The Evangelical-Reformed Church of the Canton of St. Gallen is a

Reformed Reform is beneficial change Reform may also refer to: Media * ''Reform'' (album), a 2011 album by Jane Zhang * Reform (band), a Swedish jazz fusion group * ''Reform'' (magazine), a Christian magazine *''Reforme'' ("Reforms"), initial name of the ...

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. Congregations are in St. Gallen,

Goldach Goldach is a municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of Rorschach in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. History Goldach is first mentioned in 789 as ''Goldaha'', though this comes from a later copy of the original document. In ...

Rorschach Rorschach may refer to: * Hermann Rorschach, a Swiss psychiatrist ** Rorschach test, his psychological evaluation method involving inkblots * Rorschach (character), a character from the comics ''Watchmen'' * Rorschach (comic book), a 2020 comic * ...

, Gossau, Gaiserwald, Thal-Lutzenberg,

Rheineck Rheineck is a municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of Rheintal in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. History Rheineck is first mentioned about 1163 as ''castellum Rinegge''. In 1218 it was mentioned as ''Rinegg''. An older ...

, St. Marghrete, Balbach, Marbach, Rebstein, Altstatten, Salez-Haag,

Uznach Uznach is a municipality in the ''Wahlkreis'' (constituency) of See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland. History Uznach is first mentioned in 741 as ''Uzinaa'' in a grant from a noble lady at Benken Abbey to the Abbey of Saint G ...

, Sevelen, Eichberg, Sax-Frümsen, Wil, Krinau, Flavil and others in St. gallen. The Church has links with the Evangelical Church in Liechtenstein. The headquarters of the church are in St Gallen, Toggenburg and

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The church has Presbyterian-

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al church government. Member of the

Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches The Protestant Church in Switzerland (PCS), (EKS); french: Église évangélique réformée de Suisse (EERS); it, Chiesa evangelica riformata in Svizzera (CERiS); rm, Baselgia evangelica refurmada da la Svizra (BRRS) formerly named Federation o ...

. Women ordination is allowed. Blessing of same-sex unions is allowed.Fürbittgottesdienste für Personen in besonderen Lebenssituationen (pdf-Dokument), German

External links

Reformed Church in St.Gallen

References

{{Authority control Canton of St. Gallen SaintGall