- was officially established on January 8, 1920.
- is a Christian church and its doctrine follows teaching based on Scripture and on Christian tradition.
- professes the tradition of the Early Church, that of Cyril and Methodius and of the Reformation.
- is a liturgical church (by Farský) and recognizes and administers 7 sacraments.
- is a presbyterian church with episcopal elements, its administration is composed of both the laity (elders) and the ordained (preachers, deacons, priests and bishops).
- the clergy can be men as well as women (after 1947).
- believes in freedom of conscience.
- proclaims the Gospel in a contemporary form.
- engages in these particular areas: education, social work, culture, ecumenical relationship.