Indonesia with the power of the Gospel.
Following a period of relationship
building, Senduk would join the general
TRUMPET OF GOD
overseer of the Church of God, the late
Yosia Abdiseputra is pastor of the rapidly growing Gereja Bethel Indonesia “Trum-
Dr. Charles W. Conn, in signing an amal-
pet of God,” and one of four assistant national overseers. His father was converted at a
gamation agreement, making the
young age from Buddhism to Christianity, and Yosia was reared as a pastor’s son on
“Church of God” and the “Indonesian
the Indonesian island of Madura. Trumpet of God Church was
Bethel Full Gospel” denominations full
established in 1992 with 15 people. Today, this one church in
and equal partners. Today, we use the
three locations has 3,000 in attendance on Sunday, and gives
partner church name, Gereja Bethel
financial assistance to more than 500 mission congregations.
Indonesia, as our official designation in
Pastor Yosia conducts evangelistic crusades and teaching semi-
the Indonesian language and Bethel
nars all over Indonesia, some in remote areas accessible only
Church of God for English purposes.
by horseback. His church personally supports eight missionar-
Senduk served as national overseer for
ies, one of whom is serving in China.
three decades, and with only 129 minis-
In 2004, Trumpet of God purchased the facilities of a for-
ters in 1970, he began to cast a vision of
mer sports club. One tennis court was converted to a ball-
10,000 Bethel Church of God congrega-
room where worship with seating for 2,000 is also conducted, and the church still has
tions in Indonesia. Every subsequent
two tennis courts, a sauna and fitness center, two outdoor and two indoor badminton
national overseer, including Andreas
courts, and a kids center with bumper pool and play stations. Over the past eight
Soerjadi, Soehandoko Wirhaspati, and
years, Trumpet of God Church and the ministers it supports have recorded 7,978 con-
the current national overseer, Jacob
versions to Jesus Christ! Future plans call for a 5,000-seat sanctuary.
Nahuway, has emphasized the same
visionary goal of 10,000 local churches.
By the grace of God and the anointing of Church of God was already in the center Christ’s twin mandates—the Great Com-
the Holy Spirit, we are more than halfway of the transforming wind of the Holy mission and the Great Commandment.
to the fulfillment of this goal. Spirit blowing across this archipelagic As two wings of a soaring eagle (the
Long before transformation became the nation. The indigenous Indonesian Church), both are necessary and equal.
popular term it is today, the Bethel church understands the importance of God never created one-winged birds!
NATIONAL
HEADQUARTERS
Headquarters for the Bethel Church
of God in Indonesia is a three-floor,
50,000-square-foot building that was
purchased under the visionary leader-
ship of the former national overseer,
Soehandoko Wirhaspati, in 2004. It is
used by all church departments (youth,
missions, evangelism, women’s min-
istries, publications, and others) as a
center to plan, organize, and implement
ministry throughout all of Indonesia and
overseas. Located in Jakarta, two local
congregations use the chapel for Sun-
day services. Also, conferences and
seminars are frequently held here.
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