Evangelical Reformed Church of the Valais
The Evangelical Reformed Church of Valais ( French: Eglise Réformée Evangélique du Valais; official abbreviation ERKW / EREV) is a member church of the Evangelical Reformed Church in Switzerland .
organization
ERKW is organized in twelve parishes in the canton of Valais , three of which are German, eight French and one ( Sierre / Siders ) bilingual. Twice a year in spring and autumn, the delegates of the individual parishes meet for the synod , the highest legislative body. The executive is the Synodal Council.
The administrative headquarters of ERKW is in Sion .
history
In the original since the Counter-Reformation purely Catholic canton the ERKW in the 19th century was reformed newcomers primarily from the cantons of Bern and Vaud who were employed especially in railway construction.
media
The organ of publication is the monthly bilingual Evangelical Voice / Présence Protestante.
The church building of the ERKW
Reformed church center Thomas-Platter-Haus in Leukerbad (was abandoned in 2010 and replaced by the new construction of a community center in the town hall)
Reformed church in Le Bouveret
Reformed church center in Vouvry
Reformed Church in Monthey
Reformed Church in Martigny
Reformed Church in Saxon
Reformed Church in Crans-Montana
Reformed Church in Sierre