Messiah Cathedral () is an Indonesian

megachurch A megachurch is a church with a very large membership that also offers a variety of educational and social activities. Most megachurches are Evangelical, although the term denotes a type of organization, not a denomination. A megachurch draws 2 ...

of the predominantly Indonesian-Chinese Indonesian Reformed Evangelical Church ( (GRII)) in Kemayoran,

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. It was opened on 20 September 2008 and inaugurated next day as a dedication to Lord Jesus Christ by

Stephen Tong Stephen Tong (, born on 22 March 1940) is a Chinese Indonesian Reformed pastor, evangelist, teacher, and musician. He heads the Reformed Evangelical Church of Indonesia, which houses the megachurch Messiah Cathedral, and is the largest Chri ...

the leader of the GRII church. Despite the name, this church building is not a true

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in the sense of "the seat of a

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" (it does not house a ''

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'', i.e. bishop's throne), since the GRII church is of

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. The church/cathedral is part of the larger ''Reformed Millennium Center Indonesia'' (RMCI) building complex and is "the head - front building". 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. The church has a capacity of about 8,000, as noted in various newspapers. 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. National Gospel Convention (KIN) 2013 and 2014 have conducted in this place each year. This megachurch is the first church in Indonesia that is built without foreign funding

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* Cathedrals in Indonesia Chinese Indonesian culture Churches in Jakarta Protestant church buildings in Asia Christian organizations established in 2008 {{Indonesia-church-stub

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