Swiss Reformed Church (majority)

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The Swiss Reformed Church (majority) is the predominant Protestant Christian denomination in many parts of Switzerland, rooted in the Reformation teachings of figures like Huldrych Zwingli and John Calvin.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian denomination
Protestant denomination
Reformed church
associatedWithCity Geneva
Zurich
basedOnTeachingsOf Huldrych Zwingli
John Calvin
branchOf Reformed churches
surface form: Reformed Protestantism
coreBelief authority of Scripture
justification by faith
sovereignty of God
country Switzerland
doctrine Calvinism
Zwinglianism
emergedFrom break with Roman Catholic Church in Switzerland
emphasizes congregational participation in worship
preaching of the Word
governance Presbyterian polity
Synodal polity
hasClergyType elders
ordained ministers
historicalPeriodOfOrigin 16th century
influencedBy Huldrych Zwingli
John Calvin
languageOfWorship French
German
Italian
Romansh
majorityStatusIn Western Switzerland
surface form: French‑speaking Switzerland

German-speaking Switzerland
surface form: German‑speaking Switzerland

many cantons of Switzerland
memberOf Community of Protestant Churches in Europe
World Communion of Reformed Churches
organizationalStructure cantonal churches
local congregations
originatesFrom Swiss Reformation
partOf Protestant churches in Switzerland
practicesSacrament Baptism
Holy Eucharist
surface form: Lord's Supper
rejectsDoctrine papal supremacy
transubstantiation
religion Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
theologicalTradition Reformed theology
typeOfChristianity Magisterial Reformation tradition
worshipStyle Reformed liturgy

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village of Ligerz religion Swiss Reformed Church (majority)
subject surface form: Ligerz
Louis Segond denomination Swiss Reformed Church (majority)
this entity surface form: Swiss Reformed Church
Heinrich Bullinger influenced Swiss Reformed Church (majority)
this entity surface form: Reformed churches in Switzerland
Heinrich Bullinger associatedWith Swiss Reformed Church (majority)
this entity surface form: Swiss Reformed churches
Bern Minster denomination Swiss Reformed Church (majority)
this entity surface form: Swiss Reformed Church
Riedholz religion Swiss Reformed Church (majority)
this entity surface form: Swiss Reformed Church (significant share of population)
Karl Barth denomination Swiss Reformed Church (majority)
this entity surface form: Swiss Reformed Church
Oensingen religionSignificant Swiss Reformed Church (majority)
this entity surface form: Swiss Reformed Church
Flumenthal hasMajorChristianDenomination Swiss Reformed Church (majority)
this entity surface form: Swiss Reformed Church
Selzach hasReligiousCommunity Swiss Reformed Church (majority)
this entity surface form: Swiss Reformed Church
Leuenberg Agreement hasSignatory Swiss Reformed Church (majority)
this entity surface form: Swiss Reformed Churches
Basel church associatedWith Swiss Reformed Church (majority)
this entity surface form: Swiss Protestantism
Schaffhausen church denominationalFamily Swiss Reformed Church (majority)
this entity surface form: Swiss Reformed Churches
First Helvetic Confession influenced Swiss Reformed Church (majority)
this entity surface form: Reformed churches in Switzerland
St. Gallen church affiliation Swiss Reformed Church (majority)
this entity surface form: Swiss Reformed Church
Reformed Church of Zurich partOf Swiss Reformed Church (majority)
this entity surface form: Swiss Reformed Churches
Zwinglianism influenced Swiss Reformed Church (majority)
this entity surface form: Swiss Reformed churches
Alt St. Johann religion Swiss Reformed Church (majority)
this entity surface form: Swiss Reformed Church
Grabs hasReligiousCommunity Swiss Reformed Church (majority)
this entity surface form: Swiss Reformed Church
Zwingli memorial church partOf Swiss Reformed Church (majority)
this entity surface form: Swiss Reformed Church
Reformed church of Ligerz religiousAffiliation Swiss Reformed Church (majority)
this entity surface form: Swiss Reformed Church