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The Protestant Church in the Netherlands
The Protestant Church in the Netherlands is a broad, ecumenical national church, the largest Protestant church community in the Netherlands, one which is grappling with a continuing decline in membership whilst at the same time seeking renewal through pioneering...
Temporary Dialogue Pause between the Roman Catholic Church and CPCE
Dialogue between the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity and the Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe enters a temporary pause Vatican/Vienna, 25 June 2026 The Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity (DPCU) and the Communion of Protestant Churches in...
CPCE Launches European Process to Protect Against Sexualized Violence in Churches
The Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe (CPCE) is strengthening its commitment to combating sexualized violence in church contexts. The CPCE Council supports Resolution 2533 of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and calls on its member...
Call of the CPCE Council to all Member Churches for Safeguarding against Sexualized Violence
The Council of the Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe (CPCE) has today published a call for protective measures in Warsaw. It openly acknowledges the wrongs committed against children, young people and vulnerable adults within the churches, and calls on all...
Our Member Churches: Church of Norway
The Church of Norway is an Evangelical-Lutheran church, and the largest Christian church in Norway. History Christianity became the state religion of Norway around year 1020, under the rule of King Olav Haraldsson. The year 2030 is the anniversary of the death of...
Ecumenical Guest Lecture on the CPCE at the University of Fribourg
Church Communion as Being Church Together in the Context of the Dialogue with the Roman Catholic Church At the invitation of Prof. Dr Barbara Hallensleben, who has been a member of the Roman Catholic delegation in the official dialogue between the Dicastery for...
Rethinking Ministry for a Changing Church Landscape – CPCE Consultation in Oslo on “Ministry, Ordination and Episkopé”
At a consultation in Oslo from 23 to 25 April 2026, the Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe (CPCE), together with the Church of Norway, reflected on the continuing relevance of the 2012 CPCE document Ministry, Ordination, Episkopé in light of changing...
Solemn Inauguration of new CPCE General Secretary Susanne Schenk
At a festive church service in the Lutheran Church in Vienna on 27 April 2026, the new General Secretary of the Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe (CPCE), Dr. Susanne Schenk, was installed in her office, and the outgoing General Secretary, Dr. Mario...
CPCE brings Protestant Church Critics to Council of Europe’s Discussion on Denominational Religious Education
On 21 April 2026, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted a resolution on “Combating discrimination on grounds of religion and protecting freedom of religion and belief in Europe”. The members of parliament reported on the increasing...
AI, Responsibility, and the Church’s Role in Protecting Human Relationships
“A fool with a tool is still a fool and a tool in the hands of a fool is a bad thing.” Such a statement could not be truer of humanity’s latest technological tool, argued Director of the Center for Faith & Society at Fribourg University’s Oliver Dürr as he...
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