Brigitte Boehme | |
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| Born | (1940-06-21)21 June 1940 (age 85)[1] Oldenburg, Germany |
| Education | Marburg University |
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| Organizations | Bremische Evangelische Kirche |
| Awards | Bremer Stadtmusikantenpreis |
Brigitte Boehme (born 21 June 1940) is a German lawyer and church administrator. She was the president of theKirchenausschuss (church committee) of theBremische Evangelische Kirche (Bremen Protestant Church) from 2001 to 2013.[2]
Born inOldenburg, Boehme studied law inMarburg from 1959 to 1965, taking the firstStaatsexamen in 1966, the second in 1970. She worked as a judge at theAmtsgericht inBremen until 1988, then as a judge at theHanseatisches Oberlandesgericht Bremen, theOberlandesgericht, until her retirement in 2005.[2]
She grew up without contact with religion, but decided to become baptized in 1982.[2] As president, she conducted the meetings of the synod of the Bremen Protestant Church. She was trained from 2004 to 2006 to be a lay preacher. She has served in that function in her parish,St. Ansgarii [de].
Boehme was instrumental in having the GermanKirchentag (literally: Church Day, theGerman Evangelical Church Assembly) of2009 [de] in Bremen and organizing it.[3] The motto of the 32nd Kirchentag was "Mensch, wo bist du?" (Man, where are you?) It was the first time that a biblical motto was a question. Boehme expressed the hope that the "new challenge" ("neue Herausforderung") of organizing the event, with support from neighbour churches and the political and social forces of Bremen ("mit Unterstützung der Nachbarkirchen sowie der politischen und gesellschaftlichen Kräfte in unserem Zwei-Städte-Staat"), would result in a win of impulses and experiences, contacts and meetings ("Zugewinn an Impulsen und Erfahrungen, an Kontakten und Begegnungen").[3] She was awarded theBremer Stadtmusikantenpreis of 2009 in the categoryBürgerschaftliches Engagement (Citizen's engagement), along withVictor von Bülow in the category Media.[4] From 2009 to 2014, Boehme was a member of thesynod of theEKD (Protestant Church in Germany). She was a candidate for the highest office of the synod,Präses, in 2013, received the highest number of votes, but not the needed majority.[2]