The Union of Protestant Churches in the Protestant Church in Germany (German: Union Evangelischer Kirchen in der Evangelischen Kirche in Deutschland, UEK) is an organisation of 10 United and 2 Reformed Protestant churches in Germany, which are all member churches of the Protestant Church in Germany.
Member churches of the UEK are coloured in light brown, churches with the status of guests to the UEK are kept in a darker brown. The Evangelical Reformed Church is not depicted in the map.
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".
Referencesedit
^UEK: Ordnung für die Trauung von Ehepaaren gleichen Geschlechts (German)
External linksedit
Official website
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