The Reformed Church of Aargau or Reformierte Landeskirche des Kantons Aargau is a Reformed state cantonal church in Aargau, Switzerland. It was founded in 1803, and according to the 2004 statistics the Aargau Reformed Church had 76 Presbyteries and 1 Synod with almost 200,000 members and 76 parishes and 107 ordained clergy.[1] The official language is German. Member of the Schweizerischer Evangelischer Kirchenbund.[2][3] Women ordination is allowed. Blessing of same-sex unions were allowed[4] and on September 18, 2019 blessing of same-sex marriages were allowed.[5]

List of churches

Ort (Gemeinde) Name of the church[6] Parish Church patron Founding date of the church First church founding date Construction date of the church building
Aarau Reformed Church Aarau Aarau Jungfrau Maria — 1275 1471–1478
Aarburg Reformed Church Aarburg Aarburg — — — 1842–1845
Ammerswil Reformed Church Ammerswil Ammerswil-Dintikon Petrus — 1275 —
Auenstein Reformed Church Auenstein Auenstein — — 1302 —
Baden Reformed Church Baden Baden — 1714 1714 1714
Beinwil am See Reformed Church Beinwil am See Beinwil am See — — 1935 1935
Bergdietikon Bergdietikon Church Bergdietikon — — 1961 1961
Birmenstorf Reformed Church Birmenstorf Birmenstorf-Gebenstorf-Turgi — — 1936 1936
Birr Reformed Church Birr Birr — vor 12. Jh. 1370 1662
Birrwil Reformed Church Birrwil Birrwil — — 1275 1689
Kirchbözberg Reformed Church Bözberg Bözberg-Mönthal Michael 11. Jh. — —
Bözen Reformed Church Bözen Bözen ursp. Marienkapelle — — 1667
Bremgarten AG Reformed Church Bremgarten Bremgarten-Mutschellen — — 1900 1900
Brittnau Reformed Church Brittnau Brittnau Hl. Verena 10/11. Jh. — 1585
Brugg Reformed State Church Brugg Brugg Hl. Nikolaus — 1227 1734-1740
Brunegg Reformed Church Brunegg Birr — — 1967 1967
Buchs AG Reformed Buchs Buchs-Rohr — — 1949/50 1949/50
Densbüren Reformed Church Densbüren Densbüren — — — 1552-1558
Egliswil Church in Egliswil Seengen Hl. Gallus 11. Jh. — —
Ehrendingen Reformed Church Ehrendingen Baden — — 1983/84 1983/84
Erlinsbach AG Reformed Church Erlinsbach Erlinsbach — 1565 1565 1565
Fislisbach Reformed Church Fislisbach Mellingen — — — —
Frick Reformed Church Frick Frick — — 1910 1910
Gebenstorf Reformed Church Gebenstorf Birmenstorf-Gebenstorf-Turgi Hl. Margaretha verm. 12. Jh. 1247 1891
Gontenschwil Reformed Church Gontenschwil Gontenschwil-Zetzwil — nach 1275 1295 1622
Gränichen Reformed Church Gränichen Gränichen — — — 1661-1663
Hausen AG Reformed Church Hausen Windisch — — — —
Hendschiken Reformed Church Hendschiken Lenzburg-Hendschiken — — — 1982
Holderbank Reformed Church Holderbank Holderbank-Möriken-Wildegg — 13. Jh. — um 1702
Hunzenschwil Reformed Church Hunzenschwil Suhr-Hunzenschwil — — 1959/60 1959/60
Kirchberg (Küttigen) Church in Kirchberg Kirchberg — — 1036 um 1500
Kirchleerau Reformed Church Kirchleerau Leerau — um 1050 1275 1275
Klingnau Reformed Church Klingnau Klingnau-Döttingen-Kleindöttingen — — 1935 1935
Koblenz AG Reformed Church Koblenz Koblenz — — —
Kölliken Reformed Church Kölliken Kölliken — — 1507 1507
Unterkulm Reformed Church Kulm Kulm Hl. Martin 11. Jh. 1275 um 1500
Laufenburg AG Reformed Church Laufenburg Laufenburg und Umgebung — — 1958/59 1958/59
Lenzburg State church Lenzburg Lenzburg-Hendschiken — — 15. Jh. 1667
Leutwil Reformed Church Leutwil Leutwil-Dürrenäsch — — 1273 —
Mandach Church Mandach Mandach — 11. Jh. — —
Meisterschwanden Reformed Church Meisterschwanden Meisterschwanden-Fahrwangen — — 1820-1822 1820-1822
Melligen Reformed Church Mellingen Mellingen — — — —
Menziken Reformed Church Menziken Menziken-Burg — — 1890 1890
Möhlin Reformed Church Möhlin Möhlin — — 1947/48 1947/48
Mönthal Reformed Church Mönthal Bözberg-Mönthal Hl. Georg verm. 11. Jh. 1273 k. A.
Möriken (Möriken-Wildegg) Reformed Church Möriken Holderbank-Möriken-Wildegg — — — —
