THE bell rings in the Pasundan Christian Church of Immanuel, Karawang. An instant later, from the church hall can be heard a melody in Sundanese. A song to accompany a wedding party? No, these are songs for the service, said Vicar Andris Suhanda. The hymns are a creation both spiritual and artistic of the Immanuel congregation that has been compiled continuously for one century in the Kidung Kabungaan.

Christianity started in Karawang with the ar