St. Francis of Assisi Chatolic Church in Berastagi town, Tanah Karo, Indonesia - stock photo

St. Francis of Assisi Chatolic Church in Berastagi town, Tanah Karo, Indonesia. The church was named after St. Francis of Assisi. It was located in the main road that connected Medan and Karo Highland, so travelers who passed the road would surely see the church as the church structure was quite high. The highest part of its roof was about 35 meters high, and as it stood in as relatively high part of the town, the top part of the church would be easily seen form a far. A unique church in Berastagi. It is a Catholic Church because of its structure, which is in the form of a traditional Karo house and it is called church inculturation which means incorporating elements of local wisdom of Karo culture into the church. The church was built by Father Leo Joosten Ginting OFMCap. A missionary from the Netherlands and inaugurated on February 20, 2005 by the bishop of Agun Medan, Mgr. A. G. Pius Datubara OFMCap