Anna-Nicole Heinrich

Anna-Nicole Heinrich (born 1996)^[1] is the current praeses of the synod of the Evangelical Church in Germany.

Anna Nicole Heinrich, 2021

Biography

Heinrich was born to non-religious parents in Schwandorf. She grew up in Nittenau with her father working as a truck driver. She was baptised at school age with her mother.^[2] She studied philosophy at the University of Regensburg from 2015 to 2019, followed by a master's in digital humanities and ethics.^[2] She works as a research assistant at the chair of pastoral theology and homiletics.^[3]

Heinrich has been a board member of the youth wing of the German evangelical church since 2017 and member of the Bavarian synod since 2020.^[4] She was elected praeses in May 2021. At the age of 25, she is the youngest praeses of the Evangelical Church in Germany to date.^[5]

References

1. "Gemeindebrief". www.die-bibel.de. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
2. "Regensburger Studentin wird Präses der evangelischen Kirche". nordbayern.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-05-16.
3. "Wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft - Universität Regensburg". www.uni-regensburg.de. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
4. "Heinrich". www.ekd.de (in German). Retrieved 2021-05-16.
5. Weyrosta, Jonas (May 11, 2021). "Anna-Nicole Heinrich | Die Wachmacherin". www.zeit.de. Retrieved 2021-05-16.