The Evangelical Church of Hesse Electorate-Waldeck (german: Evangelische Kirche von Kurhessen-Waldeck; EKKW) is a

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church body in former

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and the Waldeck part of the former

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Constitution

The EKKW is a full member of the

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(EKD) and the

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, and is based on the teachings presented by

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during the

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. Their Bishop is since October 1, 2019

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. The bishop's preaching venue is the '' Martinskirche'' in Kassel. It is a Protestant church united in administration, comprising Lutheran, Reformed (Calvinist), and Protestant union congregations upholding

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(Reformed) and

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traditions. The Evangelical Church of Hesse Electorate-Waldeck is one of 20 churches within the EKD.

Bishops

* 1924–1934: Heinrich Möller * June–December 1934: Karl Theys * 1935–1945: Friedrich Happich, * 1945–1963: Adolf Wüstemann * 1963–1978: Erich Vellmer * 1978–1991: Hans-Gernot Jung * 1991–1992: Erhard Giesler * 1992–2000: Christian Zippert * 2000–2019:

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* 2019–:

History

The Evangelical Church of Hesse Electorate-Waldeck was founded in 1934 through a merger of two other formerly independent churches: the Evangelical Church of Electoral Hesse and the Evangelical State Church of Waldeck and Pyrmont (Waldeck part).

Practices

Ordination of women and blessing of same-sex marriages were allowed.Evangelical Church of Hesse Electorate-Waldeck.de: Traugesetz gilt in Kurhessen-Waldeck künftig auch für gleichgeschlechtliche Paare (german)
, 2018

References

Sources

* Michael Hederich: ''Um die Freiheit der Kirche. Geschichte der Evangelischen Kirche von Kurhessen-Waldeck''. Evangelischer Presseverband Kurhessen-Waldeck, Kassel 1972 (Monographia Hassiae 1, ISSN 0720-4671). * Sebastian Parker: ''Die Marburger Konferenz. Fusionspläne und Zusammenarbeit hessischer evangelischer Landeskirchen im 20. Jahrhundert''. Verlag der Hessische Kirchengeschichtlichen Vereinigung, Darmstadt u. a. 2008, (Quellen und Studien zur hessischen Kirchengeschichte 16), (Zugleich: Darmstadt, Techn. Hochsch., Magisterarbeit, 2004). * Karl Schilling: ''Der Zusammenschluss der Landeskirchen Waldeck und Hessen-Kassel''. In: Waldeckischer Landeskalender. 2009 (2008), ZDB-ID 513652-0, S. 80–92. * Dieter Waßmann: ''Waldeck. Geschichte einer Landeskirche''. Evangelischer Presseverband Kurhessen-Waldeck, Kassel 1984, (Monographia Hassiae 10).

External links

Official Website by Evangelical Church of Hesse Electorate-Waldeck
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