Muhen Reformed Church Muhen Muhen — — — —
Glashütten (Murgenthal) Reformed Church Murgenthal Murgenthal — — — —
Muri Reformierte Kirche Muri Muri — — 1955 1955
Widen Church in Mutschellen Bremgarten-Mutschellen — — — —
Niederlenz Reformed Church Niederlenz Niederlenz — — 1947-1949 1947-1949
Oberentfelden Reformed Church Oberentfelden Oberentfelden — — — —
Obersiggenthal Reformed Church Centrum Obersiggenthal Baden — 1985 1985 1985
Oftringen Church in Oftringen Oftringen — — 1933/34 1933/34
Othmarsingen Reformed Church Othmarsingen Othmarsingen — — 1675 1675
Rein (Rüfenach) Church in Rein Rein — verm. 8. Jh. — 1864
Reinach AG Reformed Church Reinach Reinach-Leimbach — — 1528/29 1528/29
Reitnau Reformed Church Reitnau Reitnau — — — 1522
Remigen Reformed Church Remigen Rein Petrus 11./12. Jh. 1347 —
Rheinfelden Reformed Church Rheinfelden Rheinfelden — — — —
Rohr (Aarau) Reformed Church Rohr Buchs-Rohr — — 1959 1959
Oberrohrdorf Reformed Church Rohrdorf Mellingen — — — —
Rothrist Reformed Church Rothrist Rothrist Petrus — 1714 1714
Kirchrued (Schlossrued) Church in Rued Rothrist — vor dem 11. Jh. — um 1500
Rupperswil Reformed Church Rupperswil Rupperswil — Ende 13. Jh. — 1920
Safenwil Reformed Church Safenwil Safenwil — — 1866 1866
Schafisheim Church in Schafisheim Staufberg Hl. Leodegar — — 1498
Schinznach-Dorf Reformed Church Schinznach-Dorf Schinznach-Dorf — — 1227 Ende 18. Jh.
Schöftland Reformed Church Schöftland Schöftland — um 650 — 1683
Seengen Reformed Church Seengen Seengen — — — 1820/21
Seon Reformed Church Seon Seon Hl. Martin — 1408 1708
Spreitenbach Old parish church (Spreitenbach) Spreitenbach-Killwangen — — 1184 1638
Spreitenbach Church in Hasel Spreitenbach-Killwangen — — — —
Staufen Staufbergkirche Staufberg Hl. Laurentius 10. Jh. 1101 —
Stein AG Reformed Church Stein Stein und Umgebung — — 1927 1927
Strengelbach Reformed Church Strengelbach Zofingen — — — —
Suhr Reformed Church Suhr Suhr-Hunzenschwil — ca. 9. Jh. 1495
Tegerfelden Reformed Church Tegerfelden Tegerfelden — — — 1662–1664
Teufenthal Church in Teufenthal Kulm — —
Thalheim Church Thalheim Thalheim Petrus — 14. Jh. —
Turgi Reformed Church Turgi Birmenstorf-Gebenstorf-Turgi — — — 1959/1960
Umiken (Brugg) Reformed Church Umiken Umiken Hl. Mauritius — 1254 —
Uerkheim Reformed Church Uerkheim Uerkheim - — - -
Unterentfelden Reformed Church Unterentfelden Unterentfelden - — - —
Untersiggenthal Reformed Church Untersiggenthal Baden — — — —
Veltheim Reformed Church Veltheim Veltheim-Oberflachs Johannes der Täufer um 745 1040 1760
Villigen Reformed Church Villigen Rein — — 1347 —
Villmergen Reformed Church Villmergen Wohlen — — – –
Wettingen Reformed Church Wettingen Wettingen-Neuenhof — — 1939 1939
Windisch Reformed Church Windisch Windisch — — — um 1300
Wohlen Reformed Church Wohlen Wohlen — — 1925/26 1925/26
Würenlos Reformed Church Würenlos Würenlos — — 1937 1937
Zetzwil Church Zetzwil Gontenschwil-Zetzwil — — 1942 1942
Zofingen State Church in Zofingen Zofingen Hl. Mauritius 7. Jh. — 12. Jh.
Bad Zurzach Reformed Church in Zurzach Zurzach — — 1716 1716

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References

  1. ^ http://www.ref-ag.ch/meine-kirche/ www.ref-ag.ch/meine-kirche/
  2. ^ www.ref-ag.ch/meine-kirche/gemeinden-a-bis-z/kirchgemeinden/schneisingen-siglistorf.php
  3. ^ http://www.reformiert-online.net/adressen/detail.php?id=13300&lg=eng www.reformiert-online.net/adressen/detail.php?id=13300&lg=eng
  4. ^ Reformierte Landeskirche Aargau: Homosexualität und Kirche nach fünf Jahren ausdiskutiert Archived 2012-09-15 at archive.today (German)
  5. ^ Aargauer Zeitung.ch: Die Reformierte Kirche im Aargau unterstützt die Ehe für alle (german), September 18, 2019
  6. ^ www.ref-ag.ch/meine-kirche/gemeinden-a-bis-z/

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