Evangelical Church of Hessen Electorate-Waldeck

The EKKW is a full member of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) and the Reformed Alliance, and is based on the teachings presented by Martin Luther during the Reformation. Since October 1, 2019, the bishop is Beate Hofmann. The bishop's preaching venue is ''St. Martin's Church'' in Kassel. It's a Protestant church united in administration, comprising Lutheran, Reformed (Calvinist), and Protestant union congregations upholding Calvinist (Reformed) and Lutheran traditions. The Evangelical Church of Hesse Electorate-Waldeck is one of 20 churches within the EKD. == Bishops ==

• 1924–1934: Heinrich Möller • June–December 1934: Karl Theys • 1935–1945: Friedrich Happich, • 1945–1963: Adolf Wüstemann • 1963–1978: Erich Vellmer • 1978–1991: Hans-Gernot Jung • 1991–1992: Erhard Giesler • 1992–2000: Christian Zippert • 2000–2019: Martin Hein • 2019–: Beate Hofmann == History ==

The Evangelical Church of Hesse Electorate-Waldeck was founded in 1934 through a merger of two other formerly independent churches: the Evangelical Church of Hesse-Kassel and the Evangelical State Church of Waldeck and Pyrmont (Waldeck part). == Practices ==

Ordination of women and blessing of same-sex marriages were allowed. == References ==