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Protestant Women in Germany (Evangelische Frauen in Deutschland or EFiD) is an ecumenical umbrella group of 40 German Protestant (evangelical) women's organizations. Its headquarters is in Hanover, and it was founded in 2008. It represents about three million German women. [1]
The Evangelical Church in Germany is a federation of twenty Lutheran, Reformed (Calvinist) and United Protestant regional churches and denominations in Germany, which collectively encompasses the vast majority of Protestants in that country. In 2019, the EKD had a membership of 20,713,000 members, or 24.9% of the German population. It constitutes one of the largest national Protestant bodies in the world. Church offices managing the federation are located in Hannover-Herrenhausen, Lower Saxony. Many of its members consider themselves Lutherans.
The Gustav-Adolf-Werk (GAW) is a society under the roof of the Evangelical Church in Germany which has for its object the aid of feeble sister churches and congregations. It is responsible for the taking care of the Diasporawork of the EKD, in cooperation with the EKD itself, its member churches and congregations. The organization started with a focus on the diaspora, but has separate branches internationally in the meanwhile. The organization in Austria is still called the Gustav-Adolf-Verein, which was the original name in Germany as well. Further terms used for the GAW in the past include Gustavus Adolphus Union, Gustav-Adolf-Stiftung and Evangelischer Verein der Gustav-Adolf-Stiftung.
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg is a Lutheran church in the German state of Lower Saxony.
The Protestant Church in Hesse and Nassau is a United Protestant church body in the German states of Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate. There is no bishop and therefore no cathedral. One of its most prominent churches is Katharinenkirche in Frankfurt am Main.
The Evangelical Church of Bremen is a United Protestant member church of the Evangelical Church in Germany in the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen.
Protestant Church in the Rhineland is a United Protestant church body in parts of the German states of North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland and Hesse (Wetzlar). This is actually the area covered by the former Prussian Rhine Province until 1920.
The Evangelical Church Berlin-Brandenburg-Silesian Upper Lusatia is a United Protestant church body in the German states of Brandenburg, Berlin and a part of Saxony.
The Protestant Church of Westphalia is a United Protestant church body in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Evangelical Church of the Palatinate is a United Protestant church in parts of the German states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland, endorsing both Lutheran and Calvinist orientations.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria is a Lutheran member church of the Evangelical Church in Germany in the German state of Bavaria.
The Evangelical Reformed Church, until 2009 Evangelical Reformed Church – Synod of Reformed Churches in Bavaria and Northwestern Germany is a Reformed member church of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD).
Elisabeth Cruciger, a German writer, was the first female poet and hymnwriter of the Protestant Reformation and a friend of Martin Luther.
The Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Saxony is one of 20 member Churches of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD), covering most of the state of Saxony. Its headquarters are in Dresden, and its bishop has his or her seat at Meissen Cathedral.
The Evangelical Church of Anhalt is a United Protestant member church of the Evangelical Church in Germany. Its seat is in Dessau-Roßlau in Saxony-Anhalt, in the former duchy of Anhalt.
The German Evangelical Church Confederation was a formal federation of 28 regional Protestant churches (Landeskirchen) of Lutheran, Reformed or United Protestant administration or confession. It existed during the Weimar Republic from 1922 until being replaced by the German Evangelical Church in 1933. It was a predecessor body to the Evangelical Church in Germany.
HC Leipzig is a women's handball club based in Leipzig, Germany. They play in Handball-Bundesliga Frauen and are often competing in the EHF Women's Champions League, the now defunct EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup, which merged with the Women's EHF Cup and are internationally regarded as one of the best German women's handball clubs.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Schaumburg-Lippe is a Lutheran member church (Landeskirche) of the Evangelical Church in Germany. It covers the former principality of Schaumburg-Lippe and seated in Bückeburg.
The Evangelische Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Kirchliche Zeitgeschichte (EvAKiZ) is concerned with the scientific examination of issues and methods of contemporary church history. Most recent church history is evaluated by the EvAKiZ in scientific autonomy. Its members are representatives of theology, historical science, sociology and history of art. In its editorial series the EvAKiZ publishes contemporary historical sources and scientific surveys of the history of 20th century Protestantism.
Monika Barz was Professor for Women and Gender Studies at the Protestant University of applied sciences Ludwigsburg in Ludwigsburg between 1993 and 2016. She is known in Germany as a pioneering campaigner for feminist causes, including lesbian rights.
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