Danish Church in Southern Schleswig
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The Danish Church in Southern Schleswig is a Protestant church in Southern Schleswig
in Northern Germany
. The church has about 6,500 registered members in 35 parishes with 24 priests. The main church is the Church of the Holy Spirit
in Flensburg
(Danish Flensborg).
The Danish Church in Southern Schleswig is working on an Evangelical-Lutheran
foundation and in affiliation with the Danish Church Abroad
and the Danish Peoples Church in Denmark.
Ordination of women
are allowed.
Southern Schleswig
Southern Schleswig denotes the southern half of the former Duchy of Schleswig on the Jutland Peninsula. The geographical area today covers the thirty or forty northernmost kilometers of Germany up to the Flensburg Fjord, where it borders on Denmark...
in Northern Germany
Northern Germany
- Geography :The key terrain features of North Germany are the marshes along the coastline of the North Sea and Baltic Sea, and the geest and heaths inland. Also prominent are the low hills of the Baltic Uplands, the ground moraines, end moraines, sandur, glacial valleys, bogs, and Luch...
. The church has about 6,500 registered members in 35 parishes with 24 priests. The main church is the Church of the Holy Spirit
Holy Spirit
Holy Spirit is a term introduced in English translations of the Hebrew Bible, but understood differently in the main Abrahamic religions.While the general concept of a "Spirit" that permeates the cosmos has been used in various religions Holy Spirit is a term introduced in English translations of...
in Flensburg
Flensburg
Flensburg is an independent town in the north of the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. Flensburg is the centre of the region of Southern Schleswig...
(Danish Flensborg).
The Danish Church in Southern Schleswig is working on an Evangelical-Lutheran
Lutheranism
Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the theology of Martin Luther, a German reformer. Luther's efforts to reform the theology and practice of the church launched the Protestant Reformation...
foundation and in affiliation with the Danish Church Abroad
Danish Seamen’s Church and Church Abroad
The Danish Seamen’s Church and Church Abroad is a Protestant church. It was founded 1 January 2004 as the result of a fusion between the Danish Church Abroad and the Danish Seamen’s Church in foreign ports...
and the Danish Peoples Church in Denmark.
Ordination of women
Ordination of women
Ordination in general religious usage is the process by which a person is consecrated . The ordination of women is a regular practice among some major religious groups, as it was of several religions of antiquity...
are allowed.
External links
- Danish Church in Southern Schleswig (Danish)
- Danish Church Abroad (Danish)