The Union Evangelischer Kirchen (UEK; "Union of Evangelical Churches") is an organisation of 13 United and Reformed evangelical churches in Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

, which are all member churches of the Evangelical Church in Germany

Evangelical Church in Germany

The Evangelical Church in Germany is a federation of 22 Lutheran, Unified and Reformed Protestant regional church bodies in Germany. The EKD is not a church in a theological understanding because of the denominational differences. However, the member churches share full pulpit and altar...

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Member churches in the UEK

• Evangelical State Church of Anhalt: Evangelische Landeskirche Anhalts
• Evangelical State Church in Baden: Evangelische Landeskirche in Baden
• Evangelical Church of Berlin-Brandenburg-Silesian Upper Lusatia
  Evangelical Church of Berlin-Brandenburg-Silesian Upper Lusatia
  The Evangelical Church Berlin-Brandenburg-Silesian Upper Lusatia is a Protestant church body in the German states of Brandenburg, Berlin and a part of Saxony. The seat of the church is in Berlin. It is the most important Protestant denomination in the area....
  
  : Evangelische Kirche in Berlin-Brandenburg-schlesische Oberlausitz:
• Evangelical Church of Bremen: Bremische Evangelische Kirche (BEK)
• Evangelical Church in Hesse and Nassau: Evangelische Kirche in Hessen und Nassau
• Evangelical Church of Hesse Electorate and Waldeck: Evangelische Kirche von Kurhessen-Waldeck
• State Church of Lippe: Lippische Landeskirche
• Evangelical Church of the Palatinate: Evangelische Kirche der Pfalz
• Pomeranian Evangelical Church
  Pomeranian Evangelical Church
  The Pomeranian Evangelical Church is a Protestant church body in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, serving the citizens living in Hither Pomerania. It combines Lutheran and Reformed traditions...
  
  : Pommersche Evangelische Kirche
• Evangelical Reformed Church - Synod of Reformed Churches in Bavaria and Northwestern Germany Evangelisch-reformierte Kirche
• Evangelical Church in the Rhineland
  Evangelical Church in the Rhineland
  Evangelical Church in the Rhineland is a united Protestant church body in parts of the German states of North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland and Hesse . This is actually the area covered by the former Prussian Rhine Province until 1920. It is the most important Protestant...
  
  : Evangelische Kirche im Rheinland
• Evangelical Church in Central Germany
  Evangelical Church in Central Germany
  The Evangelical Church in Central Germany is a United church body covering most of the German states of Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia and some adjacent areas in Brandenburg and Saxony .- History :...
  
  : Evangelische Kirche in Mitteldeutschland
• Evangelical Church of Westphalia
  Evangelical Church of Westphalia
  The Evangelical Church of Westphalia is a Protestant church body in the German state of Northrhine-Westphalia. It's the most important Protestant denomination in Westphalia...
  
  : Evangelische Kirche von Westfalen

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• Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg: Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Oldenburg
• Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Württemberg
  Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Württemberg
  The Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Württemberg is a Protestant church in the German former state of Württemberg, now the part of the state Baden-Württemberg. The seat of the church is in Stuttgart.It is a full member of the Evangelical Church in Germany , and is a Lutheran Church...
  
  : Evangelische Landeskirche in Württemberg
• Reformierter Bund

History

The UEK was founded on July 1, 2003. The organisation succeeded the former organisation Evangelical Church of the Union . The seat

Seat (legal entity)

In strict legal language, the term seat defines the seat of a corporation or organisation as a legal entity, indicating where the headquarters of this entity are located...

 of the organisation used to be Berlin

Berlin

Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...

. For structural reasons, it was moved to the seat of the Evangelical Church in Germany

Evangelical Church in Germany

The Evangelical Church in Germany is a federation of 22 Lutheran, Unified and Reformed Protestant regional church bodies in Germany. The EKD is not a church in a theological understanding because of the denominational differences. However, the member churches share full pulpit and altar...

 (EKD) in Hanover

Hanover

Hanover or Hannover, on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, under their title as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg...

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Structure

The parliament (=Vollkonferenz) of the organisation is an elected group of 47 members, which are elected for six years each term. The 47 members elect a "Präsidium".