Union of Evangelical Free Churches in Germany | |
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Classification | Evangelical Christianity |
Theology | Baptist |
Associations | Baptist World Alliance |
Headquarters | Wustermark, Germany |
Origin | 1849 |
Congregations | 786 |
Members | 75,767 |
Seminaries | Elstal Theological College |
Official website | baptisten |
The Union of Evangelical Free Churches in Germany (German : Bund Evangelisch-Freikirchlicher Gemeinden in Deutschland) is a Baptist Christian denomination in Germany. It is affiliated with the Baptist World Alliance. The headquarters is in Wustermark.
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. [1] It is officially founded in 1849 as Federation of Christian communities baptized in Germany and Denmark. [2] In 1941, the Union of Free Christians merged with the Federation to form the Union of Evangelical Free Churches in Germany. [3] In 1992, the ordination of women pastors was authorized in the Convention. [4] According to a census published by the association in 2023, it claimed 786 churches and 75,767 members. [5]
It has 1 affiliated theological institute, the Elstal Theological College in Wustermark founded in 1880. [6]
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