Evangelical Church in Germany

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Christian_denomination
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Lutheranism
gptkb:Reformed_Christianity
gptkb:United_Protestantism
gptkbp:challenges Cultural relevance
Secularization
Declining membership
gptkbp:charityWork Bread for the World
Diakonie
gptkbp:community_role Charitable activities
gptkbp:cultural_impact Art
Literature
Music
gptkbp:doctrine Justification by faith
Evangelical_theology
gptkbp:ecumenicalRelations gptkb:World_Council_of_Churches
Conference of European Churches
gptkbp:educational_programs Theological seminaries
Universities
gptkbp:founded 1945
gptkbp:future_plans Youth engagement
Continued ecumenical dialogue
Adaptation to modern society
gptkbp:governance Synodal system
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Berlin
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Reformed_Church
gptkb:Lutheran_Church
Reformation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Evangelical Church in Germany
gptkbp:internationalRelations Missionary work
Partnerships with global churches
gptkbp:language German
gptkbp:membership approximately 22 million
gptkbp:notableEvent Synod meetings
Kirchentag
gptkbp:notableFigures gptkb:Martin_Luther
gptkb:Wolfgang_Huber
gptkb:Hermann_Sasse
gptkb:Dietrich_Bonhoeffer
gptkb:Margot_Käßmann
gptkbp:party Human rights advocacy
Social justice advocacy
gptkbp:publications gptkb:Evangelische_Kirche_in_Deutschland_(EKD)_magazine
Theological journals
gptkbp:worship_style Liturgical
Contemporary
gptkbp:youth_development Evangelical Youth
Protestant Youth