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class="mw-redirect" title="Reformed tradition">Reformed</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Methodism" title="Methodism">Methodist</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Ecclesiastical_polity" title="Ecclesiastical polity">Polity</a></th><td class="infobox-data">A <a href="/wiki/Koinonia" title="Koinonia">Communion</a> of 25 <a href="/wiki/Landeskirche" title="Landeskirche">regional and denominational churches</a> that practice their own forms of church governance.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Associations</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/World_Communion_of_Reformed_Churches" title="World Communion of Reformed Churches">World Communion of Reformed Churches</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/World_Council_of_Churches" title="World Council of Churches">World Council of Churches</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Conference_of_Churches_on_the_Rhine" title="Conference of Churches on the Rhine">Conference of Churches on the Rhine</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Community_of_Protestant_Churches_in_Europe" class="mw-redirect" title="Community of Protestant Churches in Europe">Community of Protestant Churches in Europe</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Region</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland">Switzerland</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bern" title="Bern">Bern</a>, Switzerland</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Origin</th><td class="infobox-data">1920<sup id="cite_ref-evref.ch_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-evref.ch-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <br /><a href="/wiki/Olten" title="Olten">Olten</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Congregations</th><td class="infobox-data">982</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Members</th><td class="infobox-data">1.92 million (2022)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Official website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.evref.ch/en/">https://www.evref.ch/en/</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Karte_Religionen_der_Schweiz_2008.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Karte_Religionen_der_Schweiz_2008.png/480px-Karte_Religionen_der_Schweiz_2008.png" decoding="async" width="480" height="333" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Karte_Religionen_der_Schweiz_2008.png/720px-Karte_Religionen_der_Schweiz_2008.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Karte_Religionen_der_Schweiz_2008.png/960px-Karte_Religionen_der_Schweiz_2008.png 2x" data-file-width="2952" data-file-height="2049" /></a><figcaption>Distribution of denominations in Switzerland in 2008 (green: <a href="/wiki/Protestantism_in_Switzerland" title="Protestantism in Switzerland">Protestant</a>, red: <a href="/wiki/Catholic_Church_in_Switzerland" title="Catholic Church in Switzerland"> Catholic</a>)</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>Protestant Church in Switzerland</b> (<b>PCS</b>),<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> formerly named <b>Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches</b><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> until 31 December 2019, is a <a href="/wiki/Federation" title="Federation">federation</a> of 25 member churches – 24 <a href="/wiki/Landeskirche" title="Landeskirche">cantonal churches</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Evangelicalism" title="Evangelicalism">Evangelical</a>-<a href="/wiki/Methodism" title="Methodism">Methodist</a> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The president of the PCS is <a href="/wiki/Rita_Famos" title="Rita Famos">Rita Famos</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Protestant_Church_of_Switzerland&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Reformation_in_Switzerland" title="Reformation in Switzerland">Reformation</a> spread primarily into the cities of Switzerland, which was then composed of loosely connected <a href="/wiki/Canton_(country_subdivision)" class="mw-redirect" title="Canton (country subdivision)">cantons</a>. Breakthroughs began in the 1520s in Zurich under <a href="/wiki/Huldrych_Zwingli" title="Huldrych Zwingli">Zwingli</a>, in Bern in 1528 under <a href="/wiki/Berchtold_Haller" title="Berchtold Haller">Berchtold Haller</a>, and in Basel in 1529 under Johannes Oecolampadius. After the death of Zwingli in 1531, the Reformation continued. The French-speaking cities <a href="/wiki/Neuch%C3%A2tel" title="Neuchâtel">Neuchâtel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Geneva" title="Geneva">Geneva</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lausanne" title="Lausanne">Lausanne</a> changed to the Reformation ten years later under <a href="/wiki/William_Farel" title="William Farel">William Farel</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_Calvin" title="John Calvin">John Calvin</a> coming from France. The Zwingli and Calvin branches had each their theological distinctions, but in 1549 under the lead of <a href="/wiki/Heinrich_Bullinger" title="Heinrich Bullinger">Bullinger</a> and Calvin they came to a common agreement in the <a href="/wiki/Consensus_Tigurinus" title="Consensus Tigurinus">Consensus Tigurinus</a> (Zürich Consent), and 1566 in the <a href="/wiki/Second_Helvetic_Confession" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Helvetic Confession">Second Helvetic Confession</a>. The German Reformed ideological center was Zurich, while the French-speaking Reformed movement bastion was Geneva. </p><p>A feature of the Swiss Reformed churches in the Zwinglian tradition is their historically very close links to the cantons, which is only loosening gradually in the present.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>. In cities where the Reformed faith became leading theology, several confessions were written, some of them: </p> <ul><li><i>The 67 Articles of Zurich</i></li> <li><i>Theses of Berne 1528</i></li> <li><i>Berne Synodus 1532</i></li> <li><i>Confession of Geneva 1537</i></li> <li><i>Second Helvetic Confession</i> written by <a href="/wiki/Heinrich_Bullinger" title="Heinrich Bullinger">Bullinger</a> in 1566</li></ul> <p>In the mid-19th century, opposition to liberal theology and interventions by the state led to secessions in several cantonal churches. One of these secessionist churches still exists today, the <a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Free_Church_of_Geneva" title="Evangelical Free Church of Geneva">Evangelical Free Church of Geneva</a>, founded in 1849, while two others reunited with the Swiss Reformed Church in 1943 and 1966.<sup id="cite_ref-Reformed_Online_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reformed_Online-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An important issue to liberal theologians was the <a href="/wiki/Apostles%27_Creed" title="Apostles' Creed">Apostles' Creed</a>. They questioned its binding character. This caused a heated debate. Until the late 1870s, most cantonal reformed churches stopped prescribing any particular creed.