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Weihnachten – Christmas – Noël
Gesegnete Weihnachten und ein gutes Neues Jahr! Generalsekretär Mario Fischer und das Team der Geschäftsstelle danken für alle Weihnachtsgrüße aus den Mitgliedskirchen und wünschen ein frohes Weihnachtsfest und alles Gute für 2021! Die Geschäftsstelle bleibt von...
Adventblog der Ev. Akademie zu Berlin
Unser Kooperationspartner begleitet mit einem Blog durch diesen "anderen Advent". Statt Türchen gibt es täglich einen neuen Text von verschiedensten Gästen der Evangelischen Akademie zu Berlin. Schauen Sie rein! Bild: EA Berlin
Tagung “Menschenrechte”, 19./20.2.2021, Bensheim
Die Tagung "Menschenrechte - Begründung und Stellung in verschiedenen Konfessionen" (65. Europäische Tagung für Konfessionskunde) greift die Gespräche zwischen der Russisch-orthodoxen Kirche und der GEKE auf, widmet sich aber auch anderen "konfessionellen...
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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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Weihnachten – Christmas – Noël
Gesegnete Weihnachten und ein gutes Neues Jahr! Generalsekretär Mario Fischer und das Team der Geschäftsstelle danken für alle Weihnachtsgrüße aus den Mitgliedskirchen und wünschen ein frohes Weihnachtsfest und alles Gute für 2021! Die Geschäftsstelle bleibt von...
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.
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”.
