It is a federation of Lutheran, Reformed, and United regional churches in Germany rather than a single confessionally uniform church.
The Evangelical Church in Germany, known by its German initials EKD, was formed in 1948 as an umbrella federation of regional Protestant churches. Its member churches include Lutheran, Reformed, and United churches that retain their own confessions and governance. The federation coordinates common work in missions, diakonia, and public witness on behalf of its member churches.
Sources
Primary
- Basic Order of the Evangelical Church in Germany (Grundordnung der Evangelischen Kirche in Deutschland)
Secondary
- Günter Gassmann and Mark W. Oldenburg, Historical Dictionary of Lutheranism