Synod of the Evangelical Church in Germany

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church synod legislative assembly organ of the Evangelical Church in Germany representative body

The Synod of the Evangelical Church in Germany is the church’s highest representative and legislative assembly, responsible for setting overall policy, doctrine, and regulations for the federation of Protestant regional churches in Germany.

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	As subject	As object
Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany	0	1
EKD Synod	0	1
Synode der Evangelischen Kirche in Deutschland	0	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	church synod → legislative assembly → organ of the Evangelical Church in Germany → representative body →
appliesToJurisdiction	member churches of the Evangelical Church in Germany →
coequalWith	Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany → surface form: Church Conference of the Evangelical Church in Germany Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany →
composition	delegates from member regional churches → lay members → representatives appointed by regional churches → theological members →
country	Germany →
decisionMakingProcess	committee work → plenary sessions →
establishedBy	Constitution of the Evangelical Church in Germany → surface form: Constitution of the Evangelical Church in Germany of 1948
function	adopts church budgets at EKD level → adopts church constitutions and regulations → adopts church legislation → decides on doctrinal guidelines within the EKD → elects the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany → elects the Praeses of the Synod → participates in the election of the Chairperson of the Council of the EKD → regulates church organization → sets overall church policy →
governs	overall policy of the Evangelical Church in Germany →
hasRole	highest legislative body of the Evangelical Church in Germany → highest representative body of the Evangelical Church in Germany →
headOfGovernmentBody	Praeses of the Synod →
inception	1948 →
language	German →
legalBasis	Constitution of the Evangelical Church in Germany →
meetingFrequency	ordinarily once a year →
meets	in regular sessions →
nativeName	Synod of the Evangelical Church in Germany self-linksurface differs → surface form: Synode der Evangelischen Kirche in Deutschland
parentOrganization	Evangelical Church in Germany →
partOf	constitutional organs of the Evangelical Church in Germany →
regulates	church-wide regulations binding on member churches → doctrine for the Evangelical Church in Germany at federal level →
religion	Lutheranism → Protestantism → Reformed Christianity → United Protestantism →
scope	Evangelical Church in Germany → surface form: federation of Protestant regional churches in Germany
shortName	Synod of the Evangelical Church in Germany self-linksurface differs → surface form: EKD Synod
topicOf	church law within the EKD → ecumenical relations of the EKD → public declarations on political and social issues → social and ethical statements of the EKD →

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Evangelical Church in Germany → hasGoverningBody → Synod of the Evangelical Church in Germany →

this entity surface form: Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany

Synod of the Evangelical Church in Germany → nativeName → Synod of the Evangelical Church in Germany self-linksurface differs →

this entity surface form: Synode der Evangelischen Kirche in Deutschland

Synod of the Evangelical Church in Germany → shortName → Synod of the Evangelical Church in Germany self-linksurface differs →

this entity surface form: EKD Synod