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27 November 2023

Reconciled diversity in a Europe fraught by tension

50 years following the founding of the Leuenberg Church Community, the common path to unity lives on in reconciled diversity. But what contributions can the members of the Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe (CPCE) make to meet the challenges we face today? These questions formed the focus of discussions at a recent conference in Bern, Switzerland.

17 April 2023

The Council of the PCS Issues Statement on the Banking Crisis

The recent banking crisis surrounding Credit Suisse is a matter of concern not only for the financial world, but also for politicians and civil society. The Council of the Protestant Church in Switzerland takes a stance on ten relevant questions relating to the banking crisis. In addition to the question of responsibility and the issue of justice, which are now being discussed everywhere, it also takes up the theological-spiritual dimension of the problem.

7 December 2021

PCS Presidium receives two high-ranking representatives of the Protestant churches from Syria and Lebanon

Syria and Lebanon must not be forgotten! Rita Famos, President of the PCS, and Daniel Reuter, Vice-President and member of the Board of Trustees of Swiss Church Aid (HEKS), welcomed Pastor Haroutune Selimian from Aleppo (Syria) and Pastor Riad Jarjour from Beirut (Lebanon) in Bern on 3 December.

17 March 2020

«The Church is more than a house»

The Federal Council's reclassification of the coronavirus situation as “extraordinary” and the further measures for containing the virus also have far-reaching consequences for the Protestant Church in Switzerland. No more services will be held until 19 April 2020.

27 February 2020

Protestant Church in Switzerland, WCC commemorate work of Pastor Adolf Keller

The Council of the Protestant Church in Switzerland and the Permanent Committee on Consensus and Cooperation of the World Council of Churches (WCC) will jointly honor the visionary work of Pastor Adolf Keller (1872-1963) at a colloquium. A hundred years ago, Keller, a pioneer of the ecumenical movement, was a trailblazer for both the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches and the WCC.

30 January 2020

Tragedy in the Mediterranean – PCS Council supports civilian sea rescue operations

From a Christian perspective, the images of people who flee war, poverty and climate change by crossing the Mediterranean and who encounter distress at sea, call for love and mercy. This is why the Council of the Protestant Church in Switzerland PCS backs sea rescue operations and decided to support the «United4Rescue» alliance, which was co-founded by the Evangelical Church in Germany EKD.

Sommer-Abgeordnetenversammlung in Winterthur

18 June 2019

Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches: Summer Assembly of Delegates in Winterthur

The summer Assembly of Delegates of 2019 AoD took place in Winterthur on the invitation of the Evangelical Methodist Church. Pastor Stefan Zolliker welcomed the delegates from the 26 member churches of the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches FSPC to his church in Winterthur.

11 June 2019

Beyond the Women’s Strike: “Wages. Time. Respect.”

On 14 June, for the first time in 28 years, all women throughout Switzerland were invited to go on strike once again. They committed themselves to ensuring that the equal rights enshrined in the Swiss constitution since 1981 become a reality in everyday life. The Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches FSPC supports various concerns of the initiators.

11 May 2019

Church, state and politics – cooperation or protest?

These days an interesting conference about the practices and perspectives of reformed Churches worldwide takes place in Horgen. 100 participants from six continents discuss the relationship between church and state in their countries and the theological thinking of Zwingli.

17 January 2019

Milestone of interchurch cooperation

Swiss churches intensify their support for Christians in Syria and Lebanon

16 January 2019

FSPC once again certified as family-friendly employer

Federation obtains “Family AND Career” label with an improved score

18 December 2018

Umbrella organization becomes Protestant Reformed Church of Switzerland

The Delegates of the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches FSPC have adopted a new constitution in the course of an extraordinary assembly on December 18, 2018. This vote paves the way for transforming the Protestant umbrella organization into the Protestant Reformed Church of Switzerland. The new constitution will take effect on January 1, 2020.