Union Evangelischer Kirchen

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The Union Evangelischer Kirchen (UEK; "Union of Evangelical Churches") is an organisation of 13 United and Reformed evangelical churches in Germany, which are all member churches of the German EKD.

1 Member churches in the UEK
2 History
3 Structure
4 External links

[edit] Member churches in the UEK

Evangelical State Church of Anhalt: Evangelische Landeskirche Anhalts
Evangelical State Church in Baden: Evangelische Landeskirche in Baden
Evangelical Church of Berlin-Brandenburg-Silesian Upper Lusatia: Evangelische Kirche in Berlin-Brandenburg-schlesische Oberlausitz:
Evangelical Church of Bremen: Bremische Evangelische Kirche (BEK)
Evangelical Church in Hesse and Nassau: Evangelische Kirche in Hessen und Nassau
Evangelical Church of Hesse Electorate and Waldeck: Evangelische Kirche von Kurhessen-Waldeck
State Church of Lippe: Lippische Landeskirche
Evangelical Church of the Palatinate: Evangelische Kirche der Pfalz
Pomeranian Evangelical Church: Pommersche Evangelische Kirche
Evangelical Reformed Church - Synod of Reformed Churches in Bavaria and Northwestern Germany Evangelisch-reformierte Kirche
Evangelical Church in the Rhineland: Evangelische Kirche im Rheinland
Evangelical Church of the Church Province of Saxony: Evangelische Kirche der Kirchenprovinz Sachsen
Evangelical Church of Westphalia: Evangelische Kirche von Westfalen

Guests are

Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg: Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Oldenburg
Evangelical State Church of Württemberg: Evangelische Landeskirche in Württemberg
Reformierter Bund

[edit] History

The UEK was found on July 1, 2003. The organisation succeeded the former organisation EKU (Evangelische Kirche der Union). The seat of the organisation used to be Berlin. For structural reasons, it was moved to the seat of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) in Hanover though.

[edit] Structure

The parliament (=Vollkonferenz) of the organisation is an elected group of 47 members, which are elected for six years each term. The 47 members elect a "Präsidium".