In 1532, they decided at their Synod of Chanforan (in Piedmont) to confess their beliefs openly. Thereupon, Calabrese Waldensians sent Marco Uscegli as an envoy to Geneva, with the request for preachers to be dispatched.
The Waldensian community in Piedmont chose to openly confess their faith at the Synod of Chanforan in 1532. They then sent an envoy, Marco Uscegli, to Geneva to request preachers from that city.