Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Zürich

The Evangelical-Reformed Church of the Canton of Zürich is a Reformed State Church in Zürich. In 2004 it had 533,000 members and 179 parishes with 900 house fellowships and 520 ordained clergy.[1] Official language is German. It is a member of the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches.[2] The denomination has Presbyterian-Synodal church government.[3] It is a member of the Conference of Churches on the Rhine. The church traces back its roots to the reformation in Zürich, and Ulrich Zwingli. The reformation came to Zürich in 1519.[4] Among Geneva it became the headquarters of the Swiss Reformation.[5]

Zentrum für Migrationskirchen (literally: Centre for migration churches) comprises eight Protestant churches from four continents, situated in the former church hall of the Reformed Church of the Canton of Zürich in Zürich-Wipkingen, being a unique centre in Switzerland for the so-called migration churches.[6][7] Women ordination is allowed in Reformed Church of the Canton of Zürich. In August 2019 the Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Zürich allowed blessings of same-sex marriages.[8]

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References
  1. "Die neue Webpräsenz der Reformierten Kirche". Reformierte Kirche Kanton Zürch.
  2. Fasse, Christoph. "Address data base of Reformed churches and institutions". www.reformiert-online.net.
  3. "Die neue Webpräsenz der Reformierten Kirche". Reformierte Kirche Kanton Zürch.
  4. "Die neue Webpräsenz der Reformierten Kirche". Reformierte Kirche Kanton Zürch.
  5. "Die neue Webpräsenz der Reformierten Kirche" (PDF). Reformierte Kirche Kanton Zürich.
  6. Michael Meier (2014-12-23). "Sie wollen uns den Glauben zurückbringen" (in German). Tages-Anzeiger. Retrieved 2014-12-25.
  7. Matthias Scharrer (2014-11-14). "Dinah Hess: "Alle haben ihre Eigenarten –aber alles gehört zusammen"" (in German). Limmattaler Zeitung. Retrieved 2014-12-25.
  8. SRF.ch: Eine Kantonskirche outet sich, August 8, 2019 (German)]

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