Messiah Cathedral

Messiah Cathedral
弥赛亚大教堂 (Chinese)
Katedral Mesias (Indonesian)
Basic information
Location Jakarta, Indonesia
Geographic coordinates 6°09′13″S 106°50′38″E / 6.153540°S 106.843930°E / -6.153540; 106.843930
Affiliation Protestant
District Kemayoran, Central Jakarta
Ecclesiastical or organizational status Cathedral
Website http://pusat.grii.org/
Architectural description
Architectural type Church
Architectural style Modern
Completed 20 September 2008
Specifications
Capacity 8000
Spire(s) 1

Messiah Cathedral (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.

This Cathedral "the head - front building" is part of the larger Reformed Millennium Center Indonesia (RMCI) development. 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.

See also

Konvensi Injil Nasional (KIN)

References

  1. ↑ gospelherald.net
  2. ↑ 25th GRII's Birthday Literature Team, Sekilas Gerakan Reformed Injili di Indonesia, 10
  3. ↑ 25th GRII's Birthday Literature Team, Sekilas Gerakan Reformed Injili di Indonesia, 2–7
  4. ↑ The Jakarta Post
  5. ↑ Radio Australia
  6. ↑ 25th GRII's Birthday Literature Team, Sekilas Gerakan Reformed Injili di Indonesia, 10
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