Evangelic Church in Germany

The Protestant Église of Germany ( Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland (EKD) , evangelic Church in Germany ) is the largest Christian organization not-catholic in Germany.

It is a community of 23 Churches Lutherans , reformed and plain , which is autonomous and regional. Its seat is in Hanover.

The EKD was founded in 1945, its current organization goes back to 1948. The organization of the life connected with the church Protestant is federal on all the plans.

The EKD deals with the common duties which are delegated to him by the Churches members. The colleges made up and elected officials democratically are: the Synod, the council, and the conference of Church. They assume the responsibility for the functions of the EKD fixed in its constitution, or decided by the base of the Church. The businesses of the synod, the council and the conference of Church are the task of the organization of the EKD.

23 members of the EKD

On will note that the German word evangelisch corresponds to French protesting , the French word evangelic having nowadays more restricted meaning, like English evangelical .

  • the evangelic regional Church of Anhalt

( Evangelische Landeskirche Anhalts )
  • the evangelic Church of Bade
( Evangelische Landeskirche in Baden )
  • the evangelic Church Lutheran in Bavaria
( Evangelisch-lutherische Kirche in Bayern )
  • the evangelic Church Berlin - Brandebourg - ecclesiastical Territory of Görlitz
( Evangelische Kirche in Berlin-Brandenburg-schlesische Oberlausitz ,
founded in 2004 by the fusion of
the Evangelische Kirche in Berlin-Brandenburg
and of the Evangelische Kirche DER schlesischen Oberlausitz )
  • the evangelic Church Lutheran of Brunswick
( Evangelisch-lutherische Landeskirche in Braunschweig )
  • the evangelic Church of Bremen
( Bremische evangelische Kirche )
  • the evangelic Church Lutheran of Hanover
( Evangelisch-lutherische Landeskirche Hannovers )
  • the evangelic Church of Hesse-Nassau
( Evangelische Kirche in Hessen und Nassau )
  • the evangelic Church of Kurhessen-Waldeck (Hesse electoral)
( Evangelische Kirche von Kurhessen-Waldeck )
  • the Church of the country of Lippe
( Lippische Landeskirche )
  • the evangelic Church Lutheran of Mecklembourg
( Evangelisch-lutherische Landeskirche Mecklenburgs )
  • the evangelic Church Lutheran of the north of Elba
( Nordelbische evangelisch-lutherische Kirche )
  • the evangelic Church Lutheran of Oldenburg
( Evangelisch-lutherische Kirche in Oldenburg ) ( Evangelische Kirche der Pfalz (Protestantische Landeskirche) )
  • the evangelic Church of Poméranie
( Pommersche Evangelische Kirche )
  • the Church evangelic reformed, synod of the evangelic Churches reformed in Bavaria and Germany of the North-West
( Evangelisch-reformierte Kirche - Synod evangelisch-reformierter Kirchen in Bayern und Nordwestdeutschland )
  • the evangelic Church of the Rhineland
( Evangelische Kirche im Rheinland )
  • the evangelic Church of the ecclesiastical province of Saxony
( Evangelische Kirche der Kirchenprovinz Sachsen )
  • the evangelic Church Lutheran of Saxony
( Evangelisch-lutherische Landeskirche Sachsens )
  • the evangelic Church Lutheran of Schaumbourg-Lippe
( Evangelisch-lutherische Landeskirche Schaumburg-Lippe )
  • the evangelic Church Lutheran of Thuringe
( Evangelisch-lutherische Kirche in Thüringen )
  • the evangelic Church of Westphalia
( Evangelische Kirche von Westfalen )
  • the evangelic Church of Wurtemberg
( Evangelische Landeskirche in Württemberg )

Are also affiliated

  • the Federation of the reformed Protestant Churches of Germany
( Bund DER evangelisch-reformierter Kirchen Deutschlands )
  • the Fraternity of Herrnhut
( Herrnhuter Brüdergemeine ) ----

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