Evangelical Lutheran Church of Oldenburg is a liberal protestant church in the German state of Lower Saxony. The seat of the bishop is in Oldenburg. Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... With an area of 47,618 km and nearly eight million inhabitants, Lower Saxony (German Niedersachsen) lies in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the countrys sixteen Bundesl nder (federal states). ... Oldenburg (Low German: Ollnborg) is an Independent City in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...

It is a full member of the Evangelical Church in Germany EKD, and is a Lutheran Church. The leading bishop of the church is Peter Krug (2006). The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Oldenburg is one of 23 Lutheran, united and reformed churches of the EKD. The church has 470,741 members (December 2005) in 123 parishes. Evangelical Church in Germany is a wrong translation of (German Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland, abbreviated as EKD). ... The Evangelical Church in Germany (German Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland, abbreviated as EKD) is a federation of 24 Lutheran, Reformed and United churches in their respective regions. ... Martin Luther (November 10, 1483 – February 18, 1546) was a German monk,[1] priest, professor, theologian, and church reformer. ... The Lutheran movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity by the original definition. ... United can refer to: // United Airlines United Petroleum, an Australian fuel company. ... The Reformed churches are a group of Protestant denominations historically related by a similar Zwinglian or Calvinist system of doctrine but organizationally independent. ...

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Oldenburg is not a member of the VELKD, but is a member of the Lutheran World Federation. In Oldenburg the church has its own evangelical academy. The United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany (German: Vereinigte Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche Deutschlands) was founded on July 8, 1948 in Eisenach, Germany. ... LWF logo The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is a global association of national and regional Lutheran churches headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. ... Oldenburg (Low German: Ollnborg) is an Independent City in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...

The Ordination of women is allowed, and the blessing of same-sex unions has been allowed since 2004. In general religious use, ordination is the process by which one is consecrated (set apart for the undivided administration of various religious rites). ... The blessing of same-sex unions is a practice officially sanctioned in some parishes of the Anglican Church of Canada and the Episcopal Church in the USA. It is also, according to the current Anglican Primate of Canada, widely practised in parishes of other churches of the Anglican Communion, without...

Leading persons and bishops in history

• 1893 - 1904: Martin Bernhard Schomann, president
• 1904 - 1920: Eugen von Finckh, president
• 1920 - 1934: Dr. theol. Dr. phil. Heinrich Tilemann, president
• 1934 - 1944: Johannes Volkers, bishop
• 1945 - 1954: Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Stählin, bishop
• 1954 - 1967: D. Dr. h.c. Gerhard Jacobi, bishop
• 1967 - 1985: D. theol. Dr. theol. Hans Heinrich Harms, bishop
• 1985 - 1998: Dr. Wilhelm Sievers, bishop
• 1998 - today: Peter Krug, bishop

Synod

The election of the synod is for six years; the synod has 60 members.

Books

• Evangelical book for singing in offical and private blessings in Herzogthum Oldenburg, at the end of the book with part of prayers: Oldenburg, since 1791
• Evangelical book for singing in the Evangelical-Lutheran parishes of the Herzogtum Oldenburg, Oldenburg, 1868, later the title was "Book for singing in the Evangelical-Lutheran parishes of the church in Oldenburg"
• Evangelical book for singing - Edition for Evangelical-Lutheran churches in Lower-Saxony - Oldenburg - Hanover, since around 1950
• Evangelical book for singing - Edition for Evangelical-Lutheran churches in Lower-Saxony and Evangelical Church of Bremen, Hanover/Goettingen, since December 1994

1791 (MDCCXCI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 11-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Hanover (German: Hannover []), on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ...

External links

• http://www.ev-kirche-oldenburg.com/ (Evangelical Lutheran Church of Oldenburg)
• http://www.ekd.de (Evangelical Church in Germany)