[2] The Protestant Church in Indonesia was formed in Ambon, Maluku, in 1605 under the name of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands Indies, in Dutch De Protestantsche Kerk in Nederlandsch-Indië.
It is the first Protestant and Reformed church to be founded in Asia.
The denomination inherited the missions left by the Portuguese.
Its territories cover several areas like the Maluku Islands, Minahasa, Java, Sumatra, East Nusa Tenggara.
As 2024, the Protestant Church in Indonesia has 12 denominations members.