The Evangelical Church of Hanover is a Protestant church in the German state of Lower Saxony. The seat of the bishop is the state capital Hanover. 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). ... Hanover (German: Hannover []), on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen), Germany. ...

It is a full member of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD), and is based on the teachings brought forward by Martin Luther during the Reformation. Leading bishop of the church is Margot Kässmann (2006). Evangelical Church in Germany is a wrong translation of (German Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland, abbreviated as EKD). ... Martin Luther (November 10, 1483 – February 18, 1546) was a German monk,[1] priest, professor, theologian, and church reformer. ... The Protestant Reformation was a movement which began in the 16th century as a series of attempts to reform the Roman Catholic Church, but ended in division and the establishment of new institutions, most importantly Lutheranism, Reformed churches, and Anabaptists. ...

External links

• http://www.evlka.de/index.php3.de Evangelical Church of Hanover
• http://www.ekd.de Evangelical Church in Germany