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The '''Protestant Church of Geneva''' (EPG, {{lang-fr|link=no|Église protestante de Genève}}) is an organization of congregations in the [[Canton of Geneva]]. It was founded in 1536 during the [[Protestant Reformation]].<ref>[http://www.reformiert-online.net/adressen/detail.php?id=13306&lg=eng Reformed Online database]</ref> It was the [[state church]] of Geneva from its inception until 1907.<ref>{{cite dictionary | last = Rüegger | first = Heinz | title = Eglises évangéliques réformées | dictionary = [[Historical Dictionary of Switzerland|Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse]] | language = French | date = 16 October 2006 | location = Bern | url = http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/f/F11430.php | accessdate = 8 September 2013}}</ref> It is a member of the [[Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches]], and through that body a member of the [[World Council of Churches]] and the [[World Alliance of Reformed Churches]]. As of 2003, the church had approximately 94,472 members, of which 15,095 were baptized.<ref>[http://www.reformiert-online.net/adressen/detail.php?id=13306&lg=eng Reformed Online database]</ref> The ministers of the church are organized in the [[Company of Pastors]] and the [[Genevan Consistory]] functions as a sort of parliament of the church.<ref>{{cite web | title = Unie, diverse, libre | author = L’Eglise protestante de Genève | language = French | url = http://www.epg.ch/applic/ge/WebDocs.nsf/0/2db56f67e78156c4c125746c002deb08/$FILE/juin%202008%20-%20depliant%20Qui%20sommes-nous.pdf}}</ref>
The '''Protestant Church of Geneva''' (EPG, {{lang-fr|link=no|Église protestante de Genève}}) is an organization of congregations in the [[Canton of Geneva]]. It was founded in 1536 during the [[Protestant Reformation]].<ref>[http://www.reformiert-online.net/adressen/detail.php?id=13306&lg=eng Reformed Online database]</ref> It was the [[state church]] of Geneva from its inception until 1907.<ref>{{cite dictionary | last = Rüegger | first = Heinz | title = Eglises évangéliques réformées | dictionary = [[Historical Dictionary of Switzerland|Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse]] | language = French | date = 16 October 2006 | location = Bern | url = http://www.hls-dhs-dss.ch/textes/f/F11430.php | accessdate = 8 September 2013}}</ref> It is a member of the [[Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches]] and, through that body, a member of the [[World Council of Churches]] and the [[World Communion of Reformed Churches]]. As of 2003, the church had approximately 94,472 members, of whom 15,095 were baptized.<ref>[http://www.reformiert-online.net/adressen/detail.php?id=13306&lg=eng Reformed Online database]</ref> The ministers of the church are organized in the [[Company of Pastors]], and the [[Genevan Consistory]] functions as a sort of parliament of the church.<ref>{{cite web | title = Unie, diverse, libre | author = L’Eglise protestante de Genève | language = French | url = http://www.epg.ch/applic/ge/WebDocs.nsf/0/2db56f67e78156c4c125746c002deb08/$FILE/juin%202008%20-%20depliant%20Qui%20sommes-nous.pdf | access-date = 2013-09-08 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131208063059/http://www.epg.ch/applic/ge/WebDocs.nsf/0/2db56f67e78156c4c125746c002deb08/%24FILE/juin%202008%20-%20depliant%20Qui%20sommes-nous.pdf | archive-date = 2013-12-08 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
[[Ordination of women in Protestant denominations|Female ordination]] is allowed.


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
[http://www.protestant.ch/epg Official site]
*[https://epg.ch/ Official site]


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[[Category:Reformed denominations in Europe|Geneva]]
[[Category:Protestantism in Switzerland|Geneva]]
[[Category:Protestantism in Switzerland|Geneva]]
[[Category:Religious organizations established in 1536|Geneva]]
[[Category:Religious organizations established in 1536|Geneva]]
[[Category:Organisations based in Geneva]]
[[Category:Organisations based in Geneva]]
[[Category:Reformed cantonal churches in Switzerland|Geneva]]


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Revision as of 05:22, 14 April 2024

The Protestant Church of Geneva (EPG, French: Église protestante de Genève) is an organization of congregations in the Canton of Geneva. It was founded in 1536 during the Protestant Reformation.[1] It was the state church of Geneva from its inception until 1907.[2] It is a member of the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches and, through that body, a member of the World Council of Churches and the World Communion of Reformed Churches. As of 2003, the church had approximately 94,472 members, of whom 15,095 were baptized.[3] The ministers of the church are organized in the Company of Pastors, and the Genevan Consistory functions as a sort of parliament of the church.[4] Female ordination is allowed.

References

  1. ^ Reformed Online database
  2. ^ Rüegger, Heinz (16 October 2006). "Eglises évangéliques réformées". Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse (in French). Bern. Retrieved 8 September 2013.{{cite encyclopedia}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Reformed Online database
  4. ^ L’Eglise protestante de Genève. "Unie, diverse, libre" (PDF) (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-08. Retrieved 2013-09-08.