The Full Story
About Us
Nations Worship Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has served the Indonesian immigrant community since 2006. Many Indonesian Christians came to North America after riots in 1998 that targeted Christians, especially Chinese-Indonesians. In 2012 there were 3000 Indonesians in Philadelphia, served by 12 different Christian congregations.
History
Nations Worship Center began in 2006, led by Pastor Beny Krisbianto. For the first number of years, they used rented facilities, but in 2012 purchased a former building that had housed a catering business in an Italian neighborhood. Conversion into church facilities extended over a period of years. Pastor Krisbianto and his family moved into an apartment above the worship space in 2014. For several years there was a daughter congregation near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania known as the Greensburg Worship Center.
Mission
Our mission is to worship together as one nation of God and our congregation has been active in peace and justice issues, especially those related to immigration. Nations Worship Center desires to be welcoming to people of all nations and races. Our Church has also been used for many meetings among Philadelphia Police Department, the mayor, and many more. We are affiliated with the Mennonite Church USA but practice Pentecostal worship.
Meet the Team
Our main team consists of Ps. Beny, Ps. Lia, Graciella, and Ps. Glenn. Scroll below to get to know them better!
