A short introduction by Rev. Yarman Halawa, D.Min
Gereja Kristen Abdiel (GKA) GRACIA Citra Raya is a Reformed Evangelical Church and tightly hold Credo Apostolicum, Athanasian Creed, The Westminster Confession of Faith (Large and Shorter), Heidelberg Catechism, Canons of Dort, Belgic Confession, Chicago Statement on Innerancy and Infalibility of the Bible. All of this statement of faith were overwhelming the life of the church. To ensure the life of the church walking constantly on this faith confessions, we strictly examine contemporary theological issues and any contemporary spiritual movements in christendom line.
The Vision of the church is to be a MISIONER CHURCH which explained in the Mision of the church through proclamation of the Holy Word of God, to be God’s beloved through the personal experience of regeneration to God in Christ, through the divine power and grace win souls to Christ, uniting the family of God in His church, and to be the salt dan the light to the world. Begin through church planting on 481st Reformation Anniversary Day (October 31, 1998) and was established as an independent church in July 12, 2004. The church is a part of GRACIA Surabaya churches and member of Sinode Gereja Kristen Abdiel (The Synod of Abdiel Christian Church) which also the 81st member of Persekutuan Gereja-Gereja Indonesia (PGI).
Governed in the Reformed tradition, Gereja Kristen Abdiel (GKA) GRACIA Citra Raya has two office of ministerial administration work: the Elder and the Deacon. The office of the Elder consists of ordained ministers such as Reverend/Pastor, Evangelist, or theological seminary graduate which responsible upon the church teaching, pastoral and biblical church growth. Meanwhile, the office of Deacon consists of layment ministers which chosen from among qualified members. The Deacon assists and ruling the daily church administration to enhance under altar ministries and accelerate the church growth.
The church ministries organized into departments (Children, Teen, Youth, Women, Music, Education, Literature, Audio Visual Technic, General Worship, Cell Group/Sectors, Church Household, Ministry Enhancement). Although the church background is chinese church and the members majority come from it, the church is open and welcome people neglected their races, ethnics, nations, and languages. Indonesian language is the major church daily language with Chinese and English using occasionaly.
If you seeking the church that teach the Bible tightly, guide you to find your true direction of life, learn how to serve Him with responsibility and quality with humble, form your pattern of thinking to the pattern of Christ’s thinking, manage and organize your life and ministry to Him as the Bible taught, prepare yourself to serve Him through your profession, teach you how to be a missionary to God in your contemporary daily life and so on, overwhelming by the spirit of Reformed faith, then Gereja Kristen Abdiel (GKA) GRACIA Citra Raya is an exact and right place to you. All welcome!
SEMPER REFORMATA SEMPER REFORMANDA
Church Activities
Sunday
General Worship I 07.30
Sunday School (Children Worship) 07.30
Teen & Youth Worship 07.30
Sunday School teachers meeting 08.30
Choral Training 09.30
Leadership Enhancement (occasionally) 10.00
General Worship II 16.30
Monday 1st
Leadership Meeting (Elders & Deacons) 19.00
Tuesday
Gracia Pre School (GPS) 09.00
Gracia Kid’s Club (GKC) 11.00
Musical training 18.00
Women’s Sport Time 17.00
Sectoral Worship 19.00
Wednesday
Gracia Pre School (GPS) 09.00
Sola Fide Prayer Meeting 19.00
Thursday
Gracia Pre School (GPS) 09.00
Gracia Kid’s Club (GKC) 11.00
General Worship Music Preparation 18.00
Sectoral Worship 19.00
Friday
Women’s Fellowship (Friday 1st) 09.00
Senior Fellowship (Friday 2nd) 09.00
Women’s Bible Class (Friday 3rd) 09.00
Minister meeting 12.00
Sport time 17.00
Sectoral Worship 19.00
Saturday
Sabtu Ceria (Kid’s fellowship) 16.00
Teens Fellowship 16.00
Youth Fellowship 16.30
Kid’s Fellowship teachers meeting 17.00
Office hour : Tuesday – Saturday 08.00 am – 17.00 pm; Sunday 09.00 am – 13.00 pm.
Address:
Gereja Kristen Abdiel (GKA) GRACIA Citra Raya
(GRACIA Abdiel Christian Church of Citra Raya)
Jln. Taman Puspa Raya D1/1 Citra Raya SURABAYA – Jawa Timur
INDONESIA
gkagraciacitraraya@gmail.com
