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-reformierter Kirchen in Bayern und
Nordwestdeutschland) is a Calvinist member church of the Protestant Church in Germany (EKD).

It has its seat in Leer (East Frisia). The church has 165,798 parish
members in 142 parishes (December 2020)[1] and is one of the two
reformed churches within the EKD. Member of the Reformed
Alliance.[2] It belonged also to the Confederation of Evangelical
Churches in Lower Saxony, and joined 2003 of the Union of
Evangelical Churches in Germany. It is also a member of the
Community of Protestant Churches in Europe. The main church of
the Evangelical Reformed Church is the Große Kirche ("great
church") in Leer. Since 2021 Susanne Bei der Wieden is bishop of
Evangelical Reformed Church in Germany.

Practices The Great Church in Leer

Ordination of women and blessing of same-sex marriages are

allowed.[3][4]

References
1. Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland – Kirchemitgliederzahlen Stand 31. Dezember 2020 (ht
tps://www.ekd.de/ekd_de/ds_doc/Ber_Kirchenmitglieder_2020.pdf) EKD, November 2021
2. "Geschichte" (https://web.archive.org/web/20140413124639/http://www.reformierter-bund.d
e/side.php?news_id=113&part_id=0&navi=1). Archived from the original (http://www.reformi
erter-bund.de/side.php?news_id%3D113%26part_id%3D0%26navi%3D1) on April 13,
2014. Retrieved April 13, 2014. www.reformierter-bund.de/side.php?
news_id=113&part_id=0&navi=1
3. Grafschafter Nachrichten:Die Kirche hat ein Zeichen gesetzt (http://www.gn-online.de/Nachri
chten/Die-Kirche-hat-ein-Zeichen-gesetzt-69932.html)
4. "Reformiert.de: Trauordnung auch für homosexuelle Paare" (https://web.archive.org/web/20
171201032804/http://www.reformiert.de/nachricht/items/trauordnung-auch-fuer-homosexuell
e-paare.html). Archived from the original (http://www.reformiert.de/nachricht/items/trauordnun
g-auch-fuer-homosexuelle-paare.html) on 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2017-11-27.

External links
Evangelical Reformed Church (http://www.reformiert.de/) (in German)
Protestant Church in Germany (https://www.ekd.de/en/index.htm)

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