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1920 the <a href="/wiki/Federation_of_Swiss_Protestant_Churches" class="mw-redirect" title="Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches">Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches</a> (<i><span title="German-language text"><i lang="de">Schweizerischer Evangelischer Kirchenbund</i></span>, </i><span title="French-language text"><i lang="fr">Fédération des Eglises protestantes de Suisse</i></span><i>, </i><span title="Italian-language text"><i lang="it">Federazione delle Chiese evangeliche della Svizzera</i></span> - SEK-FEPS), with 24 member churches - 22 cantonal churches and 2 free churches (Free Church of Geneva and the Evangelical-Methodist Church of Switzerland), was formed to serve as a legal umbrella before the federal government and represent the church in international relations. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Social_issues">Social issues</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Protestant_Church_of_Switzerland&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Social issues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Ordination_of_women_in_Protestant_denominations" class="mw-redirect" title="Ordination of women in Protestant denominations">The ordination of women</a> is allowed in all member churches. </p><p>As with most mainline European denominations, the Protestant Church in Switzerland has many member churches that permit prayer services or blessings for same-sex civil unions. As early as 1999, the Reformed churches in St. Gallen, Fribourg, and Lucerne had allowed church celebration services for same-sex couples.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Reformed Church in Aargau has also permitted prayer services of thanksgiving to celebrate a same-sex civil union.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Reformed Church of Vaud, in 2013, also permitted prayer services as a way for same-sex couples to celebrate their civil union.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other member churches that allow either prayer services or blessings for same-sex union are the churches in Bern-Jura-Solothurn, Schaffhausen, Tessin, Thurgau, and Zürich.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Like many European Protestant denominations, several of the Swiss Reformed churches have openly welcomed gay and lesbian members to celebrate their civil unions within a church context. As early as 1999, the Reformed Churches in St. Gallen, Fribourg, and Lucerne had permitted prayer and celebration services for same-sex couples to recognize their civil unions.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since then, the Reformed Church in Aargau has also allowed for prayer services to celebrate same-sex couples.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> To date, seven other Swiss Reformed churches, including Bern-Jura-Solothurn,<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Graubünden,<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Schaffhausen, Ticino, Thurgau, Vaud,<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Zürich,<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> have allowed the <a href="/wiki/Blessing_of_same-sex_unions_in_Christian_churches" title="Blessing of same-sex unions in Christian churches">blessing of same-sex unions</a> for same-sex civil unions.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In August 2019 with the <a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Reformed_Church_of_the_Canton_of_Z%C3%BCrich" title="Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Zürich">Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Zürich</a> the first church of the Swiss Reformed Church allowed the blessing of same-sex marriages and the Swiss Reformed Church allowed blessing of same-sex marriages for their member churches.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Members_of_the_communion">Members of the communion</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Protestant_Church_of_Switzerland&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Members of the communion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Organizationally, the Reformed Churches in Switzerland remain separate, <a href="/wiki/Swiss_canton" class="mw-redirect" title="Swiss canton">cantonal</a> units. The German churches are more in the Zwinglian tradition; the French more in the <a href="/wiki/Calvinism" class="mw-redirect" title="Calvinism">Calvinist</a> tradition. They are governed synodically and their relation to the respective canton (in Switzerland, there are no church-state regulations at a national level) ranges from independent to close collaboration, depending on historical developments. The exception is the Evangelical-Methodist Church, which is nationally active. </p><p>Reformed Churches in the Swiss cantons: </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mitgliedskirchen_SEK.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Mitgliedskirchen_SEK.png/350px-Mitgliedskirchen_SEK.png" decoding="async" width="350" height="235" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Mitgliedskirchen_SEK.png/525px-Mitgliedskirchen_SEK.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Mitgliedskirchen_SEK.png/700px-Mitgliedskirchen_SEK.png 2x" data-file-width="3543" data-file-height="2374" /></a><figcaption>Reformed "Landeskirchen" of Switzerland (Districts and Sub Districts as of 2009)</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Reformed_Church_of_Aargau" title="Reformed Church of Aargau">Reformed Church of Aargau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical-Reformed_Church_of_Appenzell" title="Evangelical-Reformed Church of Appenzell">Evangelical-Reformed Church of Appenzell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Reformed_Church_of_the_Canton_Basel-Landschaft" title="Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton Basel-Landschaft">Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton Basel-Landschaft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical-Reformed_Church_of_the_Canton_Basel-Stadt" title="Evangelical-Reformed Church of the Canton Basel-Stadt">Evangelical-Reformed Church of the Canton Basel-Stadt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reformed_Churches_of_the_Canton_Bern-Jura-Solothurn" title="Reformed Churches of the Canton Bern-Jura-Solothurn">Reformed Churches of the Canton Bern-Jura-Solothurn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Reformed_Church_of_the_Canton_Freiburg" title="Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton Freiburg">Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton Freiburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Church_of_Geneva" title="Protestant Church of Geneva">Protestant Church of Geneva</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Evangelical-Reformed_Church_of_the_Canton_of_Glarus&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Evangelical-Reformed