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Rejection of Church Construction: Latest in Depok
Best for you , Jakarta - Residents of RT 2 and RT 5 RW 03 Kalibaru Village reject the construction church At Jalan Palautan Eres, Cilodong District, Depok On Saturday, July 5, 2025.
Rudi Ardiansyah, head of the Community Empowerment Agency of Kalibaru Village, claims that the rejection was due to the fact that there had never been any socialization to the surrounding community from the beginning. "Indirectly, their permit has now been issued, without the approval of the community. Yet the community still rejects the establishment of this church," said Rudi on Saturday, July 5, 2025.
Establishment of a House of Worship
Setara Institute records data on personal law issues and the establishment of places of worship in Indonesia. The collected data Setara Institute In the period 2007–2022, there have been 573 cases of violations against religious practices and places of worship in Indonesia. This data from the Setara Institute details various forms of violations suffered by minority groups, such as forced dissolution of religious activities, rejection of the establishment of places of worship, intimidation, as well as destruction and burning.
This freedom of religion and worship is stated in the 1945 Constitution, Article 29 paragraph (2), which states, "The state guarantees the freedom of each resident to embrace their own religion and to worship according to their religion and belief."
Rejection of Church Construction
1. Church Construction in Cilodong
Rudi Ardiansyah claimed the rejection was due to environmental officials such as RT and RW not being involved in the mediation. "In fact, they took the upper route, so the permit was issued without ever being signed by RT and RW," said Rudi.
They denied the accusation of intolerance by stating that there are already two other churches in the area. The representative of the GBKP Church Zetsplayrs Tarigan stated that the groundbreaking was carried out legally because they have a Building Permit (IMB) issued on March 4, 2025.
She denied the accusation of no socialization and claimed that her party had often met with the local community officers. "If it is said that we were not involved, we have often met with Pak RW, Pak RT, RT.2, and RT.5, and there are all the documents," said Zetsplayrs.
2. Church Construction in Cilegon
The chronology of the rejection of the construction of Maranatha HKBP Church in Cilegon, Banten, began with a demonstration carried out by a group calling itself the Committee for the Protection of Local Wisdom of Cilegon City at the Cilegon City DPRD Building on Wednesday, September 7, 2022.
They urged the government and DPRD to reject the establishment of the church. This controversy became more intense after Mayor Cilegon Helldy Agustian and Deputy Mayor Sanuji Pentamarta signed the petition against it at that time.
The legal representative of Maranatha HKBP Church was accompanied by Pastor Yerry Pattinasarany as a form of solidarity in reporting the issue to the People's Representative Council (DPR) in Jakarta on Tuesday, September 13, 2022. They met with PKB politician Daniel Johan and Luluk Nur Hamidah to present the chronology of the rejection, the challenges faced by the congregation, and evidence of administrative requirements that had been denied by the Cilegon City Government.
3. Church Construction in Semarang
The conflict over the construction of the Indonesian Baptist Church (GBI) Tlogosari, Semarang, escalated in March 2020 when the Local Police and Security Unit (Satuan Polisi Pamong Praja) forcibly halted the construction process. This suspension followed protests by residents who accused the church of obtaining the Building Permit (IMB) through fraud using signatures on blank paper. The Tlogosari GBI party denied these allegations. According to them, the construction had already begun a month after the IMB was issued, but faced opposition.
The Semarang City Government stated that this suspension is temporary to give a three-month working period for the coordination team formed to find solutions at that time. However, this step was strongly criticized by the Semarang Legal Aid Institute (LBH). According to LBH's director Zainal Arifin, authorities should ensure the constitutional rights of the congregation to worship, rather than yielding to pressure and halting construction under the pretext of maintaining conducive conditions.
Ricky Juliansyah, Timothy Nathaniel, Rusman Paraqbueq, Jamal Abdun Nashr contribute to the writing of this articleDemikianlah Artikel Rejection of Church Construction: Latest in Depok
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