Immanuel Church, Jakarta
{{short description|Protestant church in Indonesia}}
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| denomination = Calvinist
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| groundbreaking = 24 August 1835
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Immanuel's Church ({{langx|id|Gereja Immanuel}}, {{langx|nl|Willemskerk}}) is a Protestant church in Jakarta, Indonesia. It is considered one of the oldest churches in Indonesia. It stands on the corner of Jalan Medan Merdeka Timur and Jalan Pejambon, part of the 19th century's Weltevreden district, renamed and transformed into Gambir. The church is the only one in Jakarta that conducts some of its services in Dutch.{{sfn|Sari|2017}} It also performs services in Indonesian and English.{{sfn|Aslendra|2019}}
History
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The first idea for the construction from the Dutch Reformists and the Lutherans in Batavia (Jakarta). Construction started in 1834, per the design of J.H. Horst. The laying of the first stone was on 24 August 1835 and completion exactly four years later. The Church was christened as Willemskerk to honour King William I of the Netherlands. It is considered one of the first civic building in the Koningsplein (later Merdeka Square).{{sfn|Christie Damayanti|2012}}
In 1843, a Bätz organ was installed; it was restored in 1985.{{sfn|Afif Farhan|2011}}
The church also keeps a Dutch State Bible printed from 1748 by Nicolaas Goetzee of Gorinchem.{{sfn|Afif Farhan|2011}}
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Building
The all-brick church with stone columned and pedimented portico is built in Indies Empire style.{{sfn|Gemeentemuseum Helmond|1990|pp=12-5}} It sits above a 3-meter foundation. The doors are of solid teak decorated with brass for handles and keyholes. It has a very broad dark grey-brown dome, surmounted by a white, panel-glazed, cupola topped by a miniature of the same dome in style and material. Other sides have more white pillars and tall white cornices, for the flat roof projections which are stone-clad, above.
The church has a circular layout with a diameter of 9.5 meters covered in grey marble tiles. Chairs are arranged circularly, with the state lectern used by the Governor of Batavia.{{sfn|Christie Damayanti|2012}}
See also
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- {{cite news |author=Afif Farhan |language=id |date=21 December 2011 |title=Gereja Immanuel, Warisan Batavia untuk Jakarta |url=http://travel.detik.com/read/2011/12/21/112749/1796340/1025/1/gereja-immanuel-warisan-batavia-untuk-jakarta |newspaper=Travel |location=Jakarta |access-date=July 4, 2014 }}
- {{cite news |last1=Aslendra |first1=Rizki Putra |title=Melihat Gereja 3 Bahasa yang Masuk Cagar Budaya DKI |url=https://www.liputan6.com/news/read/4141835/melihat-gereja-3-bahasa-yang-masuk-cagar-budaya-dki |access-date=25 January 2022 |work=liputan6.com |date=25 December 2019 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191226162342/https://www.liputan6.com/news/read/4141835/melihat-gereja-3-bahasa-yang-masuk-cagar-budaya-dki |archive-date=26 December 2019 |language=id}}
- {{cite news |author=Christie Damayanti |language=id |date=3 February 2012 |title='Gereja Immanuel': Saksi Sejarah yang Cantik dari Hindia Belanda |url=http://sejarah.kompasiana.com/2012/02/03/gereja-immanuel-saksi-sejarah-yang-cantik-dari-hindia-belanda-432537.html |newspaper=Kompasiana |location=Jakarta |publisher=Kompas |access-date=July 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714120624/http://sejarah.kompasiana.com/2012/02/03/gereja-immanuel-saksi-sejarah-yang-cantik-dari-hindia-belanda-432537.html |archive-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=dead }}
- {{cite book |ref={{SfnRef|Gemeentemuseum Helmond|1990}} |date=1990 |title=Het Indische bouwen: architectuur en stedebouw in Indonesie : Dutch and Indisch architecture 1800-1950 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wUa4nQEACAAJ&q=het+indische+bouwen |location=Helmond |publisher=Gemeentemuseum Helmond |access-date=March 30, 2015 }}
- {{cite news |last1=Sari |first1=Nursita |title=Ibadah Berbahasa Belanda Hanya Ada di GPIB Immanuel Jakarta |url=https://megapolitan.kompas.com/read/2017/12/25/13235401/ibadah-berbahasa-belanda-hanya-ada-di-gpib-immanuel-jakarta |access-date=25 January 2022 |work=KOMPAS.com |date=25 December 2017 |language=id}}
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