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United Protestant Church of France
Église protestante unie de France
Classification Protestant
Orientation Calvinist and Lutheran
President Emmanuelle Seyboldt [ de; fr]
Region France (except Alsace and Moselle)
Origin2013
Merger of Reformed Church of France
Evangelical Lutheran Church of France
Congregations960
Members250,000
Ministers456
Official website epudf.org

The United Protestant Church of France ( French: Église protestante unie de France) is the main and largest Protestant church in France, created in 2013 [1] through the unification of the Reformed Church of France and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of France. It is active in all parts of Metropolitan France apart from Alsace and Moselle, where the Union of Protestant Churches of Alsace and Lorraine is established.

It has 250,000 members and its orientation is both Calvinist [2] and Lutheran, [3] mainly in that it incorporates both kinds of parishes throughout the country. Ordination of women and blessings of same-sex marriages are allowed. [4] The church believes abortion may be allowable under certain circumstances. [5]

See also

References

  1. ^ "La fusion historique des protestants de France". Le Monde (in French). 2013-05-11. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  2. ^ "Members". World Communion of Reformed Churches. Retrieved 2023-12-16.
  3. ^ Churches in France The Lutheran World Federation
  4. ^ Reuters: French Protestant church allows gay marriage blessing, 2015
  5. ^ Méjean, Laure (2020-04-18). "L'avortement". Eglise Protestante Unie de l'Étoile (in French). Retrieved 2023-10-23.

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