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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...
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...
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