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The best known Waldensian Churches in America were in New York, Monett, Missouri and in Valdese, North Carolina. The church in New York City was disbanded by the mid-1990s. [143] The American Waldensian Society assists churches, organizations and families in the promotion of Waldensian history and culture.
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 .
The Waldensian Evangelical Church (Chiesa Evangelica Valdese, CEV) is a Protestant denomination active in Italy and Switzerland that was independent until it united with the Methodist Evangelical Church in Italy in the Union of Methodist and Waldensian Churches.
Waldensian Church may refer to: Waldensian Evangelical Church, a Protestant denomination active in Italy and Switzerland; Union of Methodist and Waldensian Churches, an Italian united Protestant denomination; Waldensian Church and Cemetery of Stone Prairie, a historic Waldensian church located near Monett, Barry County, Missouri, United States ...
Both the Monett congregation and a more recent, larger settlement located in Valdese, North Carolina, use the name Waldensian Presbyterian Church. The original frame meeting house in Monett was constructed in 1875 and was replaced in 1908 by the current church building. There is an adjacent Waldensian cemetery. [2]
The Waldensian Evangelical Church of Rio de la Plata (in Spanish: Iglesia evangélica valdense del Río de la Plata or IEVRP) is a Waldensian denomination present in Uruguay and Argentina, founded in 1858, by Italian immigrants, previously linked to Waldensian Evangelical Church.
In 1897, the Waldensians began to construct a Romanesque-style church that would resemble those they left in Italy and France. The building was officially completed in 1899. [2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [1] The congregation is a component of the Presbyterian Church (USA).
The IERP was affiliated with the Evangelical Church in Germany from 1934–1965, when it became independent. The church ordains women as ministers and supported civil unions and same-sex marriage. [1] [2] It has approximately 27,500 members. [3] The denomination is a member of the World Council of Churches and the Lutheran World Federation. [3]