The Evangelisch-reformierte Kirche Basel-Stadt (literally: Evangelical-Reformed Church of the Canton Basel-Stadt) is a Reformed denomination in the canton of Basel-Stadt. In 2004, it had 51,000 members in six German parishes with 3 German speaking congregations, one Italian congregation, one French Reformed congregation,[1] and 49 ordained clergy. It is a member of the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches[2] and the Conference of Churches on the Rhine.
The church was established by Johannes Oekolampad in 1529. For 400 years, it was the state church in Basel.[3][4] Women's ordination is allowed.
References
edit- ↑ "www.erk-bs.ch/kirchgemeinden". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
- ↑ "www.reformiert-online.net/adressen/detail.php?id=13303&lg=eng". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
- ↑ "www.erk-bs.ch/organisation". Archived from the original on 2014-10-08. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
- ↑ http://www.erk-bs.ch/organisation Archived 2014-10-08 at the Wayback Machine www.erk-bs.ch/organisation
Further reading
edit- Felix Tschudi, ed. (1995). Eine Kirche sucht ihren Weg. Aufbruche in der evangelishsch-reformierten Kirche Basel-Stadt nach Zweiten Weltkrieg. Basel: Friedrich Reinhardt Verlag. (German)
- Kirchenbuch für die Gemeinden der Evangelisch-reformierten Kirche Basel-Stadt. Verwaltung der Evangelisch-reformierten Kirche. 1959. (German)
- J. J. Herzog, Leben Joh. Oecolampads und die Reformation der Kirche in Basel (1843) (German)
- K. R. Hagenbach, Johann Oecolampad und Oswald Myconius, die Reformatoren Basels (1859) (German)
External links
edit- Evangelisch-reformierte Kirche Basel-Stadt (in German)
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