Evangelical Church of Hessen Electorate-Waldeck
The Evangelical Church of Hesse Electorate-Waldeck is a United Protestant church body in former Hesse-Cassel and the Waldeck part of the former Free State of Waldeck-Pyrmont.
Constitution
The EKKW is a full member of the Evangelical Church in Germany and the Reformed Alliance, and is based on the teachings presented by Martin Luther during the Reformation. Since October 1, 2019, the bishop is Beate Hofmann. The bishop's preaching venue is St. Martin's Church in Kassel. It's a Protestant church united in administration, comprising Lutheran, Reformed, and Protestant union congregations upholding Calvinist and Lutheran 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: Martin Hein
- 2019–: Beate Hofmann