De Pinkster Gementee dan Pemunculan Keberagaman di Hindia Belanda, 1921-1942

Church, Colonial, De Pinkster Gemeente, Pentecostal

Authors

  • Otniel Sinaga Department of History, Fakultas Ilmu Budaya Universitas Airlangga
  • Johny Alfian Khusyairi
    johnykhusyairi@fib.unair.ac.id
    Department of History, Fakultas Ilmu Budaya Universitas Airlangga
August 4, 2024

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Pentecostal denomination, came to Dutch East Indies in 1921. This teachings was brought by two Dutch descendants American missionary, Cornelius Groesbeck and Richard “Dirk“ van Klaverens. This writing uses historical methods, from heuristic until the historiography to write the development of Pentecostal teaching. Heuristic started with gather the historical data from archive, old photo, and interview with historical actors, verification to verify the historical sources. Interpretations are the stage to intepretate the historical data and historiography to write the historical writings.  By this method we tracked the Pentecostal history in Dutch East Indies that triggering the emergence of Pentecostal church organization called De Pinkster Gemeente. This organization played important in promoting diversity in Dutch East Indies. Furthermore, this organization and the teaching of Pentecostalism promote diversity.