Philip Mantofa

Philip Mantofa is the senior pastor of GMS Church in Surabaya, Indonesia, one of the country's largest church networks. He converted to Christianity while attending high school in Vancouver, Canada, and later graduated from Columbia Bible College. He returned to Indonesia in 1998, as riots broke out across the country, and has led GMS Church since that year.

As of June 2026, Philip Mantofa reaches 3.58M followers across personal accounts: 1.35M YouTube subscribers, 1M Instagram followers, 130K TikTok followers, 1.1M Facebook followers. These figures count accounts the pastor operates, not the church's official accounts.

Philip Mantofa serves as Lead Pastor of GMS Church in Surabaya, Indonesia. GMS Church also ranks #29 on the 2026 REACHRIGHT Church Influence 100.

At the June 2026 data collection, GMS Church listed Philip Mantofa as Lead Pastor. We report leadership exactly as each church publishes it, and the index is rebuilt every year. Check the church's own site for the current staff listing.

Philip Mantofa ranks #71 on the 2026 REACHRIGHT Pastor Influence 100 with an Influence Score of 62.5 out of 100, scored on audience reach (50 percent), growth velocity (30 percent), and platform breadth (20 percent).

The YouTube channel Philip Mantofa runs grew 4 percent in the twelve months before June 2026, reaching 1.35M subscribers. That measured growth scores 15.7 out of 100 on the velocity pillar, which is 30 percent of the Influence Score.