United Protestant Church of France

United Protestant Church of France
Église protestante unie de France
Classification Protestant
Orientation Reformed and Lutheran
President Emmanuelle Seyboldt
Region France (except Alsace and Moselle)
Origin 2013
Merger of Reformed Church of France
Evangelical Lutheran Church of France
Congregations 960
Members 400,000
Ministers 456
Official website eglise-protestante-unie.fr

The United Protestant Church of France (French: Église protestante unie de France) is the main and largest Protestant church in France, created in 2013 through the unification of the Reformed Church of France and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of France.

It has 400,000 members and its orientation is both Calvinist and Lutheran, mainly in that it incorporates both kinds of parishes throughout the country.[1] Ordination of women and blessings of same-sex marriages are allowed.[2]

See also

References

  1. "United Protestant Church of France". World Council of Churches.
  2. Reuters: French Protestant church allows gay marriage blessing, 2015


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