Church of the Canton of Glarus (page does not exist)">Evangelical-Reformed Church of the Canton of Glarus</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelisch-Reformierte_Landeskirche_des_Kantons_Glarus" class="extiw" title="de:Evangelisch-Reformierte Landeskirche des Kantons Glarus">de</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Evangelical-Reformed_Church_of_Graub%C3%BCnden&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Evangelical-Reformed Church of Graubünden (page does not exist)">Evangelical-Reformed Church of Graubünden</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelisch-reformierte_Landeskirche_Graub%C3%BCnden" class="extiw" title="de:Evangelisch-reformierte Landeskirche Graubünden">de</a>; <a href="https://rm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baselgia_evangelica_refuormada_dal_Grischun" class="extiw" title="rm:Baselgia evangelica refuormada dal Grischun">rm</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Reformed_Church_of_the_Canton_of_Lucerne" title="Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Lucerne">Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Lucerne</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reformed_Church_of_the_Canton_of_Neuch%C3%A2tel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Reformed Church of the Canton of Neuchâtel (page does not exist)">Reformed Church of the Canton of Neuchâtel</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89glise_r%C3%A9form%C3%A9e_%C3%A9vang%C3%A9lique_du_canton_de_Neuch%C3%A2tel" class="extiw" title="fr:Église réformée évangélique du canton de Neuchâtel">fr</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Evangelical-Reformed_Church_of_Nidwalden&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Evangelical-Reformed Church of Nidwalden (page does not exist)">Evangelical-Reformed Church of Nidwalden</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelisch-Reformierte_Kirche_Nidwalden" class="extiw" title="de:Evangelisch-Reformierte Kirche Nidwalden">de</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Association_of_Evangelical-Reformed_Churches_in_the_Canton_of_Obwalden&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Association of Evangelical-Reformed Churches in the Canton of Obwalden (page does not exist)">Association of Evangelical-Reformed Churches in the Canton of Obwalden</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verband_der_evangelisch-reformierten_Kirchgemeinden_des_Kantons_Obwalden" class="extiw" title="de:Verband der evangelisch-reformierten Kirchgemeinden des Kantons Obwalden">de</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical-Reformed_Church_of_the_Canton_of_St._Gallen" class="mw-redirect" title="Evangelical-Reformed Church of the Canton of St. Gallen">Evangelical-Reformed Church of the Canton of St. Gallen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangalical-Reformed_Church_of_the_Canton_of_Schaffhausen" class="mw-redirect" title="Evangalical-Reformed Church of the Canton of Schaffhausen">Evangalical-Reformed Church of the Canton of Schaffhausen</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Evangelical-Reformed_Church_of_the_Canton_of_Schwyz&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Evangelical-Reformed Church of the Canton of Schwyz (page does not exist)">Evangelical-Reformed Church of the Canton of Schwyz</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelisch-reformierte_Kantonalkirche_Schwyz" class="extiw" title="de:Evangelisch-reformierte Kantonalkirche Schwyz">de</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Evangelical-Reformed_Church_of_the_Canton_of_Solothurn&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Evangelical-Reformed Church of the Canton of Solothurn (page does not exist)">Evangelical-Reformed Church of the Canton of Solothurn</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelisch-Reformierte_Kirche_im_Kanton_Solothurn" class="extiw" title="de:Evangelisch-Reformierte Kirche im Kanton Solothurn">de</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Evangelical_Reformed_Church_of_Ticino&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Evangelical Reformed Church of Ticino (page does not exist)">Evangelical Reformed Church of Ticino</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiesa_evangelica_riformata_nel_Ticino" class="extiw" title="de:Chiesa evangelica riformata nel Ticino">de</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_the_Canton_of_Thurgau" title="Evangelical Church of the Canton of Thurgau">Evangelical Church of the Canton of Thurgau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical-Reformed_Church_of_Uri" title="Evangelical-Reformed Church of Uri">Evangelical-Reformed Church of Uri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Reformed_Church_of_the_Canton_of_Vaud" title="Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Vaud">Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Vaud</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Reformed_Church_in_Valais" title="Evangelical Reformed Church in Valais">Evangelical Reformed Church in Valais</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical-Reformed_Church_of_the_Canton_of_Z%C3%BCrich" class="mw-redirect" title="Evangelical-Reformed Church of the Canton of Zürich">Evangelical-Reformed Church of the Canton of Zürich</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Evangelical-Reformed_Church_of_the_Canton_of_Zug&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Evangelical-Reformed Church of the Canton of Zug (page does not exist)">Evangelical-Reformed Church of the Canton of Zug</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelisch-reformierte_Kirchgemeinde_des_Kantons_Zug" class="extiw" title="de:Evangelisch-reformierte Kirchgemeinde des Kantons Zug">de</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Methodist_Church" title="United Methodist Church">United Methodist Church</a> (Swiss part)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Protestant_Church_of_Switzerland&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Religion_in_Switzerland" title="Religion in Switzerland">Religion in Switzerland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federation_of_Evangelical_Lutheran_Churches_in_Switzerland_and_the_Principality_of_Liechtenstein" title="Federation of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein">Federation of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Protestant_Church_of_Switzerland&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a>: <i lang="de">Evangelisch-reformierte Kirche Schweiz</i> (EKS); <a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">Église évangélique réformée de Suisse</i> (EERS); <a href="/wiki/Italian_language" title="Italian language">Italian</a>: <i lang="it">Chiesa evangelica riformata in Svizzera</i> (CERiS); <a href="/wiki/Romansh_language" title="Romansh language">Romansh</a>: <i lang="rm">Baselgia evangelica refurmada da la