The Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe (CPCE, also GEKE for Gemeinschaft Evangelischer Kirchen in Europa) is a fellowship of over 100 Protestant churches which have signed the Leuenberg Agreement. Together they strive for realizing church communion, especially by cooperation in witness and service to the world. Prior to 2003 the CPCE was known as the "Leuenberg Church Fellowship".
Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe
Gemeinschaft Evangelischer Kirchen in Europa Communion d'Eglises Protestantes en Europe
In membership are most Lutheran and Reformed churches in Europe, the united churches that originated from mergers of those churches, and such pre-Reformation churches as the Waldensians. The European Methodist churches joined the CPCE by a common declaration of church fellowship in 1997.
In 1973, theologians from major European Lutheran and Reformed churches met at the Swiss conference centre Leuenberg (near Basel) and finalized the Leuenberg Agreement or Leuenberg Concord, an ecumenical document declaring unity through Jesus Christ.[1] Under this agreement the churches agree on a common understanding of the Gospel, including elementary agreement on important doctrines including christology,[2]predestination,[3]Eucharist[4] and justification.[5] They declare church fellowship, understood as pulpit and table fellowship as well as full communion in witness and service.
The churches involved were originally joined in an organization called the "Leuenberg Church Fellowship". In 2003 this was renamed the "Community (since 2020: "Communion") of Protestant Churches in Europe" as a sign of growing beyond the Lutheran and Reformed traditions,[6] and now includes several Methodist churches. Since then, the CPCE has started ecumenical dialogue with Anglican,[7]Baptist,[8] and Orthodox[9] churches.
In 2006, the CPCE published a statute of church constitution,[10] and in 2011 published new guidelines for churches wishing to join.[11] This declaration made clear that "churches wishing to join recognize the ordination and ministry of women ministers in other CPCE churches".[12]
^Henkel, Reinhard (2006), "State-church relationships in Germany: past and present", GeoJournal, 67 (4): 307–316, doi:10.1007/s10708-007-9063-2, JSTOR 441148127, S2CID 145144675, p. 314
^"Memorandum of Affirmation and Commitment Between the British and Irish Anglican Churches and the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe – Leuenberg Church Fellowship" (PDF), Community of Protestant Churches in Europe, 2012
^"Agreement for EBF and CPCE to become mutually Co-operating bodies" (PDF), Community of Protestant Churches in Europe, 2010
^"Dialogue with the Orthodox churches", Community of Protestant Churches in Europe, 2006
^"Statute of the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe (CPEC) – Leuenberg Church Fellowship" (PDF), Community of Protestant Churches in Europe, Budapest, 18 September 2006
^"Guidelines on the Establishment of Membership in the CPCE" (PDF), Community of Protestant Churches in Europe, Frankfurt, 12 February 2011
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The Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe CPCE also GEKE for Gemeinschaft Evangelischer Kirchen in Europa is a fellowship of over 100 Protestant churches which have signed the Leuenberg Agreement Together they strive for realizing church communion especially by cooperation in witness and service to the world Prior to 2003 the CPCE was known as the Leuenberg Church Fellowship Communion of Protestant Churches in EuropeGemeinschaft Evangelischer Kirchen in Europa Communion d Eglises Protestantes en EuropeAbbreviationCPCE GEKE CEPETypeCommunionClassificationProtestantStructureCouncilLeaderPresidiumRegionEuropeHeadquartersVienna AustriaOfficial websitehttps www leuenberg eu This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message In membership are most Lutheran and Reformed churches in Europe the united churches that originated from mergers of those churches and such pre Reformation churches as the Waldensians The European Methodist churches joined the CPCE by a common declaration of church fellowship in 1997 The General Secretary of the CPCE is the Reverend Dr Mario Fischer The Community s offices are located in Vienna Austria and are shared with those of the Protestant Church of the Augsburg Confession in Austria Contents 1 History 2 Member churches 2 1 European countries 2 2 Other countries 2 3 International churches 2 4 Participating churches 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editIn 1973 theologians from major European Lutheran and Reformed churches met at the Swiss conference centre Leuenberg near Basel and finalized the Leuenberg Agreement or Leuenberg Concord an ecumenical document declaring unity through Jesus Christ 1 Under this agreement the churches agree on a common understanding of the Gospel including elementary agreement on important doctrines including christology 2 predestination 3 Eucharist 4 and justification 5 They declare church fellowship understood as pulpit and table fellowship as well as full communion in witness and service The churches involved were originally joined in an organization called the Leuenberg Church Fellowship In 2003 this was renamed the Community since 2020 Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe as a sign of growing beyond the Lutheran and Reformed traditions 6 and now includes several Methodist churches Since then the CPCE has started ecumenical dialogue with Anglican 7 Baptist 8 and Orthodox 9 churches In 2006 the CPCE published a statute of church constitution 10 and in 2011 published new guidelines for churches wishing to join 11 This declaration made clear that churches wishing to join recognize the ordination and ministry of women ministers in other CPCE churches 12 Member churches editEuropean countries edit Iceland Church of Iceland Norway Church of Norway Denmark Church of Denmark Reformed Synod of Denmark United Kingdom Church of Scotland German Speaking