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| United Protestant Church in Belgium Verenigde Protestantse Kerk in België (in Dutch) Église Protestante Unie de Belgique (in French) Unierte Protestantische Kirche in Belgien (in German) | |
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| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | United (Calvinist and Lutheran) |
| President | Steven Fuite |
| Region | Belgium |
| Headquarters | Anderlecht (Brussels) |
| Origin | 1979 |
| Merger of | Protestant Church of Belgium Reformed Church of Belgium Circle of the Belgian Reformed Churches |
| Official website | protestant |
The United Protestant Church in Belgium (VPKB/EPUB) is a minority Christian church in Belgium, where the majority of the population is Catholic. It is the largest Protestant denomination in the country. The name of the church in DutchisVerenigde Protestantse Kerk in België (VPKB) and in Frenchisl'Église Protestante Unie de Belgique (EPUB). The church has about 50,000 members.[1]
The current President of the church is Steven Fuite. The offices of the church are at BrogniezstraatorRue BrogniezinAnderlecht (Brussels). The church is a member of the Conference of European Churches and the World Communion of Reformed Churches.[2] In 2015, the church voted to ordain openly gay and lesbian pastors.[3] Ordination of women and blessings of same-sex marriages are allowed.
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