Svizra</i> (BRRS)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a href="/wiki/German_language" title="German language">German</a>: <i lang="de">Schweizerischer Evangelischer Kirchenbund</i> (SEK); <a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">Fédération des Eglises protestantes de Suisse</i> (FEPS); <a href="/wiki/Italian_language" title="Italian language">Italian</a>: <i lang="it">Federazione delle Chiese evangeliche della Svizzera</i>; <a href="/wiki/Romansh_language" title="Romansh language">Romansh</a>: <i lang="rm">Federaziun da las baselgias evangelicas da la Svizra</i></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Protestant_Church_of_Switzerland&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-evref.ch-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-evref.ch_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.evref.ch/en/organization/">"Organization"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Organization&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.evref.ch%2Fen%2Forganization%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AProtestant+Church+of+Switzerland" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://fsspx.news/en/news/switzerland-record-number-people-leave-church-2022-40469">"Switzerland: Record Number of People Leave the Church in 2022"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Reformed_Church_of_Aargau" title="Reformed Church of Aargau">Aargau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical-Reformed_Church_of_Appenzell" title="Evangelical-Reformed Church of Appenzell">Appenzell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Reformed_Church_of_the_Canton_Basel-Landschaft" title="Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton Basel-Landschaft">Basel-Landschaft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical-Reformed_Church_of_the_Canton_Basel-Stadt" title="Evangelical-Reformed Church of the Canton Basel-Stadt">Basel-Stadt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reformed_Churches_of_the_Canton_Bern-Jura-Solothurn" title="Reformed Churches of the Canton Bern-Jura-Solothurn">Bern-Jura-Solothurn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Reformed_Church_of_the_Canton_Freiburg" title="Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton Freiburg">Freiburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Church_of_Geneva" title="Protestant Church of Geneva">Geneva</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Evangelical-Reformed_Church_of_the_Canton_of_Glarus&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Evangelical-Reformed Church of the Canton of Glarus (page does not exist)">Glarus</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelisch-Reformierte_Landeskirche_des_Kantons_Glarus" class="extiw" title="de:Evangelisch-Reformierte Landeskirche des Kantons Glarus">de</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Evangelical-Reformed_Church_of_Graub%C3%BCnden&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Evangelical-Reformed Church of Graubünden (page does not exist)">Graubünden</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelisch-reformierte_Landeskirche_Graub%C3%BCnden" class="extiw" title="de:Evangelisch-reformierte Landeskirche Graubünden">de</a>; <a href="https://rm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baselgia_evangelica_refuormada_dal_Grischun" class="extiw" title="rm:Baselgia evangelica refuormada dal Grischun">rm</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Reformed_Church_of_the_Canton_of_Lucerne" title="Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Lucerne">Lucerne</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reformed_Church_of_the_Canton_of_Neuch%C3%A2tel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Reformed Church of the Canton of Neuchâtel (page does not exist)">Neuchâtel</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89glise_r%C3%A9form%C3%A9e_%C3%A9vang%C3%A9lique_du_canton_de_Neuch%C3%A2tel" class="extiw" title="fr:Église réformée évangélique du canton de Neuchâtel">fr</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Evangelical-Reformed_Church_of_Nidwalen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Evangelical-Reformed Church of Nidwalen (page does not exist)">Nidwalen</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelisch-Reformierte_Kirche_Nidwalden" class="extiw" title="de:Evangelisch-Reformierte Kirche Nidwalden">de</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Association_of_Evangelical-Reformed_Churches_in_the_Canton_of_Obwalden&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Association of Evangelical-Reformed Churches in the Canton of Obwalden (page does not exist)">Obwalden</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verband_der_evangelisch-reformierten_Kirchgemeinden_des_Kantons_Obwalden" class="extiw" title="de:Verband der evangelisch-reformierten Kirchgemeinden des Kantons Obwalden">de</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical-Reformed_Church_of_the_Canton_of_St._Gallen" class="mw-redirect" title="Evangelical-Reformed Church of the Canton of St. Gallen">St. Gallen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangalical-Reformed_Church_of_the_Canton_of_Schaffhausen" class="mw-redirect" title="Evangalical-Reformed Church of the Canton of Schaffhausen">Schaffhausen</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Evangelical-Reformed_Church_of_the_Canton_of_Schwyz&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Evangelical-Reformed Church of the Canton of Schwyz (page does not exist)">Schwyz</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelisch-reformierte_Kantonalkirche_Schwyz" class="extiw" title="de:Evangelisch-reformierte Kantonalkirche Schwyz">de</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Evangelical-Reformed_Church_of_the_Canton_of_Solothurn&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Evangelical-Reformed Church of the Canton of Solothurn (page does not exist)">Solothurn</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelisch-Reformierte_Kirche_im_Kanton_Solothurn" class="extiw" title="de:Evangelisch-Reformierte Kirche im Kanton Solothurn">de</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Evangelical_Reformed_Church_of_Ticino&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Evangelical Reformed Church of Ticino (page does not exist)">Ticino</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiesa_evangelica_riformata_nel_Ticino" class="extiw" title="de:Chiesa evangelica riformata nel Ticino">de</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_the_Canton_of_Thurgau" title="Evangelical Church of the Canton of Thurgau">Thurgau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical-Reformed_Church_of_Uri" title="Evangelical-Reformed Church of Uri">Uri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Reformed_Church_of_the_Canton_of_Vaud" title="Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Vaud">Vaud</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Reformed_Church_in_Valais" title="Evangelical Reformed Church in