Protestant Evangelical Church in Timor

The Protestant Evangelical Church in Timor is the second largest Protestant Synod in Indonesia, numbering around 1.4 million members and 1,937 congregations. Despite its name, members and congregations are not confined to West Timor, but are to be found scattered throughout the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara, with the exception of the island of Sumba.

GMIT follows a Presbyrterial –Synodal model of church governance with a synod council leadership team elected every 4 years by the church’s general assembly. This admistrative team consists of 5 full-time members headed by the moderator and oversees the implementation of a four year strategic plan through the various commissions of the church.

GMIT may be described as Reformed in its theology with a special emphasis on the authority of Scripture and a desire to be both contextual and holistic in its mission.