Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Schaffhausen

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The Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Schaffhausen is a Reformed state church in Schaffhausen. In 2004 it had 36,000 members and 30 congregations, served by 40 pastors.[1] The church was formed in 1529.[2] Member of the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches[3][4]

Congregations are in Altdorf, Bargen, , , Beringen, Bibern, Buch, Buch, Buchberg, Büttenhardt, Dörflingen, , Guntmadingen, Hallau, Hemishofen, Hemmental, Hofen, Lohn, Löhningen, Merishausen, Neuhausen, Neukirch, Oberhallau, , , Ramsen, Rüdlingen, Schleitheim, 7 congregations in Schaffhausen, Siblingen, , Stein am Rhein, Stetten, Thayngen, Trasadingen[5]

Its biggest and probably oldest church building is the Münster Schaffhausen. Women ordination is allowed. Blessing of same-sex unions is allowed.[6]


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  1. ^ www.reformiert-online.net/adressen/detail.php?id=13313&lg=eng
  2. ^ www.ref-sh.ch/kontakt
  3. ^ www.oikoumene.org/en/member-churches/europe/switzerland
  4. ^ www.oikoumene.org/en/member-churches/federation-of-swiss-protestant-churches
  5. ^ www.ref-sh.ch/?page=kirchgemeinden
  6. ^ Entwurf zur Kirchenordnung der Evangelisch-reformierten Kirche des Kantons Schaffhausen, Art. 41 (PDF; 168 kB) (German)

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