Valais">Valais</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical-Reformed_Church_of_the_Canton_of_Z%C3%BCrich" class="mw-redirect" title="Evangelical-Reformed Church of the Canton of Zürich">Zürich</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Evangelical-Reformed_Church_of_the_Canton_of_Zug&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Evangelical-Reformed Church of the Canton of Zug (page does not exist)">Zug</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelisch-reformierte_Kirchgemeinde_des_Kantons_Zug" class="extiw" title="de:Evangelisch-reformierte Kirchgemeinde des Kantons Zug">de</a>]</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Methodist" class="mw-redirect" title="Methodist">Methodist</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Church_of_the_Nazarene_in_Switzerland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Church of the Nazarene in Switzerland (page does not exist)">Church of the Nazarene in Switzerland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Methodist_Church" title="United Methodist Church">United Methodist Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Free_Church_of_Geneva" title="Evangelical Free Church of Geneva">Evangelical Free Church of Geneva</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Free_church" title="Free church">Free<br />churches</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Lutheran" class="mw-redirect" title="Lutheran">Lutheran</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Federation_of_Evangelical_Lutheran_Churches_in_Switzerland_and_the_Principality_of_Liechtenstein" title="Federation of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein">Federation of Evangelical Lutheran Churches</a><sup id="cite_ref-note_n2_24-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-note_n2-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Calvinist" class="mw-redirect" title="Calvinist">Calvinist</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Reformed_Church_(Westminster_Confession)" title="Evangelical Reformed Church (Westminster Confession)">Evangelical Reformed Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Anglican" class="mw-redirect" title="Anglican">Anglican</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Diocese_in_Europe#Archdeaconry_of_Switzerland" title="Diocese in Europe">Church of England</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Anabaptist" class="mw-redirect" title="Anabaptist">Anabaptist</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Swiss_Mennonite_Conference" title="Swiss Mennonite Conference">Swiss Mennonite Conference</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Baptist" class="mw-redirect" title="Baptist">Baptist</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Swiss_Baptist_Union&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Swiss Baptist Union (page does not exist)">Swiss Baptist Union</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Pentecostal" class="mw-redirect" title="Pentecostal">Pentecostal</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Schweizerische_Pfingstmission" title="Schweizerische Pfingstmission">Assemblies of God</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Eglise_Evang%C3%A9lique_de_R%C3%A9veil&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Eglise Evangélique de Réveil (page does not exist)">Eglise Evangélique de Réveil</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Neo-charismatic_movement" title="Neo-charismatic movement">Neo-charismatic</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vineyard_DACH&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vineyard DACH (page does not exist)">Vineyard DACH</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Christian_Fellowship" title="International Christian Fellowship">International Christian Fellowship</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Restorationist" class="mw-redirect" title="Restorationist">Restorationist</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jehovah%27s_Witnesses" title="Jehovah's Witnesses">Jehovah's Witnesses</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints_in_Switzerland" title="The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Switzerland">The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Switzerland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Interdenominational<br />organisations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Association_of_Evangelical_Missions&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Association of Evangelical Missions (page does not exist)">Association of Evangelical Missions</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Council_of_Christian_Churches_in_Switzerland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Council of Christian Churches in Switzerland (page does not exist)">Council of Christian Churches in Switzerland</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Swiss_Evangelical_Alliance&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Swiss Evangelical Alliance (page does not exist)">Swiss Evangelical Alliance</a> (German-speaking)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Swiss_Evangelical_Network&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Swiss Evangelical Network (page does not exist)">Swiss Evangelical Network</a> (French-speaking)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-note_n0-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-note_n0_22-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Not in <a href="/wiki/Koinonia" title="Koinonia">communion</a> with the rest of the <a href="/wiki/Catholic_Church" title="Catholic Church">Catholic Church</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-note_n1-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-note_n1_23-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Part of the <a href="/wiki/Union_of_Utrecht_(Old_Catholic)" title="Union of Utrecht (Old Catholic)">Union of Utrecht</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-note_n2-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-note_n2_24-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-note_n2_24-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-note_n2_24-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Part of the <a href="/wiki/Communion_of_Protestant_Churches_in_Europe" title="Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe">Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe</a></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="reflist"> </div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div 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0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Union_of_Protestant_Churches_of_Alsace_and_Lorraine" title="Union of Protestant Churches of Alsace and Lorraine">Alsace and<br />Lorraine</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(0.25 million)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Church_of_the_Augsburg_Confession_of_Alsace_and_Lorraine" title="Protestant Church of the Augsburg Confession