The Federation of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Switzerland and Liechtenstein (''In German'': Bund Evangelisch-Lutherischer Kirchen in der Schweiz und im Fürstentum Liechtenstein; and ''in French'': Fédération des Eglises évangéliques luthériennes en Suisse et dans la principauté du Liechtenstein) is an organization of five
Lutheran churches in
Basel and Northwestern Switzerland,
Bern
german: Berner(in)french: Bernois(e) it, bernese
, neighboring_municipalities = Bremgarten bei Bern, Frauenkappelen, Ittigen, Kirchlindach, Köniz, Mühleberg, Muri bei Bern, Neuenegg, Ostermundigen, Wohlen bei Bern, Zollikofen
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,
Geneva,
Zurich, and
Vaduz (
Liechtenstein). It was founded in 1967 and represented 6500
baptized
Baptism (from grc-x-koine, βάπτισμα, váptisma) is a form of ritual purification—a characteristic of many religions throughout time and geography. In Christianity, it is a Christian sacrament of initiation and adoption, almost ...
members in 1999, decreasing to 3,794 baptized members by the end of 2019. It is a member of the
Lutheran World Federation since 1979.
Some Lutheran churches in Switzerland, like the
Swiss Reformed Church
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 ...
es, have supported same-sex couples. The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Geneva offers church services for same-sex civil partnerships.
Organization
The mission of the federation is to promote the unity of the member congregations.
Decisions are made through a convention that takes place every two years. Members of the convention include three representatives from each of the five churches, among these are the pastors of each congregation.
The federation convention votes for a president, a vice president, a secretary, and a treasurer for two year terms.
References
External links
Official website
Lutheran denominations
Lutheranism in Europe
Lutheran World Federation members
Protestantism in Switzerland
Christianity in Liechtenstein
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