Kolinus Buntaran
Born and raised in Jakarta, Indonesia and is the eldest in the family. Immigrated to USA in 1983 with both parents and two siblings and the family settled down in San Jose, California. In 1994 moved to Seattle where he served at the Indonesian Evangelical Church for 5 years. In 2000 he affiliated with the Seattle Presbytery of PC-USA.
In 2001 the Indonesian Presbyterian Church was chartered as the 61st member of the Seattle Presbytery, where he has been serving as a full-time Pastor until now. Married in 2000 to Vivy Alimin, whom he met in Seattle while serving at the church. The couple is blessed with a son, Alexius Buntaran, born in 2002.
Education
- De Anza College, Cupertino, CA. (1984-1985)
- San Jose State University, CA. (1985-1988)
- San Jose Bible College, CA. (1990-1992)
- Fuller Theological Seminary, Seattle, WA. (1994-1997)
Ordination
- 1996 (Nov.10) ordained in Indonesian Evangelical Church in San Francisco, CA.
Ministry
- 1990, Assistant to Pastor, Indonesian Evangelical Church in San Jose, CA.
- 1991, Assistant to Pastor, Indonesian Evangelical Church in San Francisco, CA.
- 1992-94, Assistant to Pastor, Indonesian Evangelical Church in Sacramento, CA.
- 1993-98, Secretary of Christian Evangelical Mission (CEM) in West Coast, CA.
- 1994-99, Pastor to the Indonesian Evangelical Church in Seattle, WA.
- 2000, Affiliated to the Seattle Presbytery of Presbyterian Church-USA, WA.
- 2001-now, Pastor of the Indonesian Presbyterian Church in Seattle, WA.
- 2003-now, Co-chair of the Ethnic Ministry Team, Seattle Presbytery, WA.
Timothy Teopilus
Born in Jakarta, Indonesia, Tim is the youngest in the family. At a very young age, he moved to Singapore and live there until he was thirteen, when he decided to move to the US to pursue further education. Recently graduate from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School as Master of Divinity, Timothy was welcomed as The English Pastor of Indonesian Presbytarian Church in August 2009.
Education
- Calvin College, Grand Rapids, MI (1997-2002)
- Seneca College, Ontario, Canada (2005)
- Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, IL (2009)
Ministry
- 2004-05, College Group Instructor – Indonesian Reformed Evangelical Church (Toronto)
- 2005-06, Youth Leader - Church of Redeemer, Highland Park, IL
- 2006, Guest English Ministry Pastor - Great Love Church, Schaumburg, IL
- 2006-08, Technology Committee Co-Chair - Chinese Christian Union Church – North, Highland Park, IL
- 2006-08, Youth Group Counselor - Chinese Christian Union Church – North, Highland Park, IL
- Summer 2008, Summer Ministry, Pasadena, CA