Evangelical Church of Bremen

Map of the Evangelical Church of Bremen in Germany
Map of the Evangelical Church of Bremen
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The Evangelical Church of Bremen (German: Bremische Evangelische Kirche) is a United Protestant member church of the Protestant Church in Germany in the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen.

The seat of the church is in Bremen. It is a full member of the Protestant Church in Germany (EKD), and is a United church combining both Lutheran and Reformed traditions. Brigitte Boehme became the church's first female president in 2001. The church had 176,786 members as of December 2020[1] in 68 parishes. Laic presidency is one of the special characteristics of the Evangelical Church of Bremen. It has no theological headmaster. The parishes have a high degree of autonomy, and there is a great variety between liberal and conservative ones. Each member of the church has the free choice, which parish he wants to join. Bremen Cathedral is the most prominent place of worship, but it has no higher status than any other parish. The Evangelical Church of Bremen is a member of the UEK and of the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe. In Bremen the church has its own evangelical academy. The church has allowed the ordination of women and the blessing of same-sex unions.[2]

  1. ^ Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland – Kirchemitgliederzahlen Stand 31. Dezember 2020 Archived 2021-12-21 at the Wayback Machine EKD, November 2021
  2. ^ "Segnung", Feiern (in German), DE: Kirche Bremen, archived from the original on 2007-06-23, retrieved 2006-11-10.