The Protestant Church in Hesse and Nassau (German: Evangelische Kirche in Hessen und Nassau, EKHN) is a protestant, liberal church body in the German states of Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate. There is no bishop and therefore no cathedral. One of its most prominent churches is Katharinenkirche in Frankfurt am Main.
The EKHN is a full member of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD), and is based on the teachings brought forward by Martin Luther during the Reformation. The Church President is Dr. Volker Jung (since 2009). It is a united church, combining both Calvinist and Lutheran traditions.
The Protestant Church in Hesse and Nassau is one of 22 churches in the EKD, has approximately 1,810,000 members in 1,184 parishes (December, 2005) and runs a conference venue at Arnoldshain[1]. The territory of the EKHN includes the territories of the former People's State of Hesse and the Prussian Province of Hesse-Nassau, which now form the southern part of the German state of Hesse and portions of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It's the most important Protestant denomination in this area. The church is a member of the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe.
The Protestant Church of Hesse and Nassau was founded in 1946 and 1947 through a merger of three other formerly independent churches: Protestant Church in Hesse (State of Hesse), Protestant Church in Nassau, Protestant Church in Frankfurt upon Main. Today, the ordination of women and blessing of same-sex unions are allowed in the EKHN.
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