Church Verification Report
What we checked
- Not a duplicate: no similarly named church is listed with us
- The name resembles a personal name or title; weighed in the review
- Contact email reviewed (gmail.com, common for small churches)
- No website or social page was provided
- Independent web search performed: see the findings on the right
What we found
We searched for a GPPK congregation in Jepara and found no page, listing, or map entry for a church of that name in that city. The initials do match a real Indonesian denomination, the Gereja Pelayanan Penyembahan Karismatik synod, which began in 2010 as an independent synod formed by several pastors and was legally recognised in 2012 by a decision of the Indonesian Ministry of Religious Affairs, with head office in West Jakarta (gppk.org). The synod's own congregation list (gppk.org and gppk.online) names many local churches in Central Java, including GPPK Kudus near Jepara, but no Jepara branch. Church directories for Jepara list other bodies, such as a JKI congregation in the Keling area (jkisynod.org), rather than GPPK. We found no scam reports, complaints, or warnings tied to this name or the contact address.
Our conclusion: The initials GPPK match a genuine Indonesian denomination, the Gereja Pelayanan Penyembahan Karismatik synod, which was formed in 2010 and legally recognised by the Ministry of Religious Affairs in 2012, and which has several congregations in Central Java including one in Kudus, close to Jepara. However, the synod's own congregation list does not name a Jepara branch, and no website, social page, or map listing for this congregation could be foun
We have asked this church for one piece of extra evidence: a photo, a link, its denomination, or a church that can vouch for it. The moment we can verify, this report is upgraded. Without a response, the listing is paused after 14 days.