The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Schaumburg-Lippe (german: Evangelisch-Lutherische Landeskirche Schaumburg-Lippe) is a

Lutheran Lutheranism is one of the largest branches of Protestantism, identifying primarily with the theology of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German monk and reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practice of the Catholic Church launched th ...

member church ( Landeskirche) of the Evangelical Church in Germany. It covers the former

principality of Schaumburg-Lippe Schaumburg-Lippe, also Lippe-Schaumburg, was created as a county in 1647, became a principality in 1807, a free state in 1918, and was until 1946 a small state in Germany, located in the present day state of Lower Saxony, with its capital at Bück ...

and seated in

Bückeburg Bückeburg ( Northern Low Saxon: ''Bückeborg'') is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, on the border with North Rhine Westphalia. It is located in the district of Schaumburg close to the northern slopes of the Weserbergland ridge. Population: 21, ...

. The church has 48,171 members and is one of the smallest regional Protestant churches in Germany. The church is one of the members of the United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany (VELKD) and of the

Confederation of Protestant Churches in Lower Saxony The Confederation of Protestant Churches in Lower Saxony 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 ...

. The

ordination of women The ordination of women to ministerial or priestly office is an increasingly common practice among some contemporary major religious groups. It remains a controversial issue in certain Christian traditions and most denominations in which "ordina ...

and blessing of same-sex marriagesNDR.de: Landeskirche Schaumburg-Lippe segnet nun homosexuelle Paare (German)
November 21, 2020 has been allowed.

Bishops

* 1949–1966:

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* 1966–1979: Johann Gottfried Maltusch * 1979–1991: Joachim Heubach * 1991–2001: Heinrich Herrmanns * 2001–2009: Jürgen Johannesdotter * 2009–: Karl-Hinrich Manzke

References

External links

Official Homepage - Evangelical Lutheran Church Of Schaumburg-Lippe
(Ger.)

Schaumburg-Lippe Schaumburg-Lippe, also Lippe-Schaumburg, was created as a county in 1647, became a principality in 1807, a free state in 1918, and was until 1946 a small state in Germany, located in the present day state of Lower Saxony, with its capital at Bück ...

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