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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

^ Reformed Online database
^ 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)
^ Reformed Online database
^ L’Eglise protestante de Genève. "Unie, diverse, libre" (PDF) (in French). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-12-08. Retrieved 2013-09-08.

External links

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[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.

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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==
-{{reflist}}
+{{Reflist}}
 ==External links==
-[http://www.protestant.ch/epg Official site]
+*[https://epg.ch/ Official site]
+{{Authority control}}
-{{calvinism-stub}}
-[[Category:Reformed denominations in Europe|Geneva]]
 [[Category:Protestantism in Switzerland|Geneva]]
 [[Category:Religious organizations established in 1536|Geneva]]
 [[Category:Organisations based in Geneva]]
+[[Category:Reformed cantonal churches in Switzerland|Geneva]]
+{{calvinism-stub}}

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