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“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...
Singing God in hard times
The Lutheran Church in Ireland organizes a workshop on contemporary church music! 1.-3. May in Dublin! We are living through dark times: Unchecked climate change is accompanied by large scale denial on all levels of society, politics and business; democratic...
‘Shifting the silence’: a morning prayer service full of rhythm, silence and poetry
“In what we do and what we refrain from doing, the melodies we carry within us find expression.” Dr. Susanne Schenk, the designated CPCE General Secretary, chose art in its various forms of expression as the introductory theme for the morning prayer...
Dies Academicus in Sibiu
Churches in the diaspora between tradition and innovation – many of the member churches of the CPCE live in this tension. The Centre for Protestant Theology East (ZETO), one of the CPCE’s cooperation partners, is holding a study day (Dies Academicus) in...
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