Denmark

Europe

Culturally the country belongs to the Nordic region. It shares with the other Nordic countries a tradition of tolerance, peace and international solidarity. In the 16th century Denmark adopted the Lutheran Reformation. The Lutheran Church is the national church and the "folk church". It participates actively in ecumenical dialogues and is signatory to the Leuenberg Agreement. Immigration has strengthened the minority Catholic and Orthodox communities. There is a Baptist Union, and several Charismatic groups. Denmark has an Evangelical Alliance affiliated with the WEA.

Ecumenical Organizations and Councils
NCCD
WCC member churches based in Denmark
Baptist Union of Denmark Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark
WCC member churches present in Denmark
Church of England Church of Norway Church of Sweden Evangelical Church in Germany Holy Apostolic Catholic Assyrian Church of the East Moravian Church in Western Europe
Note: The list of churches present in countries/territories is still in development.
Bishop Sofie Petersen holding an uncovered glacier stone from Greenland during an Ecumenical Celebration for Creation Service at Copenhagen Cathedral, 13 December 2009.