of Alsace and Lorraine">Lutheran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Reformed_Church_of_Alsace_and_Lorraine" title="Protestant Reformed Church of Alsace and Lorraine">Reformed</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Church_in_Germany" class="mw-redirect" title="Protestant Church in Germany">Germany</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(19.2 million)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_churches" class="mw-redirect" title="United churches">United</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(8.1 million)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Church_of_Anhalt" title="Protestant Church of Anhalt">Anhalt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Church_in_Baden" title="Protestant Church in Baden">Baden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_in_Berlin,_Brandenburg_and_Silesian_Upper_Lusatia" title="Evangelical Church in Berlin, Brandenburg and Silesian Upper Lusatia">Berlin, Brandenburg and Silesian Upper Lusatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_Bremen" title="Evangelical Church of Bremen">Bremen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_in_Central_Germany" title="Evangelical Church in Central Germany">Central Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_Hesse_Electorate-Waldeck" class="mw-redirect" title="Evangelical Church of Hesse Electorate-Waldeck">Hesse Electorate-Waldeck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Church_in_Hesse_and_Nassau" title="Protestant Church in Hesse and Nassau">Hesse and Nassau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_the_Palatinate" title="Evangelical Church of the Palatinate">Palatinate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_in_the_Rhineland" title="Evangelical Church in the Rhineland">Rhineland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_Westphalia" title="Evangelical Church of Westphalia">Westphalia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Lutheran" class="mw-redirect" title="Lutheran">Lutheran</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(10.8 million)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Bavaria" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria">Bavaria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Brunswick" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brunswick">Brunswick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical-Lutheran_Church_of_Hanover" title="Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Hanover">Hanover</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Northern_Germany" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany">Northern Germany</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Oldenburg" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg">Oldenburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical-Lutheran_Church_of_Saxony" title="Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Saxony">Saxony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_of_Schaumburg-Lippe" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church of Schaumburg-Lippe">Schaumburg-Lippe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lutheran_Church_in_W%C3%BCrttemberg" class="mw-redirect" title="Lutheran Church in Württemberg">Württemberg</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Calvinism" class="mw-redirect" title="Calvinism">Reformed</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(0.3 million)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Lippe" title="Church of Lippe">Church of Lippe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Reformed_Church_in_Germany" title="Evangelical Reformed Church in Germany">Evangelical Reformed Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Switzerland</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(2.4 million)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Reformed22" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Calvinism" class="mw-redirect" title="Calvinism">Reformed</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Reformed_Church_of_Aargau" title="Reformed Church of Aargau">Aargau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical-Reformed_Church_of_Appenzell" title="Evangelical-Reformed Church of Appenzell">Appenzell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Reformed_Church_of_the_Canton_Basel-Landschaft" title="Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton Basel-Landschaft">Basel-Landschaft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical-Reformed_Church_of_the_Canton_Basel-Stadt" title="Evangelical-Reformed Church of the Canton Basel-Stadt">Basel-Stadt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reformed_Churches_of_the_Canton_Bern-Jura-Solothurn" title="Reformed Churches of the Canton Bern-Jura-Solothurn">Bern-Jura-Solothurn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Reformed_Church_of_the_Canton_Freiburg" title="Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton Freiburg">Freiburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Church_of_Geneva" title="Protestant Church of Geneva">Geneva</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Evangelical-Reformed_Church_of_the_Canton_of_Glarus&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Evangelical-Reformed Church of the Canton of Glarus (page does not exist)">Glarus</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelisch-Reformierte_Landeskirche_des_Kantons_Glarus" class="extiw" title="de:Evangelisch-Reformierte Landeskirche des Kantons Glarus">de</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Evangelical-Reformed_Church_of_Graub%C3%BCnden&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Evangelical-Reformed Church of Graubünden (page does not exist)">Graubünden</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelisch-reformierte_Landeskirche_Graub%C3%BCnden" class="extiw" title="de:Evangelisch-reformierte Landeskirche Graubünden">de</a>; <a href="https://rm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baselgia_evangelica_refuormada_dal_Grischun" class="extiw" title="rm:Baselgia evangelica refuormada dal Grischun">rm</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Reformed_Church_of_the_Canton_of_Lucerne" title="Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Lucerne">Lucerne</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reformed_Church_of_the_Canton_of_Neuch%C3%A2tel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Reformed Church of the Canton of Neuchâtel (page does not exist)">Neuchâtel</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89glise_r%C3%A9form%C3%A9e_%C3%A9vang%C3%A9lique_du_canton_de_Neuch%C3%A2tel" class="extiw" title="fr:Église réformée évangélique du canton de Neuchâtel">fr</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Evangelical-Reformed_Church_of_Nidwalen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Evangelical-Reformed Church of Nidwalen (page does not exist)">Nidwalen</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelisch-Reformierte_Kirche_Nidwalden" class="extiw" title="de:Evangelisch-Reformierte