Union of Evangelical Free Churches in Germany
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The Union of Evangelical Free Churches in Germany (german: Bund Evangelisch-Freikirchlicher Gemeinden in Deutschland ) is a Baptist
Christian denomination A Christian denomination is a distinct religious body within Christianity that comprises all church congregations of the same kind, identifiable by traits such as a name, particular history, organization, leadership, theological doctrine, worsh ...
in Germany. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Wustermark.


History

The Union of Evangelical Free Churches in Germany has its origins in the first Baptist church in Hamburg founded by the German missionary Johann Gerhard Oncken in 1834. It is officially founded in 1849 as Federation of Christian communities baptized in Germany and Denmark. In 1941, the Union of Free Christians merged with the Federation to form the Union of Evangelical Free Churches in Germany. According to a denomination census released in 2020, it claimed 801 churches and 80,195 members.Baptist World Alliance
Members
baptistworld.org, USA, retrieved December 5, 2020


See also

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Baptists in Germany Baptists in Germany can be documented as having existed since 1834, the year in which the first congregation was formed by Johann Gerhard Oncken, Barnas Sears and others, in Hamburg that became the nucleus of the Baptist movement in continental ...


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External links


Official Website
{{Authority control Baptist denominations in Europe Evangelicalism in Germany