The Protestant Church in Hesse and Nassau (EKHN)
Church for one and all
The Protestant Church in Hesse and Nassau (EKHN) is located in the middle of the Federal Republic of Germany. It includes the southern part of the Federal States of Hesse and Rheinland-Pfalz including the Rhein-Main area and its vibrant center, Frankfurt, as well as the rural areas of Vogelsberg, Taunus and Odenwald.
Some five million people live in the cities and towns within our church boundaries. Nearly two million are members of the EKHN. An additional 1,5 million people belong to other denominations within the Christian church. Vital to our church is the inseparability of faith and social responsibility. No less important to us than a lively spirituality are the fair distribution of wealth and work within the country, a future-oriented economic policy, and the stewardship of God’s creation. “The decline in the number of church members challenges us anew to give witness to the living hope within us as Christians” (1. Peter 3:15b).
The Protestant Church of Hesse and Nassau has a "Center ecumenism", where the staff-members organize the close contact to christian and other religious groups worldwide:
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The EKHN, together with 23 other regional churches, forms the Protestant Church in Germany, the EKD. This in turn is a member of the World Council of Churches which was founded in 1948. Its members, having committed themselves to the concerns of this worldwide fellowship, work together with other churches in spite of denominational differences. A living example of this is the annual World Day of Prayer.
The EKHN extends its connections and partnerships to churches and congregations abroad- to Poland, the Czech Republic, Italy, the Republic of South Africa,Tanzania, Ghana, India, Indonesia and South Korea.We share experiences with these people, participate in the joy and concern of the partners and work together on issues of “peace, justice and the integrity of creation”.
Every year the “Gustav-Adolf-Werk e.V.”, Diaspora Organization of the Protestant Church in Germany, grants 14 scholarships to theology students from partner-churches. During one year they will learn German and go on with their studies at a German university.
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The EKHN supports the work of “Bread for the World” and finances projects in developing countries. In addition, it contributes to making people at large aware that poverty is created – and may be alleviated – by human beings.
more information: Protestant Church in Hesse and Nassau (PDF, 638 KB)
Newsletter of the Protestant Church in Hesse and Nassau
2011: Church in the Media (PDF, 76 KB)
2010: Having the Future in Mind (PDF, 3 MB)
2009: A Church Based on the Synod Principle (PDF, 3 MB)
2008: From a Lonely Fighter to a Team Player (PDF, 0,4 MB)
2007: Justice Between Generations is Important (PDF, 184 KB)
2006: Schools of the EKHN (PDF, 168 KB)
2005: Wealthy Germany ist growing poorer (PDF, 197 KB)
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