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 Catholic. It is the largest Protestant denomination in the country. The name of the church in Dutch is Verenigde Protestantse Kerk in België (VPKB) and in French is l'Église Protestante Unie de Belgique (EPUB). The church has about 50,000 members.^[1]

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)
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.link

The current president of the church is Steven Fuite. The offices of the church are at Brogniezstraat or Rue Brogniez in Anderlecht (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.

See also

• St Andrew's Church, Brussels
• Religion in Belgium