The Confederation of Protestant Churches in
Lower Saxony
Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...
is the union of the five
regional Protestant churches located in the Lower Saxony. The confederation meets only tasks assigned to it by the national churches. It represents the interests of Protestant regional churches towards the state of Lower Saxony.
Member churches
The Confederation of Protestant Churches in Lower Saxony represents about four million church members (as of 2010) in more than 2,200 communities. It comprises the following regionally delineated national churches, which are all member churches of the
Evangelical Church in Germany
The Evangelical Church in Germany (german: Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland, abbreviated EKD) is a federation of twenty Lutheran, Reformed (Calvinist) and United (e.g. Prussian Union) Protestant regional churches and denominations in German ...
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Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brunswick The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brunswick (german: Evangelisch-Lutherische Landeskirche in Braunschweig) is a Lutheran church in the German states of Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt.
The seat of the Landesbischof (bishop) is Wolfenbüttel. ...
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Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover
The Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Hanover (german: Evangelisch-lutherische Landeskirche Hannovers) is a Lutheran church body ''(Landeskirche)'' in the northern German state of Lower Saxony and the city of Bremerhaven covering the territory of th ...
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Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg
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Evangelical Reformed Church in Germany The Evangelical Reformed Church (german: Evangelisch-reformierte Kirche), until 2009 Evangelical Reformed Church – Synod of Reformed Churches in Bavaria and Northwestern Germany (german: Evangelisch-reformierte Kirche – Synode evangelisch-reform ...
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Evangelical Lutheran Church of Schaumburg-Lippe
facilities
The confederation runs common facilities for all member churches, including:
* Rechtshof as a common constitutional and administrative courts
* Labor and employment law committees
* Arbitration and conciliation commissions
* examination Office
Bodies under the auspices of the
House of church Offices:
* Protestant village assistants work Niedersachsen (
Evangelisches Dorfhelferinnenwerk Niedersachsen
* Protestant adult education of Lower Saxony (EEB) (
Evangelische Erwachsenenbildung Niedersachsen
* Church service in the police and customs
Administration
The confederation has a council of the Confederacy, in which the presiding Bishops and officials of the regional churches are represented.
The confederation has its own
synod (church assembly). The Synod will decide on laws and finances of the Confederacy. The management of the Confederacy takes over an office that is housed in the regional church office in Hanover.
External links
*http://www.evangelische-konfoederation.de/
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Christianity in Lower Saxony
Evangelical Church in Germany