Bremen Evangelical Church

Map of the Bremen Evangelical Church in Germany

The Bremen Evangelical Church (German: Bremische Evangelische Kirche) is a United Protestant member church of the Evangelical Church in Germany in the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen.

The seat of the church is in Bremen. It is a full member of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD), and is a United church combining both Lutheran and Reformed traditions. Brigitte Boehme became the church's first female president in 2001. The church had 153,584 members as of December 2024 in 52 parishes. Laic presidency is one of the special characteristics of the Bremen Evangelical Church. It has no theological headmaster. The parishes have a high degree of autonomy, and there is a great variety between liberal and conservative ones. Each member of the church has the free choice, which parish he wants to join. Bremen Cathedral is the most prominent place of worship, but it has no higher status than any other parish. The Bremen Evangelical Church is a member of the Union of Evangelical Churches in the EKD and of the Communion of Evangelical Churches in Europe. In Bremen the church has its own academy. The church has allowed the ordination of women and the blessing of same-sex marriages.

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