Evangelical Reformed Church of the Valais

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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

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