The Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Schaffhausen is a Reformed state church in Schaffhausen. In 2004 it had 36,000 members and 30 congregations, served by 40 pastors.www.reformiert-online.net/adressen/detail.php?id=13313&lg=eng The church was formed in 1529.www.ref-sh.ch/kontakt It is a member of the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churcheswww.oikoumene.org/en/member-churches/europe/switzerland and the Conference of Churches on the Rhine.
Congregations are in Altdorf, Bargen, Barzheim, Begginger, Beringen, Bibern, Buch, Buch, Buchberg, Büttenhardt, Dörflingen, Gaschlingen, Guntmadingen, Hallau, Hemishofen, Hemmental, Hofen, Lohn, Löhningen, Merishausen, Neuhausen, Neukirch, Oberhallau, Opfershofen, Osterfinger, Ramsen, Rüdlingen, Schleitheim, seven congregations in Schaffhausen, Siblingen, Stein-Burg, Stein am Rhein, Stetten, Thayngen, Trasadingenwww.ref-sh.ch/?page=kirchgemeinden
Its biggest and probably oldest church building is the Münster Schaffhausen. Women's ordination is allowed. The Blessing of same-sex unions is allowed.Entwurf zur Kirchenordnung der Evangelisch-reformierten Kirche des Kantons Schaffhausen, Art. 41 (PDF; 168 kB) (German)
External links
References