja Pantekosta Tabernakel "Yesus Penolong" was closed down by Government
of Municipality Kediri. (Pentecostal)
32. At CISARUA, Regency of Bogor - Province of West Jawa , 21 July 1997.
Prayer Mount of "Bukit Zaitun" was attacked and burned by some people while
the students of Theology School were using it as Retreat Place for them.
33. At KANDANGAN ,Regency of Kediri - Province of East Jawa , 27 July
1997. Gereja Pantekosta di Indonesia (GPdI) "Puthuk" was burned by three
(300) people at 22.30 local time . (Pentecostal)
34. At the City of BANDUNG - Province of West Jawa , 15 August 1997. Gereja
Baptis Baitlahim Sukamenak was banned the local people to be used as a
worship place anymore..
35. At BARITO PACIFIC - Province of South Kalimantan, 22 August 1997.
Gereja Kristen Oikumene (GKO) - burned.
36. At the Village of BARAKO -, Regency of Gorontalo - Province of North
Sulawesi , 5 September 1997. Gereja Masehi Injili Bolaang Mongondow -
destroyed
37. At the City of UJUNG PANDANG - Province of South Sulawesi , 15-16
September 1997. Gereja Katolik "Kristus Raja" - Address: Jl. Andalas 61 UP.
was destroyed while the vehicles, the bibles, the church's equipments were
burned outside the building. Six Catholic Schools and several other
Protestant Schools were also destroyed while 13 other churches were stoned
lightly. (Catholics)
38. At the City of BANDUNG - Province of West Jawa , 28 September 1997.
Gereja Isa Almasih Arcamanik Bandung was ordered to stop their activities.
(Pentecostal)
39. At CISARUA - Regency of Bogor - Province of West Jawa Barat, 14 October
1997. Some students of Senior Economic School were attacked by 60 people
while they were having their Retreat Programes. Two students were injured.
40. At KEPANJEN, City of Malang Selatan - Province of East Jawa , 15
October 1997. Gereja Kristus Tuhan was trrorised and finally was closed by
the local goverment in which they are not allowe to ru the church
activities.
41.At MUMBULSARI,Regency of Jember Jember - Province of East Jawa, 17
October 1997. Gereja Pantekosta di Indonesia (GpdI) was robbed and
destroyed. Finally the church was ordered to be closed. (Pentecostal)
42. At PLOSOREJO, District of Garum, Regency of Blitar - Province of East
Jawa , 27 October 1997. Gereja Kristen Baithani - destroyed.
43. At TANGGUL, Regency of Jember - Province of East Jawa , 3 & 10 November
1997. Gereja Bethel Indonesia (GBI) Bethany was closed by the Government
staff of Ministry of Religion. (Pentecostal)
44. At SANAN KULON, Regency of Blitar - Province of East Jawa , 13 November
1997. Gereja Utusan Pantekosta (GUP) (Pentecostal) was forces to dismantled
while the other church of Gereja Tuhan di Indonesia (GTDI)
was burned..Three policemen were injured.
45. At BANTUL - Province of Yogyakarta, 16 November 1997. Gereja
Persekutuan Injili Baptis Indonesia (GPIBI) pushed to be closed and finnaly
was destroyed by 500 people. The local government were involved in closing
this
church.
46.At KOTA GEDE - Province of Yogyakarta, 22 November 1997. Gereja
Kristen Jawa (GKJ) "Modalan" AND Church of GKJ at "Babadan Gedongkuning"
were also burned. Some churches at the city called bantul were also being
intimidated by this group of people who burned those two churches mentioned
above
47.At KOTA GEDE - Province of Yogyakarta, 24 November 1997. Gereja Kristen
Jawa (GKJ) - stoned.
48. At KARYA TANI - Province of Lampung, 25 November 1997. Gereja Kristen
Muria Indonesia (GKMI) - Mennonite Church was attacked and burned to the
ground.
49.At BANDUNG - Province of West Jawa , 9 December 1997. Regional Office of
Ministry of Religion Affair have orderedto stop church construction of
Gereja Kristen Perjanjian Baru (GKPB) Fajar Pengharapan and at the same
time
appealed to City Mayor to cancel its building permit.
50.At LIMUS TUNGGAL, District of Cileungsi - Regency of Bogor –
Province of West Jawa , 20 & 27 December 1997. Some people attacked the
public utilites and building after the Christams Ceremony had just over at
those places.
51.At TAMBUN, Regency of Bekasi - Province of West Jawa , 21 December
1997. Church of GKII was terrorised while they were celebrating the
Christmas Day. The celebration was suddenly had to stop for the sake of
their security. The
Pastor was escaped by climbing the wall.
52. At BUMI SERPONG DAMAI, regency of Tangerang - Province of West Jawa ,
23 December 1997. Gereja Kristen Oikumene (GKO) was attacked and completely
destroyed to the ground eventhough the church is located in the non Moslem
Areas.
53. At SONGGON- Regency of Banyuwangi - Province of East Jawa , 23
December 1997. Gereja Pantekosta di Indonesia (GpdI) was burned while the
Pastor was not at the church. (Pentecostal)
54. At CITEPUS,Regency of Subang - Province of West Jawa , 25 December
1997. Pos Gereja Protestan di>Indonesia bag. Barat (GPIB) Bethel
(Pentecostal) was sieged (blockade) by the people coming from outside
while the vehicles were scratched and the christmas celebration was not
allowed.
55.At LANGENSARI - Regency of Ciamis - Province of West Jawa , 29 December
1997. Gereja Masehi Advent Hari Ke Tujuh (GMAHK) was ordered to be
dismantled urged by the Local Moslem Leaders.
56.At The Municipality of BANDAR LAMPUNG , 3 januari 1998. People at the
RSS Sukabumi Indah was intimidated by some young people not run their
Church service (Baptist Church) since December 27, 1997
57. At KALISAT Regency of Jember - Province of East Jawa , 19 January 1998.
Gereja Kristen Jawi Wetan was closed by the order of the head of the local
district.
58. At PUGER, Regency of Jember - Province odf East Jawa , 20 January
1998. Gereja Pantekosta di Indonesia (GpdI) was stoned by some unknown
people. (Pentecostal)
59.At KRAGAN, regency of Rembang - Province of Central Jawa , 26 January
1998. Kapel Gereja Katolik-Kragan (Catholics) was destroyed.and also the
same thing happened to Gereja Kristen Jawa (GKJ) Kragan. While some shops
belong to the Christian people were also robbed and completely destroyed.
60.At the village of BULU BANJAR - Regency of Tuban - Province of East Jawa
28 January 1998. Gereja Pantekosta di Indonesia (GpdI) (Pentecostal) were
destroyed. For example : Chairs, sound system, fan, podium , name board
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