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| Evangelical Church of Hesse Electorate-Waldeck | |
|---|---|
| Evangelische Kirche von Kurhessen-Waldeck | |
| Abbreviation | EKKW |
| Type | Landeskirche, member of theEvangelical Church in Germany |
| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | United Protestant (Lutheran &Reformed) |
| Leader | BishopBeate Hofmann |
| Associations | Union Evangelischer Kirchen,Reformed Alliance |
| Region | ~ 10.000 km² in northern and easternHesse,Schmalkalden inThuringia |
| Headquarters | Kassel,Germany |
| Origin | 1934 |
| Merger of | Evangelical Churches of Hesse-Kassel and Waldeck |
| Members | 767.149 (2020) 41,4% of total population[1] |
| Official website | https://www.ekkw.de/ |
TheEvangelical Church of Hesse Electorate-Waldeck (German:Evangelische Kirche von Kurhessen-Waldeck;EKKW) is aUnited Protestant church body in formerHesse-Cassel and the Waldeck part of the formerFree State of Waldeck-Pyrmont.

The EKKW is a full member of theEvangelical Church in Germany (EKD) and theReformed Alliance,[2] and is based on the teachings presented byMartin Luther during theReformation. Since October 1, 2019, the bishop isBeate Hofmann. The bishop's preaching venue isSt. Martin's Church inKassel. It's a Protestant churchunited in administration, comprising Lutheran, Reformed (Calvinist), and Protestant union congregations upholdingCalvinist (Reformed) andLutheran traditions. The Evangelical Church of Hesse Electorate-Waldeck is one of 20 churches within the EKD.
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).
Ordination of women andblessing of same-sex marriages were allowed.[3][4][5]
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