The Protestant Federation of France (''Fédération protestante de France'') is a religious organisation created on 25 October 1905, which united the main
Protestant
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Christian
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groupings in
France
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. In 2023, the current president is Christian Krieger, who took over from previous president François Clavairoly in 2022.
It is a member of the
World Council of Churches
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.
Federation
The Protestant Federation of France may be further divided as follows:
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Lutheran
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Reformed
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Reform, reformed or reforming 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
Places
* Reform, Al ...
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Evangelical
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Pentecostal
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Exhaustive list (2019) of Churches or unions of Churches which are members of the PFF:
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United Protestant Church of France
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(EPUF, '), 2013 union of the
Reformed Church of France
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(ERF) and the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in France (EELF)
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Union of Protestant Churches of Alsace and Lorraine (UEPAL, '), 2006 union of the
Protestant Church of Augsburg Confession of Alsace and Lorraine (EPCAAL) and the
Protestant Reformed Church of Alsace and Lorraine (EPRAL)
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National Union of Independent Reformed Evangelical Churches of France (UNEPREF, ', formerly EREI)
* (FEEBF)
* de France (MPEF)
* (UEEL)
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Salvation Army
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(AdS, Armée du Salut)
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Malagasy Protestant Church in France (FPMA, ')
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Communauté des Églises d'expressions africaines en France (CEAF)
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Union of the Church of God in France (UEDF, ')
* (METF)
* Union des Églises évangéliques de
Réveil (UEER)
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Church of the Nazarene
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The denomination has its headquarters in Lenexa, Kansas. and it ...
(UEPN, ')
* (CEEF)
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Communion d'Églises protestantes évangéliques (CÉPÉE)
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International Church of the Foursquare Gospel
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H ...
(UEPFF, '
* (UAPM)
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Seventh-day Adventist Church
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(UFA, '
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Église de Pentecôte de France (EPF)
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Église Hillsong de Paris
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Fédération des Églises coréennes en France (FECF)
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Union d'Assemblées de Dieu membre de la FPF (ADFP)
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Armenian Evangelical Church
The Armenian Evangelical Church () was established on July 1, 1846, by thirty-seven men and three women in Constantinople.
History
In the 19th century there was an intellectual and spiritual awakening in Constantinople. This awakening and enlig ...
(UEEAF, )
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Union de l’Église évangélique méthodiste de France (UEEMF)
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Union des Églises protestantes évangéliques Horizon (UEPEH)
; Associated members
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Agapé - France
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Communauté d'Églises protestantes francophones (Ceeefe)
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German Protestant Church in Paris (')
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Japanese Protestant Church (')
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Église protestante évangélique de Rochefort
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American Church in Paris (')
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; Former members
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Apostolic Church (EA, ')
In 2023, the federation unites approximately 30 churches or unions of churches, as well as 80 associations which represent about 500 communities, institutions and movements; the member churches of the PFF comprise more than 1,400 parishes and 1,600 pastors.
The churches cooperate in variety of sectors: childcare, care of the elderly, social and medical action, holidays and outings in the community, education, communication, art, international relations, development.
Presidents
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Édouard Gruner (1905-1927)
# Rev.
Émile Morel (1927-1929)
# Rev.
Marc Boegner (1929-1961)
# Rev.
Charles Westphal (1961-1970)
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Jean Courvoisier (1970-1977)
# Rev.
Jacques Maury (1977-1987)
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# Rev. Jacques Stewart (1987-1997)
# Rev. Jean Tartier (1997-1999)
# Rev. Jean-Arnold de Clermont (1999-2007)
# Rev. Claude Baty (2007-2013)
# Rev. François Clavairoly (September 2013 - June 2022)
# Rev. Christian Krieger (July 2022 - present)
See also
* Lyon Anglican Church
References
External links
Official site
* The ''Maison du protestantisme'' is at coordinates
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History of Protestantism in France
Christian organizations established in 1905
Protestant denominations established in the 20th century
1905 establishments in France