Protestant Church of Switzerland

Protestant Church in Switzerland
Protestant Church in Switzerland
Type	Communion of 25 regional and denominational churches
Classification	Protestant
Orientation	Continental Reformed (with the exception of one Methodist church)
Polity	Governance structure varies across churches
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	1,782,513 (2024)
Official website	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.