Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of St. Gallen explained

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, Thal-Lutzenberg, Rheineck, St. Marghrete, Balbach, Marbach, Rebstein, Altstatten, Salez-Haag, Uznach, Sevelen, Eichberg, Sax-Frümsen, Wil, Krinau, Flavil 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 RheintalThe 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]

External links

• Reformed Church in St.Gallen

Notes and References

1. http://www.reformiert-online.net/adressen/detail.php?id=13312&lg=eng www.reformiert-online.net/adressen/detail.php?id=13312&lg=eng
2. Web site: www.ref-sg.ch/kirchgemeinden/ . 2014-04-16 . 2014-04-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140416183221/http://www.ref-sg.ch/kirchgemeinden/ . dead .
3. Web site: www.ref-sg.ch/kirchenstruktur/ . 2014-04-16 . 2014-04-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140416183149/http://www.ref-sg.ch/kirchenstruktur/ . dead .
4. http://www.oikoumene.org/en/member-churches/europe/switzerland www.oikoumene.org/en/member-churches/europe/switzerland
5. Web site: www.oikoumene.org/en/member-churches/federation-of-swiss-protestant-churches . 2014-04-16 . 2017-08-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170814134201/http://www.oikoumene.org/en/member-churches/federation-of-swiss-protestant-churches . dead .
6. http://www.ref-sg.ch/anzeige/projekt/111/218/21_70_fuerbittegottesdienste_fuer_personen_in_besonderen_lebenssituationen.pdf Fürbittgottesdienste für Personen in besonderen Lebenssituationen (pdf-Dokument), German