Union of Evangelical Churches in the EKD


The Union of Evangelical Churches is an organisation of 10 United and 2 Reformed evangelical churches in Germany, which are all member churches of the Protestant Church in Germany.

Member churches in the UEK

Guests are
The UEK was founded on July 1, 2003. The organisation succeeded the former organisation Evangelical Church of the Union. The seat of the organisation used to be Berlin. For structural reasons, it was moved to the seat of the Protestant Church in Germany in Hanover though.
On November 9, 2019, Union of Evangelical Churches allowed blessings of same-sex marriages.

Structure

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