Protestant federation of France

The Protestant federation of France is an organization religious, but nonpertaining to worship, created the October 25th 1905, joining together the principal Christian currents Protesting S in France: Lutheran, reformed, evangelic, pentecotist.

Federation

In all, the Federation gathers 23 Churches or unions of Churches, like 81 associations representing approximately 500 communities, institutions, works and movements (CIOM).

Churches and unions of churches

Exhaustive list (2007) of the Churches or unions of Churches members of the FPF:

Protestant Church of the Confession of Augsburg of Alsace and Lorraine (EPCAAL)
evangelic Church Lutheran of France (EELF)
Church reformed of France (ERF)
reformed Protestant Church of Alsace and Lorraine (EPRAL)
National union of the evangelic reformed Churches independent of France (EREI)
Federation of the evangelic Churches Baptists of France (FEEBF)
evangelic popular Mission of France (MPEF)
Union of the free evangelic Churches (UEEL)
Salvation Army (AdS)
Malagasy Protestant Church in France (FPMA)
the Community of the Churches of African expressions in France (CEAF)
apostolic Church (EA)
Church of God of France
evangelic Mission of the Gypsies of France (METF)
Union of the evangelic Churches of Alarm clock (UEER)
Union of evangelic Christian Churches
evangelic Church of Rochefort
Union of the evangelic Churches of Nazaréen (UEEN)
Communion of the Churches of French-speaking space (CEEF)
Communion of evangelic Protestant Churches (CÉPÉE)
Union of the Protestant Churches Foursquare-France
Union of Protestant assemblies on mission (UAPM)
Union of the adventist Federations of France

The Churches members of the FPF add up 1.268 parishes and 1.065 pastors (including 196 women). 900.000 Protestants belong to Churches members of the FPF (for information: 200.000 other people claim Protestantism). These figures were given by the Federation itself in May 2005.

Protestant associations that it federates work in various branches of industry: childhood, elderly, medical and social action, leisures and holidays, education, communication, artistic expression, international relations and development, etc

In addition, the Assemblées of God of France (ADD) have been in a process of dialog with the Federation for several years, without planning for the moment to adhere to it.

Associations and movements

Christian Action in the East (ACO)
Reunion - France
French biblical Alliance
Alliance of the Unionistic Teams
Friendly of the Teams of Animation and Research Biblical (EARB)
Friendly of the Radio and Television Protestant women
Musical and Artistic Animation Christian (AMAC) - Sephora
Year Diaconale
ASAH: Collective of Christian humanitarian associations
ASEV: Evangelic social action
Association Asylum of Postgraduate Neuenberg
Christian Association (ACPU)
Association of the Companions for Gospel (ACE)
Protestant Family associations (AFP)
Association Reading Expression Formation
Protestant Medico-social Association (AMSP)
Chaplaincy and Associations of students of Paris (AEPP), Strasbourg (AUP) and Montpellier
Wandering entertainers
Christian Center of Gagnières
Training center Christian woman (CFC)
Center of Glay
Center of Meetings Comenius (ex-Storckensohn)
Center of Sommières (CART)
Center of Liebfrauenberg
Center evangelic of Testimony islamo-Christian
Center Evangélique Missionary of Brittany
Center Protesting of West (CPO)
Center 665 Montpellier
Social Christianisme
Cimade
Comité protesting of the French Friendships abroad
Commission of the Churches Evangéliques d' Expression French outside (CEEEFE)
Commission Lutheran of the Relations with the Churches of Overseas (Coluréom)
Christian community Meets
Communauté of Caulmont
Communauté of Pomeyrol
Communauté of the Deaconesses of Reuilly
Communauté of the Deaconesses of Strasbourg
Communauté of the Deaconesses of Neuenberg
Communauté Ichtus
Protestant Communauté Evangélique de Vannes
Communion of Penouël
Conseil Missionary of Alsace and the Moselle
Organization Protesting of Formation (CPVC)
Center protesting of studies and documentation (CPED)
Service protesting of Mission (DEFAP)
Diaconate of Bethesda
Girl guides and unionistic Éclaireurs of France (EEUdF)
Protestant Working Teams (EOP)
Gospel and Liberté
Federation of associations to the service of the underprivileged people (FAMIS)
Federation of the Protestant Mutual aid (4OO associations of the medical and social and medico-social field)
French federation of Christian Associations of Students (FAMED)
Music Federation and Song of the Reform
Protestant federation of Teaching (FPE)
Foundation Eugene Bersier
Fraternity of Moria
Protestant Frequency
Group Orsay
Young Church - EUL - Hearth Midsummer's Day
Young Teams of Popular education (JEEP)
burning Youth
Youth on mission (JEM)
Youth for Christ
the Cause
the Open door
League for the reading of the Bible
Praise-Translation-Composition (LTC)
Master Music
Méromédia
Movement of Rural Action (MAR)
international Movement of reconciliation (MIR)
Square of Arts
Open doors
French Protestant Presence in Lebanon
Profile
Psalmodia
Radio operator Hope
Radio operator Hope 82
Radio operator Gospel
Radio-alarm
Christian union of Young People (UCJG)
Christian union of Evangelization
Union of prayer of Charms

