Depok/Jakarta (1/2). The first Sunday of February brought an important change to the Banten District: in a divine service he conducted in Depok, District Apostle retired District Evangelist Bambang Purwadi (66) who had served the Church for many years, and then went on to ordain a successor in ministry, namely Sudi Sri Waluyo (49).
Left to right: Ev. Sudi Sri Waluyo, DE. Bambang Purwadi, DA. Urs Hebeisen and Ev. Fery Soetikno
District Evangelist Bambang had served as a minister of the Church for a total of 32 years. In his acknowledgement of thanks to the retiring minister, the District Apostle thanked him for the many years in which he served the Lord and the members in his care in love, loyalty, and humbleness. He went on to wish him a richly blessed retirement. The choir sang him a farewell song.
An excerpt from a Bible passage from Matthew 5:48 served as the basis of the Sunday sermon:
“Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect”.
Concerning this, the District Apostle stated, “God is perfect, so we as children of God should be perfect. It is the wish of our Lord Jesus. Perfect in knowledge, perfect in unity, perfect in love, and perfect in serving one another”.