United Protestant Church in Belgium
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The United Protestant Church in Belgium (VPKB/EPUB) is a minority Christian church in Belgium
, where the majority of the population is Roman Catholic. The name of the church in Dutch
is Verenigde Protestantse Kerk in België (VPKB) and in French
l'Église Protestante Unie de Belgique (EPUB).
The current President of the church is the Reverend Dr Guy Liagre. The offices of the church are at Marsveldstraat or Rue du Champ de Mars in the city centre of Brussels
. The church is a member of the Conference of European Churches
.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
, where the majority of the population is Roman Catholic. The name of the church in Dutch
Dutch language
Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...
is Verenigde Protestantse Kerk in België (VPKB) and in French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
l'Église Protestante Unie de Belgique (EPUB).
The current President of the church is the Reverend Dr Guy Liagre. The offices of the church are at Marsveldstraat or Rue du Champ de Mars in the city centre of Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
. The church is a member of the Conference of European Churches
Conference of European Churches
The Conference of European Churches was founded in 1959 to promote reconciliation, dialogue and friendship between the churches of Europe at a time of growing Cold War political tensions and divisions. It is an ecumenical fellowship of Christian churches in Europe; its membership consists of most...
.