The Evangelical Reformed Church of the Canton of Vaud (or in French the Église évangélique réformée du canton de Vaud) is a Reformed cantonal state church in Vaud.
[citation needed] The church was founded by Guillaume Farel and Pierre Viret.
After the occupation of Vaud in 1536 by the Canton of Bern the Reformed faith was predominate.
Alexandre Vinet and Charles Monnard founded the Église libre (the Free Church).
[5] Congregations are in Aigle, Balcon du Jura, Ballaigues, Baulmes, Begnins, Bellevaux, Belmont, Blonay, Broyetal, Chailly, Chardonne, Chavannes-près-Renens, Chavornay, Cheseaux, Clarens, Coeur de la Cote, Columbier, Colombier, Corsier - Corseaux, Cossonay - Grancy, Crissier, Curtilles - Lucens, Echallens, Ecublens - Saint-Sulpice, Genolier, Gimel - Longirod, Gland, Grandson, Barns, Upper Menthue, Jorat, The Dole, The Arnon, Sallaz - The Croisettes, Sarraz, La Tour-de-Peilz, Les Avancons, La Vallée The Aubonne Valley, Upper Talent, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lonay Préverenges Vuillerens, Montagny - Champvent, Mont Aubert, Montreux - Veytaux, Morges Echichens, Morges - La Côte - Nyon (Congregation), Moudon - Syens, Nyon, Ollon - Villars[6] Ordination of women is allowed.