United Protestant Church of France

E653795

Christian church body Protestant denomination

The United Protestant Church of France is a major French Protestant denomination formed by the 2013 union of the Reformed Church of France and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of France.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
United Protestant Church of France canonical	6
Evangelical Lutheran Church of France	3
United Protestant Church of France parish of Lyon	1
Église protestante unie de France	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7225494 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United Protestant Church of France
Context triple: [Reformed Church of France, successor, United Protestant Church of France]

A. Reformed Church of France
The Reformed Church of France was the main Protestant (Calvinist) church in France, historically shaped by the Huguenot tradition and later by state regulations such as the Napoleonic religious settlements.
B. Lutheran Church in France
The Lutheran Church in France is a Protestant Christian denomination rooted in the teachings of Martin Luther, historically shaped by state regulations such as the Organic Articles of 1802 and now integrated into the wider landscape of French Protestantism.
C. Protestant Church of Geneva
The Protestant Church of Geneva is a Reformed Christian denomination rooted in the legacy of John Calvin and the Swiss Reformation, serving as the historic state church of Geneva.
D. Community of Protestant Churches in Europe
The Community of Protestant Churches in Europe is a fellowship of Lutheran, Reformed, United, and related Protestant churches across the continent that cooperate in theology, mission, and church life on the basis of mutual recognition.
E. Union of Evangelical Churches
The Union of Evangelical Churches is a federation of Protestant regional churches in Germany that collaborates on shared theological, administrative, and ecclesiastical matters within the broader Protestant Church in Germany (EKD).
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: United Protestant Church of France
Target entity description: The United Protestant Church of France is a major French Protestant denomination formed by the 2013 union of the Reformed Church of France and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of France.

A. Reformed Church of France
The Reformed Church of France was the main Protestant (Calvinist) church in France, historically shaped by the Huguenot tradition and later by state regulations such as the Napoleonic religious settlements.
B. Lutheran Church in France
The Lutheran Church in France is a Protestant Christian denomination rooted in the teachings of Martin Luther, historically shaped by state regulations such as the Organic Articles of 1802 and now integrated into the wider landscape of French Protestantism.
C. Protestant Church of Geneva
The Protestant Church of Geneva is a Reformed Christian denomination rooted in the legacy of John Calvin and the Swiss Reformation, serving as the historic state church of Geneva.
D. Community of Protestant Churches in Europe
The Community of Protestant Churches in Europe is a fellowship of Lutheran, Reformed, United, and related Protestant churches across the continent that cooperate in theology, mission, and church life on the basis of mutual recognition.
E. Union of Evangelical Churches
The Union of Evangelical Churches is a federation of Protestant regional churches in Germany that collaborates on shared theological, administrative, and ecclesiastical matters within the broader Protestant Church in Germany (EKD).
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian church body ⓘ Protestant denomination ⓘ
abbreviation	EPUdF ⓘ
allows	ordination of married clergy ⓘ ordination of women ⓘ
areaServed	Monaco ⓘ metropolitan France ⓘ linked to: Metropolitan France
churchPolity	presbyterian-synodal polity ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
dateFounded	2013 ⓘ
denomination	Protestantism ⓘ
formedByUnionOf	Evangelical Lutheran Church of France ⓘ linked to: United Protestant Church of France Reformed Church of France ⓘ
governingBody	national synod ⓘ
hasClergyType	ordained pastors ⓘ
hasDoctrine	Trinitarian Christianity ⓘ linked to: Trinitarianism authority of the Bible ⓘ justification by faith ⓘ
hasRite	Lutheran liturgical tradition ⓘ Reformed liturgical tradition ⓘ
hasStructure	national council ⓘ parishes ⓘ regional synods ⓘ
languageOfWorship	French ⓘ regional languages of France ⓘ
mainClassification	Protestant ⓘ
memberOf	Conference of European Churches ⓘ Lutheran World Federation ⓘ Protestant Federation of France ⓘ World Communion of Reformed Churches ⓘ World Council of Churches ⓘ
nativeLanguage	French ⓘ
nativeName	Église protestante unie de France ⓘ linked to: United Protestant Church of France
orientation	Lutheran ⓘ Reformed ⓘ United Protestant ⓘ linked to: United Protestantism
practice	Holy Communion ⓘ baptism ⓘ confirmation ⓘ diaconal work ⓘ ecumenical cooperation ⓘ public worship services ⓘ
predecessor	Evangelical Lutheran Church of France ⓘ linked to: United Protestant Church of France Reformed Church of France ⓘ
theology	Lutheran theology ⓘ Reformed theology ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Reformed Church of France → successor → United Protestant Church of France ⓘ

United and Uniting churches → hasExample → United Protestant Church of France ⓘ

Community of Protestant Churches in Europe → hasMember → United Protestant Church of France ⓘ

subject linked to: CEPE

Protestant Church of Augsburg Confession of Alsace and Lorraine → distinctFrom → United Protestant Church of France ⓘ

Protestant Church of Augsburg Confession of Alsace and Lorraine → distinctFrom → Evangelical Lutheran Church of France ⓘ