The Protestant Federation of France (Fédération protestante de France) is a religious organisation created on 25 October 1905, which united the main Protestant Christian groupings in France. In 2023, the current president is Christian Krieger, who took over from previous president François Clavairoly in 2022.Info Chretienne website, Le Pasteur Christian Krieger Nouveau President de la Federation Protestant de France, article dated June 13, 2022
It is a member of the World Council of Churches.World Council of Churches website, Members section
Federation The Protestant Federation of France may be further divided as follows: Lutheran Reformed Evangelical Pentecostal
Exhaustive list (2019) of Churches or unions of Churches which are members of the PFF: United Protestant Church of France (EPUF, ), 2013 union of the Reformed Church of France (ERF) and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in France (EELF) Union of Protestant Churches of Alsace and Lorraine (UEPAL, ), 2006 union of the Protestant Church of Augsburg Confession of Alsace and Lorraine (EPCAAL) and the Protestant Reformed Church of Alsace and Lorraine (EPRAL) National Union of Independent Reformed Evangelical Churches of France (UNEPREF, , formerly EREI) (FEEBF) de France (MPEF) (UEEL) Salvation Army (AdS, Armée du Salut) Malagasy Protestant Church in France (FPMA, ) Communauté des Églises d'expressions africaines en France (CEAF) Union of the Church of God in France (UEDF, ) (METF) Union des Églises évangéliques de Réveil (UEER) Church of the Nazarene (UEPN, ) (CEEF) Communion d'Églises protestantes évangéliques (CÉPÉE) International Church of the Foursquare Gospel (UEPFF, (UAPM) Seventh-day Adventist Church (UFA, Église de Pentecôte de France (EPF) Église Hillsong de Paris Fédération des Églises coréennes en France (FECF) Union d'Assemblées de Dieu membre de la FPF (ADFP) Armenian Evangelical Church (UEEAF, ) Union de l’Église évangélique méthodiste de France (UEEMF) Union des Églises protestantes évangéliques Horizon (UEPEH)
Associated members Agapé - France Communauté d'Églises protestantes francophones (Ceeefe) German Protestant Church in Paris () Japanese Protestant Church () Église protestante évangélique de Rochefort American Church in Paris () ()
Former members Apostolic Church (EA, )
In 2023, the federation unites approximately 30 churches or unions of churches, as well as 80 associations which represent about 500 communities, institutions and movements; the member churches of the PFF comprise more than 1,400 parishes and 1,600 pastors.Musee Protestant website, The French Protestant Federation (FPF)
The churches cooperate in variety of sectors: childcare, care of the elderly, social and medical action, holidays and outings in the community, education, communication, art, international relations, development.
Presidents Édouard Gruner (1905–1927) Rev. Émile Morel (1927–1929) Rev. Marc Boegner (1929–1961) Rev. Charles Westphal (1961–1970) Jean Courvoisier (1970–1977) Rev. Jacques Maury (1977–1987)Musee Protestant website, Pierre Maury (1890-1956) Rev. Jacques Stewart (1987–1997) Rev. Jean Tartier (1997–1999) Rev. Jean-Arnold de Clermont (1999–2007) Rev. Claude Baty (2007–2013) Rev. François Clavairoly (September 2013–June 2022) Rev. Christian Krieger (July 2022–present)
See also
Lyon Anglican Church
References
External links Official site The Maison du protestantisme is at coordinates