Union Evangelical Churches in Germany
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Union Evangelischer Kirchen (UEK) is an organisation of 13 united and reformed evangelical churches in Germany, which are all member churches of the German EKD.
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[edit] Member churches in the UEK
- Evangelical Church of Anhalt: Evangelische Landeskirche Anhalts
- Evangelical Church in Baden: Evangelische Landeskirche in Baden
- Evangelical Church of Berlin-Brandenburg-Silesian Upper Lusatia: Evangelische Kirche in Berlin-Brandenburg-schlesische Oberlausitz:
- Evangelical Church of Bremen: Bremische Evangelische Kirche (BEK)
- Evangelical Church of Hesse and Nassau: Evangelische Kirche in Hessen und Nassau
- Evangelical Church in Hesse Electorate and Waldeck: Evangelische Kirche von Kurhessen-Waldeck
- Church of Lippe: Lippische Landeskirche
- Protestant Church of the Palatinate: Evangelische Kirche der Pfalz
- Pomeranian Evangelical Church: Pommersche Evangelische Kirche
- Reformed Church - Synod of Reformed Churches in Bavaria and Northwestern Germany Evangelisch-reformierte Kirche
- Evangelical Church in the Rhineland: Evangelische Kirche im Rheinland
- Protestant Church of the Church Province of Saxony: Evangelische Kirche der Kirchenprovinz Sachsen
- Protestant Church of Westphalia: Evangelische Kirche von Westfalen
Guests are
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg: Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Oldenburg
- Evangelical Church of Württemberg: Evangelische Landeskirche in Württemberg
- Reformierter Bund
[edit] History
The UEK was found on July 1, 2003. The organisation succeeded the former organisation EKU (Evangelische Kirche der Union). The seat of the organisation is in Berlin.
[edit] Structure
The parliament (=Vollkonferenz) of the organisation is an elected group of 47 members, which are elected for six years each term. The 47 members elect a "Präsidium".
