1528. Bernese troops displayed a brutal conviction in their new faith by destroying images, statues, and other objects of worship. The troops quickly spread Protestant ideas, and in 1532, supported by Bern, Guillaume Farel arrived at the city to preach the new faith.

Meanwhile, the authorities had been reforming the governing bodies of the city. In 1526, they set up a Council of Two Hundred, emulating the Swiss model. In 1528, the right to appoint