Council of Christian Churches in Germany
Founded in 1948.
Basis: The churches and ecclesial communities which form the Council of Christian Churches in Germany for the purpose of common witness and service, confess the Lord Jesus Christ as God and Saviour according to the scriptures and therefore seek to respond together to their common calling, to the glory of God, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
The Council of Christian Churches in Germany is organized in fifteen regional councils: Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Berlin-Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Pomerania, Lower Saxony, North Hessen, North-Rhine-Westphalia, Rhine-Main River, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Sleschwig-Holstein, South-West Region, Thuringia Regional Council of Christian Churches.
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Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church in Germany Catholic Diocese of the Old-Catholics in Germany Coptic Orthodox Church in Germany Council of Anglican – Episcopal Churches in Germany Council of Mennonite Churches in Germany Ethiopian Orthodox Church in Germany Evangelical Brethren Church – Herrnhut Brethren Community Evangelical Church in Germany Evangelical Methodist Church Evangelical Old-Reformed Church in Lower Saxony Independent Evangelical Lutheran Church Orthodox Church in Germany – Association of Dioceses Roman Catholic Church – Episcopal Conference of Germany Salvation Army in Germany Syrian Orthodox Church of Antioch in Germany Union of Evangelical Free Churches in Germany (Baptists) |
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Apostolate of Jesus Christ Federation of Free Evangelical Churches in Germany Muelheim Association of Evangelical Free Churches Seventh-day Adventist Church in Germany Permanent observers:Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) – German Yearly Meeting Council of Ecumenical Initiatives and Groups Association of Protestant Churches and Missions in Germany |