Kirche Nidwalden">de</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Association_of_Evangelical-Reformed_Churches_in_the_Canton_of_Obwalden&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Association of Evangelical-Reformed Churches in the Canton of Obwalden (page does not exist)">Obwalden</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verband_der_evangelisch-reformierten_Kirchgemeinden_des_Kantons_Obwalden" class="extiw" title="de:Verband der evangelisch-reformierten Kirchgemeinden des Kantons Obwalden">de</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical-Reformed_Church_of_the_Canton_of_St._Gallen" class="mw-redirect" title="Evangelical-Reformed Church of the Canton of St. Gallen">St. Gallen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangalical-Reformed_Church_of_the_Canton_of_Schaffhausen" class="mw-redirect" title="Evangalical-Reformed Church of the Canton of Schaffhausen">Schaffhausen</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Evangelical-Reformed_Church_of_the_Canton_of_Schwyz&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Evangelical-Reformed Church of the Canton of Schwyz (page does not exist)">Schwyz</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelisch-reformierte_Kantonalkirche_Schwyz" class="extiw" title="de:Evangelisch-reformierte Kantonalkirche Schwyz">de</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Evangelical-Reformed_Church_of_the_Canton_of_Solothurn&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Evangelical-Reformed Church of the Canton of Solothurn (page does not exist)">Solothurn</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelisch-Reformierte_Kirche_im_Kanton_Solothurn" class="extiw" title="de:Evangelisch-Reformierte Kirche im Kanton Solothurn">de</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Evangelical_Reformed_Church_of_Ticino&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Evangelical Reformed Church of Ticino (page does not exist)">Ticino</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chiesa_evangelica_riformata_nel_Ticino" class="extiw" title="de:Chiesa evangelica riformata nel Ticino">de</a>]</span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_the_Canton_of_Thurgau" title="Evangelical Church of the Canton of Thurgau">Thurgau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical-Reformed_Church_of_Uri" title="Evangelical-Reformed Church of Uri">Uri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Reformed_Church_of_the_Canton_of_Vaud" title="Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Vaud">Vaud</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Reformed_Church_in_Valais" title="Evangelical Reformed Church in Valais">Valais</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Reformed_Church_of_the_Canton_of_Z%C3%BCrich" title="Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Zürich">Zürich</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Evangelical-Reformed_Church_of_the_Canton_of_Zug&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Evangelical-Reformed Church of the Canton of Zug (page does not exist)">Zug</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelisch-reformierte_Kirchgemeinde_des_Kantons_Zug" class="extiw" title="de:Evangelisch-reformierte Kirchgemeinde des Kantons Zug">de</a>]</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/United_churches" class="mw-redirect" title="United churches">United</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1.94 million)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_Protestant_Church_in_Belgium" title="United Protestant Church in Belgium">Belgium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_Czech_Brethren" title="Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren">Czech Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Protestant_Church_of_France" title="United Protestant Church of France">France</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Union_of_Methodist_and_Waldensian_Churches" title="Union of Methodist and Waldensian Churches">Italy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_in_Liechtenstein" title="Evangelical Church in Liechtenstein">Liechtenstein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Church_of_Luxembourg" title="Protestant Church of Luxembourg">Luxembourg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Church_in_the_Netherlands" title="Protestant Church in the Netherlands">Netherlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spanish_Evangelical_Church" title="Spanish Evangelical Church">Spain</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Lutheran" class="mw-redirect" title="Lutheran">Lutheran</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(8.6 million)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Church_of_the_Augsburg_Confession_in_Austria" title="Protestant Church of the Augsburg Confession in Austria">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_in_the_Republic_of_Croatia" title="Evangelical Church in the Republic of Croatia">Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silesian_Evangelical_Church_of_the_Augsburg_Confession" title="Silesian Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession">Czech Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Denmark" title="Church of Denmark">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Estonian_Evangelical_Lutheran_Church" title="Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church">Estonia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Russia,_Ukraine,_Kazakhstan_and_Central_Asia" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Central Asia">Georgia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical-Lutheran_Church_in_Hungary" title="Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Hungary">Hungary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Iceland" title="Church of Iceland">Iceland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lutheran_Church_in_Ireland" title="Lutheran Church in Ireland">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Italy" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Italy">Italy</a></li> <li>Latvia <ul><li>German Lutheran</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Latvian_Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_Worldwide" title="Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church Worldwide"><span style="color:Orange;">Abroad</span></a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Lithuania" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lithuania">Lithuania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Norway" title="Church of Norway">Norway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_the_Augsburg_Confession_in_Poland" title="Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland">Poland</a></li> <li>Romania <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_the_Augsburg_Confession_in_Romania" title="Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Romania">German