| Protestant Church in Switzerland | |
|---|---|
| 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 Protestant Church in Switzerland (PCS),[3][a] formerly named Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches[b] 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 its 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]
The president of the PCS is Rita Famos.
- ^ "Organization".
- ^ "Switzerland: Record Number of People Leave the Church in 2022". Retrieved 2023-12-25.
- ^ "Constitution - The Church and its mission". evref.ch. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
- ^ "Kirchenmitgliedschaft in der römisch-katholischen und evangelisch-reformierten Kirche nach Kantonen (2017)" (Table 1.4 on the lower part of the page) (in German). SPI St. Gallen. 2018. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
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