Functions

Its first vocation is to contribute to the bringing together of these Churches and these associations, to coordinate their action, to help them to assume their responsibilities.

She undertakes also actions under organization representing French Protestantism, these actions aim to:

To maintain the relationships to the public authorities and the media, public communication in all the fields where Protestantism believes duty to bear particular witness and a message which is clean for him and which it wishes to make hear in the public debate.
To defend the religious liberties, in France and in the world.
To support the oecumenical relations with the other Churches and Protestant associations (non-member of the FPF), and to encourage the common relations and initiatives with the nonProtestant Christian Churches.
Research and biblical study.

Organization

The FPF defined a charter that all the Churches and associations members are committed respecting. It appears there a certain number of convictions based on the Évangile of which, in particular, recognition as central of the advertisement of the hello by the grace.

However, each Church and of associations members of the FPF preserves his freedom on its specificities and its identity, as well theological as practical. The Churches preserve their own denominational membership and the operation ecclesiologic to which they are attached. For example, they do not have all the same design of the Baptême nor the same modes of organization connected with the church.

The council of the FPF is composed of 25 people (19 men and 6 women). He meets 4 times per annum. He is chaired by Pasteur Claude Baty, of the free evangelic Churches, since 2007.

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History

One can see two big factors with the creation of the Protestant federation of France:

great division reigning within the protestantime at the beginning of the 20th century. Cruelly felt by some, it caused, in reaction, a need for bringing together.
bill of separation of the Church and the State (Law 1905), whose Protestants feel forgotten since they were not consulted, imposes the need for organizing themselves to speak with one voice vis-a-vis the government.

The October 25th 1905 resulting from the will of five Churches, the FPF is made up in its great principles. In 1907, the first council of the federation meets. It is in 1909 that in Nimes the first General meeting takes place itself of Protestantism.

Progressively of its evolution, other Churches join the FPF:

the Federation Baptist (1916)
the apostolic Church (1972)
the evangelic Mission gypsy (1975)
the Church of God, the Union of the Churches of Alarm clock, as well as the Union of the Churches Évangéliques Libres which had been founder, then had left the Federation (1983)
the Salvation Army (1995)
the evangelic Churches of Nazaréen (2003)
various other Churches with Pentecost and the adventist Federations of France (2006)

Since 1962, the Federation accommodates, in addition to the Churches and on the same basis, Protestant associations, communities, institutions, works or movements such as the Cimade, the Protestant Entraide, EEUdF (Éclaireuses and unionistic scouts of France, etc)

In 2005 the FPF celebrates its 100 years at the time of various events from October 21st to 23rd.

External bond

Official site

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