Religion

PROTESTANT

Overshadowed by the Roman Catholic Church, Protestant churches in Italy have smoothed over their differences and often worship together. In particular, the Waldensian Church (Italian pre-Reformation church that adhered to the Reformation in the 1700s) and the Methodist Church have joined in a union that is also connected to the Baptist Church in a Federation of Protestant Churches (FCEI). Their agreement extends officially to Presbyterian and Free Churches and unofficially to any Protestants that are looking for a place to worship. As a result, these Protestant churches are often highly heterogeneous and multi-cultural.

In Italy, the word “evangelica” in a church’s name indicates that it is Bible-based, not necessarily that it is part of the “evangelical movement” as it is known in Anglo-Saxon countries. These churches are very international and often host English-speaking missionaries even when worship is exclusively in Italian.

New, culturally specific groups are forming spontaneously in churches all over Bologna. If you do not see a group from your denomination, nationality or language here, contact churches and ask what groups they host. The following is a list of churches and congregations that provide other worship services in languages other than Italian.

Anglican Church in Bologna – Holy Cross
Via d’Azeglio 84
www.stmarksitaly.com/holy-cross-bologna

Chiesa Evangelica della Riconciliazione
Via di Corticella 218/B
www.tempodigrazia.it

Chiesa Metodista Evangelica di Bologna
Via Venezian 1
Tel. 351.5637227
www.chiesavaldese.org
www.metodistibologna.it

The Methodist Church (Chiesa Metodista Evangelica) is an international congregation with firm Italian Protestant roots and is part of the Methodist/Waldensian Union of churches. It hosts many international groups who worship in their own languages (Ukrainian, Korean, Filipino and Ghanaian). For information about worship services in English, please call beforehand.