Council of Christian Churches in Germany
(Arbeitsgemeinschaft Christlicher Kirchen in Deutschland, ACK)
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 fourteen regional councils: Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Berlin-Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Pomerania, Lower Saxony, Hesse/Rhine-Hesse, North-Rhine-Westphalia, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Sleschwig-Holstein, South-West Region, Thuringia Regional Council of Christian Churches.