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GEKE beim Europarat / CPCE at the Council of Europe (DE, EN)
Von 14. bis 16. Oktober 2024 tagte die Vollversammlung der Konferenz der internationalen NGOs beim Europarat in Straßburg, an der auch Vertreter der GEKE teilnahmen. Die Vollversammlung besprach die strategische Ausrichtung für die kommenden Jahre und diskutierte mit...
CPCE General Secretary Visits Hungary / GEKE-Generalsekretär besucht Ungarn (EN, DE)
The General Secretary of the Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe (CPCE), Mario Fischer, visited the Reformed Church in Hungary (RCH) in Budapest and Debrecen on November 4th and 5th. The meeting comes as a follow-up to the CPCE General Assembly held in Sibiu,...
Continuation of the dialogue between the CPCE and the Catholic Church (EN, DE)
From 6 to 8 November 2024 the sixth meeting of a dialogue between the Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe (CPCE) and the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity (DPCU) took place in Augsburg. Under the leadership of Bishop Dr Bertram Meier (Augsburg)...
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The CPCE is a communion of protestant churches. 96 lutheran, methodist, reformed and united churches from over thirty countries in Europe and South America belong to it. With that the CPCE represents altogether around 50 million Protestants.
The CPCE exists thanks to the Leuenberg Agreement of 1973. It concluded: churches are allowed to be different because they appeal to the Gospel as their common basis. That sounds simple, but has far-reaching consequences: since then a lutheran minister can preach from a reformed pulpit or a French minister lead a congregation in Germany.
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GEKE beim Europarat / CPCE at the Council of Europe (DE, EN)
Von 14. bis 16. Oktober 2024 tagte die Vollversammlung der Konferenz der internationalen NGOs beim Europarat in Straßburg, an der auch Vertreter der GEKE teilnahmen. Die Vollversammlung besprach die strategische Ausrichtung für die kommenden Jahre und diskutierte mit...
About us
The CPCE is the umbrella organisation of the protestant churches. 94 lutheran, methodist, reformed and united churches from over thirty countries in Europe and South America belong to it. With that the CPCE represents altogether around 50 million Protestants.
The CPCE exists thanks to the Leuenberg Agreement of 1973. It concluded: churches are allowed to be different because they appeal to the Gospel as their common basis. That sounds simple, but has far-reaching consequences: since then a lutheran minister can preach from a reformed pulpit or a French minister lead a congregation in Germany.
Rich Relationships – The Joint Task of the Church as Diaspora
Many Protestant churches are in the minority – in Europe and all over the world. Some churches have been in this situation for many decades, while for others it is a new challenge. Yet others see themselves moving towards life as a minority.
The CPCE study document “Theology of Diaspora” developed a concept of diaspora that understands diaspora as shaping fullness of relations in a spirit of Christian discipleship.
Now CPCE published an abridged version and further development of the study document “Theology of Diaspora” as edition no. 30 of CPCE’s magazine focus, entitled “Rich Relationships – The Joint Task of the Church as Diaspora”.
This focus booklet should appeal to anyone who likes and enjoys reflecting upon the Church and its meaning and purpose in the world with regard to its actual or progressively minority situation in Europe.
“Euro-orphans”
Numerous children are growing up without parents in eastern (and to some extent also southern) Europe, dubbed “Euro-orphans” by the international press. What happens to these children when their parents go to work abroad indefinitely?
The CPCE is working with the Gustav Adolf Foundation to support various projects run by churches for these children and their families in eight different European countries. From 17 to 19 April 2023 a network meeting of project managers took place in Katowice.
