Evangelical Free Church of Geneva

The Evangelical Free Church of Geneva in French the Église évangélique libre de Genéve is a Reformed free church in Geneva. The church has 6 congregations in Onex, Versoix, Buix, Rive Droite, Carouge, l'Oratoire with a combined membership of 1,000.[1][2]

The church was founded in 1849, in a period of spiritual renewal begun in the early 19th century. This movement begun in the Church of Geneva, resulting a dismissal of several pastors. In the 1940s the church intended to merge with the Reformed church in Geneva, but this did was decline. In 1978 a new parish in Onex was formed. In 1994 a sixth paris was formed in Versoix.[3]

The church is a member of the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches,[4][5] and it is the smallest member of the Federation. In the church there is a charismatic renewal, it is not a Pentecostal church but someone can hear people speaking tongues, and prophecy during worship.[6]

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-03-05. Retrieved 2014-04-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. www.reformiert-online.net/adressen/detail.php?id=13307&lg=eng
  3. Historique
  4. "www.egliselibre.ch/eglise.php?evangelique&libre=oecumenisme". Archived from the original on 2014-03-05. Retrieved 2014-04-17.
  5. www.oikoumene.org/en/member-churches/federation-of-swiss-protestant-churches
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-18. Retrieved 2014-04-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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