Protestant Church of Switzerland
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The Protestant Church in Switzerland (PCS),[3][lower-alpha 1] formerly named Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches[lower-alpha 2] until 31 December 2019, is a federation of 25 member churches – 24 cantonal churches and the Evangelical-Methodist Church of Switzerland. The PCS is not a church in a theological understanding, because every member is independent with their own theological and formal organisation. It serves as a legal umbrella before the federal government and represents the church in international relations. Except for the Evangelical-Methodist Church, which covers all of Switzerland, the member churches are restricted to a certain territory.[4]
Protestant Church in Switzerland | |
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Classification | Protestant |
Orientation | Reformed Methodist |
Polity | A Communion of 25 regional and denominational churches that practice their own forms of church governance. |
Associations | |
Region | Switzerland |
Headquarters | Bern, Switzerland |
Origin | 1920[1] Olten |
Congregations | 982 |
Members | 1.92 million (2022)[2] |
Official website | https://www.evref.ch/en/ |
The president of the PCS is Rita Famos.