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Statement of the CPCE-Council: We owe a lot to the Nicaean Council
Exactly 1,700 years ago, the Council of Nicaea succeeded in formulating a confession of faith that states our belief in one God – the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit – as an expression of the biblical witness. On the occasion of this anniversary, the Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe (CPCE) is examining the results of the Council and how they can be communicated in a contemporary way, as well as the role of the state in church affairs. The statement advocates a common Easter celebration, as the date still depends on whether the churches follow Eastern or Western church calendars.
Vigilance regarding developments in the church and society is the order of the day
At the second CPCE Council meeting of this period, the Council members and their deputies gathered in Bratislava from 20.-22.11.
A good start for CPCE Young Theologians
A new reference group of young theologians started its common journey in September in Prague. This group of 27 young people shall work together for the coming five years to get to know the CPCE in all its diversity and to bring a young perspective into the various...
New release: Christian Speaking of God
The new Volume 17 in the Leuenberg Documents series, edited by Mario Fischer and Thomas-Andreas Põder, is now being published by Evangelische Verlagsanstalt Leipzig. The Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe (CPCE), together with other churches, sees it as its...
Dr Susanne Schenk next General Secretary
Vienna/Stuttgart. The Council of the Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe (CPCE) appointed Dr Susanne Schenk, a Württemberg pastor, as the future General Secretary of the CPCE. The 53-year-old church councillor currently serves as a theological advisor to...
CPCE Advisory Boards start their work
The CPCE's strategy envisages that highly competent individuals will accompany the work processes. In the first months of 2025, the Council, in consultation with the churches, appointed the members of the specialist and staff advisory committees. This meant that...
ECIC-Conference in Tallinn in the search for truth in the age of media
The ECIC Conference (European Christian Internet Conference), which has been in existence since 1997 and meets once a year, focused this year on the topic “Leading in the Age of Misleading: The Role of Churches in Countering Disinformation.” The CPCE was...
Protestant Mission in an Orthodox Environment
This conference proceedings volume from the Centre for Protestant Theology Eastern Europe (ZETO) fits into the CPCE's broad thematic area of ‘Passing on the Faith’. It contains reflections on the tension between participation in the Missio Dei and institutional...
CPCE topics at the centre of systematic discussion
Debrecen Reformed Theological University, Hungary, organised their annualy conference “Collegium doctorum” on 22 August. In the section for systematic theology a whole morning was dedicated to issues of the CPCE. Tamás Kodácsy and Anita Barniczky from Sárospatak...
CEC-meeting in Nyborg on Churches’ responsibility in pubic life
“Towards a Christian Citizenship in Europe” was the title of a meeting convened by the Conference of European Churches (CEC) together with the National Council of Churches in Denmark in Nyborg. Participants from all parts of Europe as well as all major Christian...
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