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The Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Lucerne, or in German the Evangelisch-Reformierte Kirche des Kantons Luzern, is a Reformed state church in the Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland.
In 2004 it had 43,000 members,[1] 18 parishes and 35 ordained clergy. It has Presbyterian-Synodal church government. Congregations are founded in Aesch, Adligenswil, Alberswil, Altishofen, Altwis, Baldegg, Ballwil, Beromünster, Bramboden, Buchrain, Buchs, Büron, Buttisholtz, Dagmersellen, Dierikon, Doppleschwand, Ebersecken, Ebikon, Egolzwil, Eich, Emmen, Entlebuch, Ermensee, Ecshenbach, Escholzmatt, Ettiswil, Fischbach, Flühli, Geiss, Gelfingen, Gettnau, Geuensee, Gisikon, Greppen, Grossdietwil, Grosswangen, Gunzwil, Hamikon, Hasle, Heiligkreuz, Hergiswil, Herlisberg, Hertenstein, Hildisrieden, Hitzkirch, Hochdorf, Hohenrain, Honau, Horw, Inwil, Kleinwangen, Knutwil, Knottwil, Kriens, Kulmerau, Lieli, Luzern, Littau, Luthern, Malters, Marbach, Mauensee, Meggen, Meierskappen, Menznau, Mosen, Nebikon, Neudorf, Nottwil, Oberkirch, Ohmstahl, Pfaffnau, Retcshwil, Rickenbach, Root, Romoos, Ruswil, Schenkon, Schötz, St. Erhardt, Sulz, Sursee, Triengen, Uffikon, Ufhusen, Vitznau, Wauwil, Weggis, Werthenstein, Wiggen, Wikon, Wilihof, Wolhusen, Zell.[2]
It is a member of the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches,[3] and subscribes to the Leuenberg Concordia (1973). The ordination of women and the blessing of same-sex unions are allowed.[4]
- ^ www.refluzern.ch/kan/organisation.php
- ^ www.refluzern.ch/kan/kirchgemeinden.php
- ^ www.reformiert-online.net/adressen/detail.php?id=13310&lg=eng
- ^ Kirchenordnung der Evangelisch-Reformierten Kirche des Kantons Luzern, § 37