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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...
“Double” at the CPCE press conference
“The CPCE thrives on a conciliatory approach to diversity. The CPCE will continue along this path,” announced Dr Susanne Schenk, the incoming CPCE’s Secretary General, at the press conference marking her appointment. She hopes that the CPCE’s capacity for dialogue...
How do you prepare for ordination?
This was one of the questions that ordinands from Estonia, Austria, and Romania asked one another. Many additional questions arose during their meeting in Tallinn from April 16–19, 2026. Such exchange was the explicit goal of the gathering, which took place under...
New CPCE series: 96 member churches – one living faith! DENMARK
Almost 100 churches across Europe – from east to west, from north to south – and even four more across the Atlantic on the River Plate. Such diversity, and yet they are all united by one thing: a shared faith that is alive. In our new series, the member churches of...
Shaping the future rather than giving in: but how?
Churches, or more broadly religious communities, are often regarded as places of tradition, where faith and religious practices have been passed down over thousands of years. Protestant churches, however, assume a more nuanced role in this regard, as they draw upon...
Preparing for What We Can and Can’t See – Being Church Together in Times of Uncertainty
“Therefore keep watch, for you do not know the day nor the hour.” – Matthew 25:13 Does uncertainty prevent us from walking in faith? Do preparations for war, for pandemic, for crises show that we do not believe God shepherds us and guides us? What do Christians do...
European Baptist Federation and Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe Launch a Second Round of Ecumenical Dialogue
PRESS RELEASE More than two decades after the first doctrinal dialogue between the European Baptist Federation (EBF) and the Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe (CPCE), the current situation of Christianity in Europe offers a renewed opportunity to continue...
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