Union of Methodist and Waldensian Churches

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For the broader movement of Waldensians, see Waldensians . For former Waldensian denomination in Italy before 1975, see Waldensian Evangelical Church .

The Union of Methodist and Waldensian Churches ( Italian : Unione delle Chiese Metodiste e Valdesi ) is an Italian united Protestant denomination.

It was founded in 1975 upon the union of the Waldensian Evangelical Church (a Calvinist church with pre- Reformation roots) and the Methodist Evangelical Church in Italy .

It has 50,000 members (45,000 Waldensians , of whom 30,000 in Italy and some 15,000 divided between Argentina and Uruguay , and 5,000 Methodists ) and it is member of both the World Communion of Reformed Churches (as Waldensian Evangelical Church) and of the World Methodist Council (as Methodist Evangelical Church).

It is a founding member of the Federation of Evangelical Churches in Italy , an ecumenical body representing Italian historical Protestant denominations. The denomination voted, in 2010, to bless same-gender couples. [1] [2]

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  1. ^ "Italian Protestants approve same-sex blessings" . Presbyterian Church (U.S.A) . 2010-09-07 . Retrieved 2016-05-26 .
  2. ^ Gaetano Pecoraro (27 August 2010). "Coppie gay, storica apertura della Chiesa valdese. Ma si aspetta ancora una legge" . Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian) . Retrieved 30 April 2016 .

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