Evangelical Reformed Church in Germany explained

The Evangelical Reformed Church (German: Evangelisch-reformierte Kirche), until 2009 Evangelical Reformed Church – Synod of Reformed Churches in Bavaria and Northwestern Germany (German: Evangelisch-reformierte Kirche – Synode evangelisch-reformierter Kirchen in Bayern und Nordwestdeutschland) is a Calvinist member church of the Protestant Church in Germany (EKD).

It has its seat in Leer (East Frisia). The church has 165,798 parish members in 142 parishes (December 2020)^[1] and is one of the two reformed churches within the EKD. Member of the Reformed Alliance.^[2] It belonged also to the Confederation of Evangelical Churches in Lower Saxony, and joined 2003 of the Union of Evangelical Churches in Germany. It is also a member of the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe. The main church of the Evangelical Reformed Church is the Große Kirche ("great church") in Leer.Since 2021 Susanne Bei der Wieden is bishop of Evangelical Reformed Church in Germany.

Practices

Ordination of women and blessing of same-sex marriages are allowed.^{[3] [4]}

External links

• Evangelical Reformed Church
• Protestant Church in Germany

Notes and References

1. https://www.ekd.de/ekd_de/ds_doc/Ber_Kirchenmitglieder_2020.pdf Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland – Kirchemitgliederzahlen Stand 31. Dezember 2020
2. Web site: Geschichte . April 13, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140413124639/http://www.reformierter-bund.de/side.php?news_id=113&part_id=0&navi=1 . April 13, 2014 . www.reformierter-bund.de/side.php?news_id=113&part_id=0&navi=1
3. http://www.gn-online.de/Nachrichten/Die-Kirche-hat-ein-Zeichen-gesetzt-69932.html Grafschafter Nachrichten:Die Kirche hat ein Zeichen gesetzt
4. Web site: Reformiert.de: Trauordnung auch für homosexuelle Paare . 2017-11-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171201032804/http://www.reformiert.de/nachricht/items/trauordnung-auch-fuer-homosexuelle-paare.html . 2017-12-01 . dead .