Church in Switzerland
The Reformed Church of Aargau or Reformierte Landeskirche des Kantons Aargau is a Reformed state cantonal church in Aargau, Switzerland. It was founded in 1803, and according to the 2004 statistics the Aargau Reformed Church had 76 Presbyteries and 1 Synod with almost 200,000 members and 76 parishes and 107 ordained clergy.[1] The official language is German. Member of the Schweizerischer Evangelischer Kirchenbund.[2][3] Women ordination is allowed. Blessing of same-sex unions were allowed[4] and on September 18, 2019 blessing of same-sex marriages were allowed.[5]
List of churches
External links
- Reformed Landeskirche Aargau
References
- ^ http://www.ref-ag.ch/meine-kirche/ www.ref-ag.ch/meine-kirche/
- ^ www.ref-ag.ch/meine-kirche/gemeinden-a-bis-z/kirchgemeinden/schneisingen-siglistorf.php
- ^ http://www.reformiert-online.net/adressen/detail.php?id=13300&lg=eng www.reformiert-online.net/adressen/detail.php?id=13300&lg=eng
- ^ Reformierte Landeskirche Aargau: Homosexualität und Kirche nach fünf Jahren ausdiskutiert Archived 2012-09-15 at archive.today (German)
- ^ Aargauer Zeitung.ch: Die Reformierte Kirche im Aargau unterstützt die Ehe für alle (german), September 18, 2019
- ^ www.ref-ag.ch/meine-kirche/gemeinden-a-bis-z/