During her inaugural visit to the World Council of Churches (WCC) in Geneva, the chair of the Council of the Protestant Church in Germany (EKD), Bishop Kirsten Fehrs, emphasised the importance of the ecumenical movement.
The “Third Ecumenical Report on Religious Freedom Worldwide“ is now also available in English. This document of the Protestant Church in Germany (EKD) and the German Bishops’ Conference has been produced by researchers and experts of various church organisations.
The Head of the Global Ministries Department in the EKD Churchwide Office, Executive Director Reverend Frank Kopania, has been appointed Bishop of the Protestant Church in Germany (EKD) and as such Head of the "Ecumenism and Global Ministries" Department of the EKD Churchwide Office.
At the opening of the synod of the Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland (Protestant Church in Germany – EKD), which is convening in Würzburg, Bishop Kirsten Fehrs, Acting Chair of the Council of EKD, today (Sunday 10 November) called for trust in God when it came to accepting and shaping the changes on the agenda in the church and society.
In the midst of so many gloomy news reports, in times of crisis and war, there is still reason for hope and confidence, according to Bishop Kirsten Fehrs, acting Chair of the Council of the Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland (Protestant Church in Germany - EKD).
During the first plenary of the Synod of the Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland (EKD – Protestant Church in Germany) today (Sunday 12 November) Praeses Annette Kurschus commented on the current crises in Germany and worldwide, and at the same time spotlighted the power of trust in God.</span>
