Protestant Federation Of France
The Protestant Federation of France is a religious organization, but not worship, established on 25 October 1905 , bringing together mainstream Christian Protestants in France : Lutheran , Reformed , but Evangelicals ( Baptists and Pentecostals ).
Summary |
In all, the Federation brings together 23 churches and unions of churches and 81 associations representing about 500 communities, institutions, works and movements (CIOMS).
Churches and Unions of Churches
Exhaustive list of churches and unions of the member churches of the FPS:
- Protestant Church of the Augsburg Confession of Alsace and Lorraine (EPCAAL)
- Evangelical Lutheran Church of France (EELF)
- Reformed Church of France (FRA)
- Protestant Reformed Church of Alsace and Lorraine (EPRAL)
- National Union of Independent Evangelical Reformed Churches of France (Erei)
- Evangelical Baptist Church Federation of France (FEEBF)
- People Evangelical Mission of France (MEFP)
- Union of Free Evangelical Churches of France (UEEL)
- Salvation army (AdS)
- Malagasy Protestant Church in France (LDC)
- Community Churches African expression in France (FRC)
- Apostolic Church (EA)
- Church of God of France
- Evangelical Mission of France Gypsies (METF)
- Union of Evangelical Churches Revival (UEER)
- Union of Evangelical Christian Churches (UECE)
- Evangelical Church of Rochefort
- Union of Protestant Churches of the Nazarene (UEPN)
- Communion of Churches of the Francophone (CEEF)
- Communion of evangelical Protestant churches (CPCE)
- Union of Evangelical Churches Foursquare-France
- Union meetings in Protestant mission (UEAPME)
- United Federation of Adventist France (UFA)
Member churches of the FPS 1268 totaled 1 065 parishes and pastors (including 196 women). 900 000 Protestant churches belong to members of the FPS (for information: 200 000 others claim of Protestantism). These figures were given by the Federation itself in May 2005.
Moreover, the Assemblies of God of France (ADD) are in a process of dialogue with the Federation for several years, without considering for the moment to join.
Communities, Institutions, Movements and Works
Protestant institutions and associations that operate in the FPS unites various sectors of activity: Children, elderly, health and welfare, leisure and holidays, education, communication, artistic expression, international relations and development, etc..
- Christian Action in the East (CAO)
- Agape - France
- French Bible
- Alliance Teams Unionists
- Friends of the animation team and Biblical Research (EARB)
- Friends of the Protestant Radio and Television (ARTP)
- Animation Christian Music and Art (AMAC) - Sephora
- Diaconal Year
- ASAH : Team of Christian aid groups
- ASEV: Social Gospel
- Asylum Association of Neuenberg
- Postgraduate Association of Christian Teachers (CAUT)
- Fellowship Association for the Gospel (ACE)
- Protestant Family Associations (AFP)
- Reading Education Association Expression
- Medico-Social Protestant Association (AMSP)
- Chaplaincy and Student Associations of Paris (SPPD), Strasbourg (AUP) and Montpellier
- Buffoons
- The Cause (founded in the 1920s, including translated the Bible in Braille )
- Christian Centre Gagnires
- Christian Training Centre (CFC)
- Centre Glay
- Dating Comenius Centre (formerly Storckensohn)
- Centre Sommires (CART)
- Centre Liebfrauenberg to Goersdorf
- Center Evangelical Christian-Muslim Testimony
- Evangelical Missionary Centre of Britain
- Protestant Center West (CPO)
- 665 Centre Montpellier
- Social Christianity
- Cimade
- Protestant committee of the French Overseas Friendship
- Committee of Churches of Evangelical Expression to the Exterior French (CEEEFE)
- Commission for Relations with Lutheran churches overseas (Colurom)
- Christian Community Meet
- Community Caulmont
- Community Pomeyrol
- Deaconess Community Reuilly
- Deaconess Community of Strasbourg
- Deaconess Community of Neuenberg
- Community Ichthys
- Evangelical Protestant community Valves
- Communion Penuel
- Missionary Council of Alsace and Moselle
- Training Protestant organization (CPVC)
- Centre Protestant Studies and Documentation (CPED)
- Service Protestant de Mission (DEFAP)
- Diaconate Bethesda
- Scouts and Scouts of France Unionists (EEUdF)
- Teams Protestant Labor (EOP)
- Teams Unionists Lutheran (Young Church EUL)
- Gospel and Freedom
- Federation of associations serving disadvantaged (FAMIS)
- Protestant Federation of Mutual Aid (400 associations of health and social and medico-social)
- French Federation of Student Christian (FFACE)
- Federation of Music and Song of the Reformation
- Protestant Federation of Teachers (EPF)
- Eugene Bersier Foundation
- Brotherhood of Moria
- Frequency Protestant
- Orsay Group
- Young People's Education Teams (JEEP)
- Burning Youth
- Youth With A Mission (YWAM)
- Youth for Christ
- The Cause
- The Open Door
- League for the reading of the Bible
- Praise-Translation-Composition (LTC)
- Master Music
- Mromdia
- Rural Action Movement (MAR)
- International Fellowship of Reconciliation (IFOR)
- Parvis des Arts
- Open House
- French Protestant presence in Lebanon
- Pro-Fil
- Intoned
- Radio Hope
- Radio Hope 82
- Gospel Radio
- Clock Radio
- National Alliance of Young Men's Christian Union of France (YMCA)
- Union Christian Evangelism
- Union Prayer Charms
Functions
His first mission is to contribute to the reconciliation of these churches and associations to coordinate their action to help them assume their responsibilities.
It also undertakes actions as an organization representing the French Protestantism, these actions aim to:
- Relationships with governments and the media, public communication in all areas where Protestantism feels obliged to make a particular witness and message of its own and wishes to be heard in public debate.
- Defend religious freedoms in France and worldwide.
- Foster relationships ecumenical with other Protestant churches and associations (not members of the FPS), and foster relationships and joint initiatives with non-Protestant Christian churches.
- Research and Bible study.
Services
The Protestant Federation of France comprises the following ongoing services, under the responsibility of the Secretary-General:
- Service information-communication-documentation
- TV service
- Radio Service
- the service of ecumenical relations |
- the service of chaplaincy in the army
- Service biblical
- Service and Justice Chaplaincy Prison
Organization
FPS has developed a charter that all churches and associations shall undertake to respect. There appears a number of convictions based on the Gospel which, inter alia, recognition as central to the announcement of salvation by grace.
However, each of Churches and member associations of the FPS retains its freedom on its specificity and identity, both theological and practical. Churches retain their own religious affiliation and operation ecclesiological which they are attached. For example, not all have the same understanding of baptism or the same patterns of church organization.
The board of the FPS consists of 25 persons (19 men and 6 women). It meets four times a year. It is chaired by the Rev. Claude Baty, churches evangelical free, since 2007.
History
You can see two important factors in the creation of the Protestant Federation of France:
- The great divide within the ruling protestantime early twentieth century. Sorely felt by some, it provoked a reaction, a need for reconciliation.
- The draft law of separation of church and state , where Protestants feel forgotten because they were not consulted, imposes the need to organize to speak with one voice against the government.
On 25 October 1905 following the determination of five churches (Synod of the Methodist Church, General Assembly of the Reformed Churches liberal synod of Reformed Churches unofficial "orthodox" General Synod of the Lutheran Church, Synod of the Union of Churches Evangelical Free) List of Presidents References
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