Evangelical Reformed Church in Valais
The Evangelical Reformed Church in Valais or in French the Église réformée évangélique du Valais or Evangelisch-Reformierte Kirche des Wallis is a Reformed cantonal State church in Valais.[1]
It has 12 parishes and 17 ministers represents more than 20,000 members, but the number is increasing, because the move of the Reformed people to the canton from other Swiss cantons.[2] It has 12 congregations in the Canton, in Brig, Visp, Leukerbad, Sierre, Crans-Montana, Sion, Coude Rhone Martigny-Saxon, 2 Rivers, Monthey, Haut-Lac.[3][4] Women ordination is allowed.
References
- http://www.reformiert-online.net/adressen/detail.php?id=13317&lg=eng www.reformiert-online.net/adressen/detail.php?id=13317&lg=eng
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