Tugu Church
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| Tugu Church | |
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| 6°07′26″S 106°55′26″E / 6.123916°S 106.924025°E | |
| Location | Jakarta |
| Country | Indonesia |
| Denomination | Protestant |
| History | |
| Dedicated | 29 July 1747 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Style | Dutch-Portuguese |
| Specifications | |
| Number of floors | 1 |
| Bells | 1 |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Kampung Tugu |
Tugu Church (Indonesian: Gereja Tugu), is a Protestant church in Kampung Kurus (Kampung Kecil), Semper Barat Administrative Village, Cilincing, Jakarta, Indonesia. The church was located in Kampung Tugu, a village of Mardijker people, a Creole Portuguese community. It is the second oldest church in Jakarta, after Sion Church
On July 21, 1647, a portion of a land was donated by Justinus van der Vinck, owner of the lands around Cilincing and Pasar Senen at that time.[1] Over this land, the first Tugu Church was constructed in 1678. In 1737, Pastor Van der Tydt restored the building, but in 1740, this church was burned by the Chinese during an uprising. A second church was constructed between 1744 and 1747, the church that exist today, by Pastor Mohr. The church was ordained on July 29, 1747, under the permission of Governor General Van Imhoff.[2]