Protestant Church of Switzerland

Protestant Church in Switzerland
Protestant Church in Switzerland
Classification	Protestant
Orientation	Reformed; Methodist
Polity	A Communion of 25 regional and denominational churches that practice their own forms of church governance.
Associations	World Communion of Reformed Churches; World Council of Churches; Conference of Churches on the Rhine; Community of Protestant Churches in Europe;
Region	Switzerland
Headquarters	Bern, Switzerland
Origin	1920 ; Olten
Congregations	982
Members	1.92 million (2022)
Official website	https://www.evref.ch/en/

The Protestant Church in Switzerland (PCS), formerly named Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches until 31 December 2019, is a federation of 25 member churches – 24 cantonal churches and the Evangelical-Methodist Church of Switzerland. The PCS is not a church in a theological understanding, because every member is independent with its own theological and formal organisation. It serves as a legal umbrella before the federal government and represents the church in international relations. Except for the Evangelical-Methodist Church, which covers all of Switzerland, the member churches are restricted to a certain territory.

The president of the PCS is Rita Famos.