Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of St. Gallen
The Evangelical-Reformed Church of the Canton of St. Gallen is a Reformed state cantonal church in the canton of St. Gallen. The church was founded in 1803. It has in 2004 122,500 members and 55 congregations served by 120 pastors.[1] Congregations are in St. Gallen, Goldach, Rorschach, Gossau, Gaiserwald, , Rheineck, , , Marbach, Rebstein, Altstatten, , Uznach, Sevelen, Eichberg, , Wil, Krinau, and others in St. gallen. The Church has links with the Evangelical Church in Liechtenstein.[2]
The headquarters of the church are in St Gallen, Toggenburg and Rheintal The church has Presbyterian-Synodal church government.[3]
Member of the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches.[4][5] Women ordination is allowed. Blessing of same-sex unions is allowed.[6]
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- ^ http://www.reformiert-online.net/adressen/detail.php?id=13312&lg=eng www.reformiert-online.net/adressen/detail.php?id=13312&lg=eng
- ^ www.ref-sg.ch/kirchgemeinden/
- ^ www.ref-sg.ch/kirchenstruktur/
- ^ www.oikoumene.org/en/member-churches/europe/switzerland
- ^ www.oikoumene.org/en/member-churches/federation-of-swiss-protestant-churches
- ^ Fürbittgottesdienste für Personen in besonderen Lebenssituationen (pdf-Dokument), German Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
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- Canton of St. Gallen
- Reformed cantonal churches in Switzerland