Union of Evangelical Churches

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

Member churches of the UEK are coloured in light brown, churches with the status of guests to the UEK are kept in a darker brown. The Evangelical Reformed Church is not depicted in the map.

Member churches in the UEK

Guests are

History

The UEK was founded on July 1, 2003. The organisation succeeded the former organisation Evangelical Church of the Union (German: Evangelische Kirche der Union, EKU). 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. On November 9, 2019 Union of Evangelical Churches allowed blessings of same-sex marriages.[1]

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".

References
  1. UEK: Ordnung für die Trauung von Ehepaaren gleichen Geschlechts (German)
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