The Protestant Christian Pakpak Dairi Church was officially established on 22nd of March 1996. It is a member of the Lutheran World Federation and of The Communion of Churches in Indonesia (PGI). This relatively young church has about 37.000 members, of which 15.000 are kids and yound adults. GKPPD consists of 141 local churches. Its 33 pastors, of which 7 are women and 26 are men, care for the members. The local member churches are mainly located in the provinces North-Sumatra and Aceh Darussalam.