United Protestant Church in Belgium

United Protestant Church in Belgium

The United Protestant Church in Belgium (VPKB/EPUB) is a minority Christian church in Belgium, where the majority of the population is Roman Catholic. The name of the church in Dutch is "Verenigde Protestantse Kerk in België" (VPKB) and in French "l'Église Protestante Unie de Belgique" (EPUB).

The current President of the church is the Reverend Dr Guy Liagre. The offices of the church are at "Marsveldstraat" or "Rue du Champ de Mars" in the city centre of Brussels. The church is a member of the Conference of European Churches.

ee also

*St Andrew's Church, Brussels

External links

* [http://www.protestanet.be Website]


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