Reformed church, Reformed church in Zollikon, canton of Zürich, Switzerland

The reformed church in Zollikon stands in the village centre near the lower right shore of Lake Zurich. The nave and bell tower were built in 1497/98, the choir a year later; the tower carries a 1795 spire modelled on the Fraumünster in Zurich and reaches 52.63 metres to the tip. A 1937 extension on the north side added 170 seats to the 400-seat interior, which was repainted white in 1967.

A chapel stood on this site in the 9th century, and the church was first documented in 1223, when the abbots of Kappel am Albis and Muri settled a tithe dispute in ecclesiam Zollicon. In 1495 Zurich's council let Zollikon collect money for a new church; the nave and bell tower were built in 1497/98 and the choir followed in 1498 after a funding dispute with the Grossmünster canons was resolved. In 1525 Zollikon became the starting point of the Anabaptist movement.

Zollikon was the starting point of the Anabaptist movement: after the first adult baptism in Zurich on 21 January 1525, the baptized fled here, and Jörg Blaurock's preaching drew people of all classes within days. They met in the village church, at wells on the Nebelbach and in private houses, where the heads of households read the New Testament supper texts and shared bread and wine. A plaque at Gstadstrasse 25 marks one of the first Anabaptist gatherings, and members of Anabaptist congregations from around the world still visit the village church.

The church stands in the village centre of Zollikon on the lower right shore of Lake Zurich, at coordinates 47.33820, 8.57433. The tower reaches 52.63 metres to the tip of the spire and 65.83 metres to the top of the rod. The nave holds 400 seats, extended in 1937 by a north annex with 170 more.

During the Reformation, Zollikon became the base of the Anabaptist movement after the first believer's baptism in Zurich on 21 January 1525. Converts fled here from the city council, and Jörg Blaurocks preaching drew people of all classes within days. They met in the village church and at wells on the Nebelbach. A plaque at Gstadstrasse 25 marks one of the first Anabaptist gatherings.