Deutscher Evangelischer Kirchentag

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The Deutscher Evangelischer Kirchentag (German for German Protestant Church Congress) is a movement of lay members of the Evangelical Church in Germany. It sees itself as a free movement of people brought together by their Christian faith and engagement for the future of church and society.

Its main mission is the holding of a convention of 5 days every 2 years in a different city of Germany. These bring together between 100,000 and 200,000 visitors, who participate for the whole period of time. It was founded in 1949 and has achieved a high importance, as can be seen by many attending politicians, including chancellor and president. The media impact, while the Kirchentag is held is also considerable.

[edit] External links

• www.kirchentag.de Official Webpage
• www.kirchentag.org.uk British Committee of the Kirchentag