Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Zürich

The Evangelical-Reformed Church of the Canton of Zürich is a Reformed State Church in Zürich. In 2004 it had 533,000 members and 179 parishes with 900 house fellowships and 520 ordained clergy.{{cite web|url=http://www.zh.ref.ch/kirchgemeinden|title=Die neue Webpräsenz der Reformierten Kirche|website=Reformierte Kirche Kanton Zürch}} Official language is German. It is a member of the Federation of Swiss Protestant Churches.{{cite web|url=http://www.reformiert-online.net/adressen/detail.php?id=13319&lg=eng|title=Address data base of Reformed churches and institutions|first=Christoph|last=Fasse|website=www.reformiert-online.net}} The denomination has Presbyterian-Synodal church government.{{cite web|url=http://www.zh.ref.ch/organisation/kirchensynode|title=Die neue Webpräsenz der Reformierten Kirche|website=Reformierte Kirche Kanton Zürch}} It is a member of the Conference of Churches on the Rhine.

The church traces back its roots to the reformation in Zürich, and Ulrich Zwingli. The reformation came to Zürich in 1519.{{cite web|url=http://www.zh.ref.ch/startseite/projektplattform|title=Die neue Webpräsenz der Reformierten Kirche|website=Reformierte Kirche Kanton Zürch}} Among Geneva it became the headquarters of the Swiss Reformation.{{cite web|url=http://www.zh.ref.ch/startseite/refjubilaeum/ablaufbersichtneudef..pdf|title=Die neue Webpräsenz der Reformierten Kirche|website=Reformierte Kirche Kanton Zürich}}

Zentrum für Migrationskirchen (literally: Centre for migration churches) comprises eight Protestant churches from four continents, situated in the former church hall of the Reformed Church of the Canton of Zürich in Zürich-Wipkingen, being a unique centre in Switzerland for the so-called migration churches.{{cite web|url=http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/zuerich/stadt/Sie-wollen-uns-den-Glauben-zurueckbringen/story/14736389|title=Sie wollen uns den Glauben zurückbringen|publisher=Tages-Anzeiger|author=Michael Meier|language=German|date=2014-12-23|accessdate=2014-12-25}}{{cite web|url=http://www.limmattalerzeitung.ch/limmattal/zuerich/dinah-hess-alle-haben-ihre-eigenarten-aber-alles-gehoert-zusammen-128592467|title=Dinah Hess: "Alle haben ihre Eigenarten –aber alles gehört zusammen"|publisher=Limmattaler Zeitung|author=Matthias Scharrer|language=German|date=2014-11-14|accessdate=2014-12-25}} Women ordination is allowed in Reformed Church of the Canton of Zürich. In August 2019 the Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Zürich allowed blessings of same-sex marriages.[https://www.srf.ch/news/schweiz/eine-landeskirche-outet-sich-ehe-fuer-alle-sorgt-kirchenintern-fuer-unmut SRF.ch: Eine Kantonskirche outet sich, August 8, 2019] (German)]