Evangelical Church of Westphalia

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The Evangelical Church of Westphalia is a regional Protestant church body in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and a member of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD).

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Lutheran–Reformed united church
Protestant regional church
member church of the Evangelical Church in Germany
abbreviation EKvW
allows blessing of same-sex couples (with restrictions, time-dependent)
ordination of women
allowsOrdinationOf women
churchPolity presbyterian-synodal
cooperatesWith Catholic Church in Germany
surface form: Roman Catholic Church in Germany

other member churches of the EKD
country Germany
dateFounded 1945
follows Augsburg Confession
Barmen Declaration
Heidelberg Catechism
formedFrom Evangelical Church of the old-Prussian Union
surface form: Evangelical Church of the old-Prussian Union (Westphalian province)
governingBody Holy Synod
surface form: Kirchenleitung

Landessynode
hasCoatOfArms coat of arms of the Evangelical Church of Westphalia
hasDiocesesOrDistricts Kirchenkreise
hasLeader Annette Kurschus
hasLeaderTitle Praeses
hasMembers over 2 million
hasNumberOfDistricts about 26
hasOfficialPublication Unsere Kirche (regional church newspaper)
hasParishes over 450
headquarters Bielefeld
historicalPredecessor Evangelical Church of the old-Prussian Union
languageUsed German
leaderStartDate 2012
locatedIn North Rhine-Westphalia
memberOf Community of Protestant Churches in Europe
Conference of Churches on the Rhine
Evangelical Church in Germany
Reformed Alliance in Germany
Evangelical Church of the old-Prussian Union
surface form: Union of Evangelical Churches

World Council of Churches
nativeName Evangelical Church of Westphalia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Evangelische Kirche von Westfalen
officeHeldBy Annette Kurschus
partOf Evangelical Church in Germany
regionServed Lippe
surface form: Lippe (parts)

Ruhr area
surface form: Ruhr area (parts)

Westphalia
theology Calvinism
Lutheranism
Protestantism
United Protestantism
website https://www.evangelisch-in-westfalen.de

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Evangelical Church in Germany hasRegionalChurches Evangelical Church of Westphalia
Evangelical Church of Westphalia nativeName Evangelical Church of Westphalia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Evangelische Kirche von Westfalen
EKvW fullName Evangelical Church of Westphalia
this entity surface form: Evangelische Kirche von Westfalen
EKvW abbreviationOf Evangelical Church of Westphalia
this entity surface form: Evangelische Kirche von Westfalen
coat of arms of the Evangelical Church of Westphalia represents Evangelical Church of Westphalia
coat of arms of the Evangelical Church of Westphalia usedBy Evangelical Church of Westphalia
Unsere Kirche (regional church newspaper) publisherChurch Evangelical Church of Westphalia
subject surface form: Unsere Kirche
Unsere Kirche (regional church newspaper) associatedWith Evangelical Church of Westphalia
subject surface form: Unsere Kirche
Annette Kurschus memberOf Evangelical Church of Westphalia
Annette Kurschus denomination Evangelical Church of Westphalia