Evangelical Reformed Church Basel-Stadt

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The Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Basel-Stadt is the Reformed Church in the Canton of Basel-Stadt . She is a member of the Evangelical Reformed Church in Switzerland and the Conference of Churches on the Rhine .

history

The church was built with the Reformation in Basel in 1529, which was strongly influenced by the Basel reformer Johannes Oekolampad . It was a state church until 1911 and then became independent as a public corporation with its own tax sovereignty.

structure

Parishes

The Basel church consists of seven parishes and has around 30,000 members. They are organized territorially, which means that the place of residence decides on the affiliation to the respective parish. However, exceptions to this principle have been possible since 1997. The executive body is the church council.

Cantonal Church

The synod (church parliament) is the legislative body of the cantonal church. It has 80 members who are elected by the voting members of the Church. The synod in turn elects the church council, which conducts the affairs of the regional church and is responsible for implementing the resolutions. The Basel Church Council has nine members and has been chaired by Lukas Kundert since September 1, 2004 .

The assemblies of pastors and social workers who are organized in the “Parish Chapter” and the “Diakonie Chapter” have a special position.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.erk-bs.ch/kirchgemeinden
  2. ↑ http://www.erk-bs.ch/verwaltung
  3. ↑ http://www.erk-bs.ch/organisation