Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Evangelical_Church_in_Germany_(EKD)
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Protestantism
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:EKD
gptkbp:country gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:denomination Lutheran
Reformed
United (Lutheran and Reformed)
gptkbp:founded 1948
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:church_tax_(Kirchensteuer)
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Hannover,_Germany
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD)
gptkbp:leader Kirsten Fehrs (interim, as of 2023)
gptkbp:leaderTitle Chairperson of the Council
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:German
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Lutheran_World_Federation
gptkb:World_Council_of_Churches
gptkb:Community_of_Protestant_Churches_in_Europe
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:Evangelische_Kirche_in_Deutschland
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Kirchentag_(German_Protestant_Church_Assembly)
gptkbp:numberOfCongregations 20
gptkbp:numberOfMembers about 19 million
gptkbp:predecessor German Evangelical Church (Deutsche Evangelische Kirche, DEK)
gptkbp:purpose coordination of Protestant churches in Germany
gptkbp:regionServed gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Protestantism
gptkbp:taxStatus gptkb:public_company
gptkbp:type umbrella organization
gptkbp:website https://www.ekd.de/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Evangelisch-lutherische_Kirche
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6