Estonian Council of Churches (ECC; et, Eesti Kirikute Nõukogu) is an

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

n organisation which unites and promotes co-operation between

Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

churches and

congregation A congregation is a large gathering of people, often for the purpose of worship. Congregation may also refer to: *Church (congregation), a Christian organization meeting in a particular place for worship *Congregation (Roman Curia), an administra ...

s in Estonia. ECC president is

Andres Põder Andres Põder (born 22 November 1949) is an Estonian clergyman, bishop emeritus and the former archbishop of Tallinn and primate of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Estonia (EELK) from 2005–2014. Põder is the current president of Estonian C ...

. ECC is an associate member of Conference of European Churches.

ECC members

ECC has 10 members: * Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church * Union of Evangelical Christian and Baptist Churches of Estonia *

Estonian Methodist Church Estonian Methodist Church (formerly also United Methodist Church in Estonia; et, Eesti Metodisti Kirik) is a Methodist church organisation in Estonia. Until 1 July 2023, when it severed its ties to the United Methodist Church, it belonged regio ...

Roman Catholic Church The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

Estonian Christian Pentecostal Church Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also

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* Estonian Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Church * Estonian Congregation St. Gregory of the Armenian Apostolic Church * Orthodox Church of Estonia *

Estonian Orthodox Church of Moscow Patriarchate The Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (EOC-MP; et, Moskva Patriarhaadi Eesti Õigeusu Kirik; russian: Эстонская православная церковь Московского патриархата) is a semi-autonom ...

* Charismatic Episcopal Church of Estonia.

References

External links

*{{official website Christianity in Estonia Organizations based in Estonia