Protestant Federation of France
Encyclopedia
The Protestant Federation of France (Fédération protestante de France) is a religious organisation created on 25 October 1905, which united the principal Protestant Christian
groupings in France
.
Exhaustive list (2007) of Churches or unions of Churches which are members of the PFF:
In addition the Assemblies of God of France (Assemblées de Dieu de France) are currently in dialogue with the PFF with the eventual aim of becoming full members of the Federation.
In all, the Federation unites 23 Churches or unions of Churches, as well as 81 associations which represent about 500 communities, institutions and movements.
The member churches of the PFF comprise some 1,268 parishes, 1,065 pastors (of which 196 are women). 900,000 Protestants belong to the member Churches.
The Churches cooperate in variety of sectors: childcare, care of the elderly, social and mecial action, holidays and outings in the community, education, communication, art, international relations, development.
Christian
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groupings in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
.
Federation
The Protestant Federation of France may be further divided as follows:- LutheranLutheranismLutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the theology of Martin Luther, a German reformer. Luther's efforts to reform the theology and practice of the church launched the Protestant Reformation...
- ReformedReformed churchesThe Reformed churches are a group of Protestant denominations characterized by Calvinist doctrines. They are descended from the Swiss Reformation inaugurated by Huldrych Zwingli but developed more coherently by Martin Bucer, Heinrich Bullinger and especially John Calvin...
- EvangelicalEvangelicalismEvangelicalism is a Protestant Christian movement which began in Great Britain in the 1730s and gained popularity in the United States during the series of Great Awakenings of the 18th and 19th century.Its key commitments are:...
- PentecostalPentecostalismPentecostalism is a diverse and complex movement within Christianity that places special emphasis on a direct personal experience of God through the baptism in the Holy Spirit, has an eschatological focus, and is an experiential religion. The term Pentecostal is derived from Pentecost, the Greek...
Exhaustive list (2007) of Churches or unions of Churches which are members of the PFF:
- Église protestante de la Confession d'Augsbourg d'Alsace et de Lorraine (EPCAAL)
- Église évangélique luthérienne de France (EELF)
- Reformed Church of FranceReformed Church of FranceThe Reformed Church of France is a denomination in France with Calvinist origins. It is the original and largest Protestant denomination in France....
(ERF, Église réformée de France) - Église protestante réformée d'Alsace et de Lorraine (EPRAL)
- Union nationale des Églises réformées évangéliques indépendantes de France (EREI)
- Fédération des Églises évangéliques baptistes de France (FEEBF)
- Mission populaire évangélique de France (MPEF)
- Union des Églises évangéliques libres (UEEL)
- Salvation ArmySalvation ArmyThe Salvation Army is a Protestant Christian church known for its thrift stores and charity work. It is an international movement that currently works in over a hundred countries....
(AdS, Armée du Salut) - Église protestante malgache en France (FPMA)
- Communauté des Églises d'expressions africaines en France (CEAF)
- Église apostolique (EA)
- Église de Dieu de France
- Mission évangélique des Tziganes de France (METF)
- Union des Églises évangéliques de Réveil (UEER)
- Union d'Églises chrétiennes évangéliques
- Église évangélique de Rochefort
- Union des Églises évangéliques du Nazaréen (UEEN)
- Communion des Églises de l’espace francophone (CEEF)
- Communion d’Églises protestantes évangéliques (CÉPÉE)
- Union des Églises protestantes Foursquare-France
- Union d’assemblées protestantes en mission (UAPM)
- Union des Fédérations adventistes de France
In addition the Assemblies of God of France (Assemblées de Dieu de France) are currently in dialogue with the PFF with the eventual aim of becoming full members of the Federation.
In all, the Federation unites 23 Churches or unions of Churches, as well as 81 associations which represent about 500 communities, institutions and movements.
The member churches of the PFF comprise some 1,268 parishes, 1,065 pastors (of which 196 are women). 900,000 Protestants belong to the member Churches.
The Churches cooperate in variety of sectors: childcare, care of the elderly, social and mecial action, holidays and outings in the community, education, communication, art, international relations, development.
External links
- Official site
- The Maison du protestantisme is at coordinates 48.880215°N 23.28367°W