The Evangelical Church in Germany (GermanEvangelische Kirche in Deutchland, abbreviated by EKD) is a federation of 24 Lutheran, Reformed and United churches in their respective regions. It is therewith a uniting church body of several protestant denominations.
The German term evangelisch rather corresponds to the English term GermanProtestant church structures are based on federal principles at all levels. Each local church is responsible for Christian life in its own area, while each regional church has its own special characteristics and retains its independence. The Church carries out joint tasks with which its members have entrusted it.
Central Governing Bodies
The Church has the following governing bodies, all organised and elected on democratic lines:
Synod
Council
Church Conference
They are responsible for fulfilling the Church's tasks as laid down in its constitution.
The 24 Member Churches
Northern Germany
In Northern Germany, the major religion is Protestantism, the Reformed branch in the very northwest, and the Lutheran branch in very much the rest. These are the EKD member churches:
While the majority of Christians in Southern Germany is Catholic, there are also strong protestant churches in Bavaria, and Baden-Württemberg (about 50 %) due to the large population of these states.
The archived church registers are held by the archive of the Lippische Landeskirche in Detmold (archive of the country church of Lippe), by the Nordrhein-Westfälische Staatsarchiv in Detmold (state archive of Northrhine-Westphalia) or by the local parishes.
The church registers of the Catholic parishes are either held by the local parishes or at the archive of the Archbishopric Paderborn.
The Evangelical Church in Germany (German Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland, abbreviated as EKD) is a federation of 23 Lutheran, Reformed and United churches in their respective regions.
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brunswick de:Evangelisch-Lutherische Landeskirche in Braunschweig
Evangelical Church of the Province of Saxony de:Evangelische Kirche der Kirchenprovinz Sachsen
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