Lutheran</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_of_Romania" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church of Romania">Hungarian Lutheran</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Russia,_Ukraine,_Kazakhstan_and_Central_Asia" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Central Asia">Russia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slovak_Evangelical_Church_of_the_Augsburg_Confession_in_Serbia" title="Slovak Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Serbia">Serbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_the_Augsburg_Confession_in_Slovakia" title="Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia">Slovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_the_Augsburg_Confession_in_Slovenia" title="Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovenia">Slovenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federation_of_Evangelical_Lutheran_Churches_in_Switzerland_and_the_Principality_of_Liechtenstein" title="Federation of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein">Switzerland</a></li> <li>Ukraine <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Russia,_Ukraine,_Kazakhstan_and_Central_Asia" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Central Asia">German Lutheran</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Calvinism" class="mw-redirect" title="Calvinism">Reformed</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(3.06 million)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Reformed_Church_in_Austria" title="Reformed Church in Austria">Austria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reformed_Christian_Church_in_Croatia" title="Reformed Christian Church in Croatia">Croatia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_the_Brethren_(Czech_Republic)" title="Church of the Brethren (Czech Republic)">Czech Republic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reformed_Synod_of_Denmark" title="Reformed Synod of Denmark">Denmark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greek_Evangelical_Church" title="Greek Evangelical Church">Greece</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reformed_Church_in_Hungary" title="Reformed Church in Hungary">Hungary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_in_Ireland" title="Presbyterian Church in Ireland">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lithuanian_Evangelical_Reformed_Church" title="Lithuanian Evangelical Reformed Church">Lithuania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protestant_Reformed_Church_of_Luxembourg" title="Protestant Reformed Church of Luxembourg">Luxembourg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Polish_Reformed_Church" title="Polish Reformed Church">Poland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Presbyterian_Church_in_Portugal" title="Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Portugal">Portugal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reformed_Church_in_Romania" title="Reformed Church in Romania">Romania</a></li> <li>Scotland <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Scotland" title="Church of Scotland">Kirk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Free_Church_of_Scotland" title="United Free Church of Scotland">United Free Church</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reformed_Christian_Church_in_Serbia" title="Reformed Christian Church in Serbia">Serbia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reformed_Christian_Church_in_Slovakia" title="Reformed Christian Church in Slovakia">Slovakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reformed_Church_in_Sub-Carpathia/_Reformed_Church_in_Transcarpathia" title="Reformed Church in Sub-Carpathia/ Reformed Church in Transcarpathia">Ukraine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Reformed_Church" title="United Reformed Church">United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_of_Wales" title="Presbyterian Church of Wales">Wales</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Methodist" class="mw-redirect" title="Methodist">Methodist</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(12.23 million)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Methodist_Church_of_Great_Britain" title="Methodist Church of Great Britain">Great Britain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Methodist_Church_in_Ireland" title="Methodist Church in Ireland">Ireland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_Methodist_Church" title="United Methodist Church"><span style="color:Orange;">United Methodist Church</span></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Hussites" title="Hussites">Hussites</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(1 million)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Czech Republic <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Czechoslovak_Hussite_Church" title="Czechoslovak Hussite Church">Czechoslovak Hussite Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moravian_Church" title="Moravian Church"><span style="color:Orange;">Moravian Church</span></a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Netherlands <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Remonstrants" title="Remonstrants">Remonstrant Brotherhood</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Outside Europe<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(0.04 million)</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Argentina <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Church_of_the_River_Plate" title="Evangelical Church of the River Plate">United</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reformed_Churches_in_Argentina" title="Reformed Churches in Argentina">Reformed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Methodist_Church_in_Argentina" title="Evangelical Methodist Church in Argentina">Methodist</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_Ecuador" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ecuador">Ecuador</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Waldensian_Evangelical_Church_of_the_River_Plate" title="Waldensian Evangelical Church of the River Plate">Uruguay</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Observers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Church_of_Sweden" title="Church of Sweden">Church of Sweden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_of_Finland" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland">Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uniting_Church_in_Sweden" title="Uniting Church in Sweden">Uniting Church in Sweden</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Former members</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_of_Latvia" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia">Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-note_n0-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-note_n0_28-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Those are legal umbrella bodies which represent their member churches before the national government. 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