West Kalimantan Christian Church

West Kalimantan Christian Church Gereja Kristen Kalimantan Barat (GKKB) 西加基督教會
Classification	Protestant, Evangelical
Region	West Kalimantan,  Indonesia
Origin	1906 (Singkawang congregation) 1966 (formation of synod) West Kalimantan
Congregations	44 (including 23 evangelism posts)
Official website	http://www.gkkb.or.id/

West Kalimantan Christian Church (Chinese: 西加基督教會, Indonesian: Gereja Kristen Kalimantan Barat) or GKKB is an evangelical Christian church organization which located in West Kalimantan, Indonesia.

The church history began from three separately independent churches in Singkawang, Pontianak, and Pemangkat. All of them are in West Borneo, at that time part of Dutch East Indies.

The Singkawang Congregation was founded in the early 20th century, in the year 1906, by American evangelical missionary whose name is Charles M. Worthington. Then in 1928 this church got assistance from Basel Mission.

The Pontianak Congregation, started in 6 June 1935 by some Christians who came from China. This church then get assistance from Chinese missionaries. During the Japanese occupation, the Chinese people in West Borneo, especially the Christians faced persecution. Although churches were forced to be closed and a reverend was killed, they tried to hold on. After the end of World War II in 1950 the church got assistance from missionaries of China Inland Mission (now OMF International).

The Pemangkat Congregation was founded by some Christians who moved to Pemangkat. In the beginning they just conducted worship at house. Finally with the help from missionaries who came to Pemangkat in 1950s, then the Pemangkat Church officially built in 1963.

These three churches then extend the evangelical mission to their surrounding areas, and built new churches in many towns and villages of West Borneo.

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