The United Protestant Church in Belgium (VPKB/EPUB) is a minority Christian church in Belgium, where the majority of the population is Catholic. It is the largest Protestant denomination in the country. The name of the church in Dutch is Verenigde Protestantse Kerk in België (VPKB) and in French is l'Église Protestante Unie de Belgique (EPUB). The church has about 50,000 members.[1]
The current President of the church is Steven Fuite. The offices of the church are at Brogniezstraat or Rue Brogniez in Anderlecht (Brussels). The church is a member of the Conference of European Churches and the World Communion of Reformed Churches.[2] In 2015, the church voted to ordain openly gay and lesbian pastors.[3] Ordination of women and blessings of same-sex marriages are allowed.
See also
References
- ^ "United Protestant Church of Belgium — World Council of Churches". www.oikoumene.org. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
- ^ "Member churches | Bringing together 80 million Reformed Christians worldwide". Archived from the original on 2012-08-08. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
- ^ "United Protestant Church of Belgium To Allow Ordination of Openly Gay Men and Women - Towleroad". Towleroad. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 2016-04-25.
External links
- (in Dutch) Website
- (in French) Website
- (in French) French-language website of the Protestant Church of Rixensart, Belgium
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