RMCNews – Aurora, Colorado … The Mile High Indonesian Fellowship in Aurora, Colorado, celebrated the welcoming of its first official pastor, Stanley Luntungan, February 14, with a special worship service. Over 100 people were in attendance for the celebration.
Luntungan served in the Gulf States Conference in northern Alabama, previously ministered in the Northern New England Conference, and is faithfully serving as a U.S. military reserve chaplain.
The church has grown quickly in recent years, changing from a company to a church designation in October of 2023 after forming in 2021. One recent focus of the church was on their young adults in which the church supported their participation at a Generation Youth Christ (GYC) conference. Church elder Albert Palar remarked, “We sent 14 people to the GYC, and there is now a good relationship between them. They are more active [in church] now. That is some of the Gospel that we see from Pastor Lantungan, and we are very sure that we can achieve more in the future with him.”
Doug Inglish, RMC vice president for administration, gave the sermon for the Sabbath service both for this event and when they received church designation and gave a special blessing to the new pastor: “We lift up Pastor Luntungan, and we are grateful that he was called here and wiling to lead this church as they march forward in Jesus.”
Special prayers were also given by Praban Lim, lead pastor of the Colorado Indonesian-American Adventist Church.
The event featured several special music offerings from a mixed choir to a contemporary song from four youth girls to even a male quartet. Tammy Luntungan, wife of Pastor Luntungan, shared a memorable children’s story during worship, using colored pencils to provide a clear and meaningful illustration that unity gives us strength.
—RMCNews. Photos by Liz Kirkland.