Evangelical Lutheran Synod in Great Britain Presbyterian Church of Wales Methodist Church in Ireland Methodist Church of Great Britain United Free Church of Scotland United Reformed Church Ireland Lutheran Church in Ireland Presbyterian Church in Ireland Netherland Protestant Church in the Netherlands Remonstrant Brotherhood Luxembourg Protestant Church of Luxembourg Protestant Reformed Church of Luxembourg Austria Protestant Church of the Augsburg Confession in Austria Reformed Church in Austria Liechtenstein Evangelical Church in Liechtenstein Germany Protestant Church in Germany Evangelical Reformed Church in Germany Union of Protestant Churches in the EKD Conference of Churches on the Rhine Federation of Evangelical Reformed Churches of Germany de Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany Evangelical Lutheran Church of Mecklenburg Pomeranian Evangelical Church Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria Evangelical Church of Bremen Evangelical Church in Berlin Brandenburg and Silesian Upper Lusatia Protestant Church of Anhalt Evangelical Church in Central Germany Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brunswick Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover Evangelical Lutheran Church of Schaumburg Lippe Church of Lippe Evangelical Church of Westphalia Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saxony Evangelical Church of Hesse Electorate Waldeck Protestant Church in Hesse and Nassau Evangelical Church in the Rhineland Walloon Dutch Church Hanau de Evangelical Church of the Palatinate Protestant Church in Baden Evangelical Lutheran Church in Wurttemberg Evangelical Reformed Church in Bavaria and Northwestern Germany Evangelical Lutheran Church of Lithuania in Exile Germany Switzerland Protestant Church of Switzerland Federation of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein France United Protestant Church of France Evangelical Lutheran Church of France Reformed Church of France Union of Protestant Churches of Alsace and Lorraine Protestant Reformed Church of Alsace and Lorraine Protestant Church of Augsburg Confession of Alsace and Lorraine Belgium United Protestant Church in Belgium Spain Spanish Evangelical Church Portugal Evangelical Methodist Church of Portugal pt Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Portugal Italy Union of Methodist and Waldensian Churches Waldensian Evangelical Church Methodist Church in Italy Lutheran Evangelical Church in Italy Romania Evangelical Lutheran Church of Romania Reformed Church in Romania Reformed Diocese of Kiralyhagomellek Reformed Diocese of Transylvania Evangelical Church of Augustan Confession in Romania Greece Greek Evangelical Church German speaking Protestant Church in Greece de Croatia Evangelical Church in the Republic of Croatia Reformed Christian Church in Croatia Slovenia Evangelical Church of Slovenia Serbia Slovak Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Serbia Reformed Christian Church in Serbia Hungary Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hungary Reformed Church in Hungary Slovakia Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovakia Reformed Christian Church in Slovakia Czech Republic Czechoslovak Hussite Church Church of the Brethren in the Czech Republic Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren Silesian Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession Poland Polish Reformed Church Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland Ukraine Reformed Church in Transcarpathia Russia Evangelical Lutheran Church in Russia Ukraine Kazakhstan and Central Asia Estonia Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church Latvia Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia Lithuania Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lithuania Lithuanian Evangelical Reformed Church Other countries edit Argentina United Evangelical Lutheran Church in Argentina Evangelical Methodist Church in Argentina Reformed Church of Argentina Argentina Uruguay Paraguay Waldensian Church of the River Plate Evangelical Church of the River Plate Ecuador Iglesia Evangelica Luterana del Ecuador Evangelical Lutheran church of Ecuador International churches edit United Methodist Church Central and Southern Europe Central Conference Germany Central Conference Northern Europe Central Conference United Methodist church Nordic and Baltic Area United Methodist Church Eurasia Episcopal Area Moravian Church Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church Abroad Participating churches edit Sweden Church of Sweden Uniting Church in Sweden part of the Swedish Free Church Council Finland Evangelical Lutheran Church of FinlandSee also edit nbsp Reformed Christianity portal nbsp Christianity portal Porvoo CommunionReferences edit Agreement between Reformation churches in Europe PDF Community of Protestant Churches in Europe 16 March 1973 Agreement 1973 2 4 9 21 23 Agreement 1973 24 25 Agreement 1973 13 15 18 20 Agreement 1973 6 8 10 12 13 Henkel Reinhard 2006 State church relationships in Germany past and present GeoJournal 67 4 307 316 doi 10 1007 s10708 007 9063 2 JSTOR 441148127 S2CID 145144675 p 314 Memorandum of Affirmation and Commitment Between the British and Irish Anglican Churches and the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe Leuenberg Church Fellowship PDF Community of Protestant Churches in Europe 2012 Agreement for EBF and CPCE to become mutually Co operating bodies PDF Community of Protestant Churches in Europe 2010 Dialogue with the Orthodox churches Community of Protestant Churches in Europe 2006 Statute of the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe CPEC Leuenberg Church Fellowship PDF Community of Protestant Churches in Europe Budapest 18 September 2006 Guidelines on the Establishment of Membership in the CPCE PDF Community of Protestant Churches in Europe Frankfurt 12 February 2011 Guidelines 2011 6External links editOfficial website A history of the Leuenberg 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