Evangelical Church of Kurhessen-Waldeck

Evangelical Church of Kurhessen-Waldeck
Evangelische Kirche von Kurhessen-Waldeck
AbbreviationEKKW
TypeLandeskirche, member of the Protestant Church in Germany
ClassificationProtestant
OrientationUnited Protestant (Lutheran & Reformed)
LeaderBishop Beate Hofmann
AssociationsUnion Evangelischer Kirchen, Reformed Alliance
Region~ 10.000 km² in northern and eastern Hesse, Schmalkalden in Thuringia
HeadquartersKassel, Germany
Origin1934
Merger ofProtestant Churches of Hessen-Kassel and Waldeck
Members767.149 (2020)
41,4% of total population[1]
Official websitehttps://www.ekkw.de/
Karte der Evangelischen Kirche von Kurhessen-Waldeck

The Evangelical Church of Kurhessen-Waldeck (German: Evangelische Kirche von Kurhessen-Waldeck; EKKW) is a United Protestant church body in former Hesse-Cassel and the Waldeck part of the former Free State of Waldeck-Pyrmont.