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At last: CPCE working group meets in Vienna
After a (unvoluntary) break of more than one year, the CPCE hosted the first meeting: the working group „Christian talk of God“ met at the Evangelical Centre in Vienna (also seat of the CPCE office) in the first days of July. We do hope to continue „work in presence“...
23. Juli, 18.00 Uhr: Andacht und Glockengeläut in Rheinland-Pfalz und Nordrhein-Westfalen
Als öffentliches Zeichen des Zusammenhalts sollen in den Gemeinden und Einrichtungen der besonders von der Flutkatastrophe in Deutschland betroffenen Gebiete am Freitag, 23. Juli 2021, um 18.00 Uhr Glocken geläutet und Andachten gefeiert werden. Dazu ruft die...
Wilhelm Hüffmeier 80
Der langjährige Sekretär und Generalsekretär der GEKE (vormals: Leuenberger Kirchengemeinschaft), Dr. Dr.h.c. Wilhelm Hüffmeier, feiert am 12. Juli 2021 seinen 80. Geburtstag. In seinem Glückwunschschreiben strich GEKE-Generalsekretär Dr. Mario Fischer die...
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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.
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At last: CPCE working group meets in Vienna
After a (unvoluntary) break of more than one year, the CPCE hosted the first meeting: the working group „Christian talk of God“ met at the Evangelical Centre in Vienna (also seat of the CPCE office) in the first days of July. We do hope to continue „work in presence“...
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.
Being church together in a pandemic
COVID-19 has changed our lives – and that of the churches. The CPCE’s Advisory Board on Ethics has produced an interim reflection upon the (ethical) challenges presented by the pandemic on behalf of the Council, entitled “Being church together in a pandemic”.
This text was discussed in the conference “What can be learned from Corona?”, which the CPCE was running with the WCRC Europe and the Protestant Church in Switzerland in March, 2021.
You can access the statement “Being Church Together in a Pandemic – Reflections from a Protestant Perspective” and information on the conference “What can be learned from Corona?” here.
Easter Appeal 2020 for Aleppo and Lesbos
The CPCE’s Easter 2020 Appeal raised EUR 103,812.17. The threatening coronavirus outbreak prompted the campaign to swiftly provide aid where the medical situation was already precarious. The CPCE’s appeal therefore focused on two projects:
- Boosting medical aid to the refugees living in dreadfully cramped conditions on the Greek island of Lesbos, with the assistance of the Swiss Guido Fluri Foundation.
- Supporting the Bethel Polyclinic in Aleppo, run by the Union of the Armenian Evangelical Churches in Syria, via the Gustav Adolf Foundation (GAW Leipzig), e.g. purchasing medicines and food.
Heartfelt thanks to all the churches and individuals who donated to the appeal!
Young Theologians in Communion
The Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe gets young people involved in its work. To support this intention, in June 2020 the Council convened a reference group of young theologians, inviting more than 20 nominees aged between 21 and 35 years, put forward by their own churches, to take part in the Young Theologians in Communion programme. This group of young people will use the time leading up to the next General Assembly to scrutinise the work currently being conducted by the CPCE (doctrinal conversations, topics, activities) so as to inject a younger perspective. Their role will help them get to know the Church Communion and to directly experience and actively help shape “unity in reconciled diversity”.
