EKiR

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EKiR is the Evangelical Church in the Rhineland, a regional Protestant church body within the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD).

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
EKiR canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Protestant regional church
member church of the Evangelical Church in Germany
abbreviation EKiR
allowsBlessingOfSameSexUnions yes
allowsOrdinationOfWomen yes
churchPolity presbyterian-synodal
confessionalBasis Augsburg Confession
Heidelberg Catechism
other Reformation-era confessions
country Germany
denomination United Protestant
formedBy merger of several regional Protestant churches in the Rhineland
foundingDate 1948
governingBody Rhineland Church Synod
hasClergyType pastor
hasEcumenicalRelationsWith Roman Catholic Church
other Protestant churches in Europe
hasLaityParticipation yes
hasParishes yes
headquarters Düsseldorf
isPartOf Evangelical Church in Germany
language German
leaderTitle Praeses
mainClassification Protestant church body
memberOf Community of Protestant Churches in Europe
Evangelical Church in Germany
Reformed Alliance in Germany
Union of Evangelical Churches
World Council of Churches
parentOrganization Evangelical Church in Germany
primaryScripture Bible
regionServed Belgium (German-speaking Community)
linked to: East Belgium

Hesse
Luxembourg (small areas)
linked to: Luxembourg region

North Rhine-Westphalia
Rhineland
Rhineland-Palatinate
Saarland
religiousTradition Protestantism
shortName EKiR
standsFor Evangelische Kirche im Rheinland
theology Lutheran
Reformed
usesChurchTaxSystem yes
usesLiturgicalBooks Evangelical Church hymnals
website https://www.ekir.de

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Evangelical Church in the Rhineland shortName EKiR
subject linked to: EKiR
Evangelical Church in the Rhineland abbreviation EKiR
subject linked to: EKiR