This church came into existence in 1817 when the Prussian King Frederick-William III called for the union of the congr of Luth and Ref background. Despite forming one church, the individual congr retain their own confession of faith. In its structure the church follows the Ref tradition. In the struggle with the Nazi regime the Ref congregations of the Rhineland gave the signal for resistance by calling the Barmen synod in 1934. The Barmen Declaration continues to play a significant role in most united churches of Germany. The first free synod after the Nazi regime was held in 1948. The Ref congr are mainly situated in the following regions: Niederrhein, Bergisches Land (area of Wuppertal), Mittelrhein, Hunsrück, and the Hessian part of the church.
 

Further partner churches:
ELCRN (Namibia)
HKBP - Huria Kristen Batak Protestan (Indonesia)

Diaconal Institution:
Diakonisches Werk der Evangelischen Kirche im Rheinland, Düsseldorf

Publication:
Der Weg (weekly)
 

Missionarische Einrichtungen:

• Vereinte Evangelische Mission

 
Anzahl: 1

• uniert

• German

• German

• Apostolischen Glaubensbekenntnis
• Athanasisches Glaubensbekenntnis
• Barmer theologische Erklärung (1934)
• Heidelberger Katechismus (1563)
• Luthers kleiner Katechismus (1529)
• Nizänisches Glaubensbekenntnis (381)

• Samen op Weg-kerken
• Chiesa Evangelica Valdese
• Ceskobratrská Cirkev Evangelická
• Eglise Réformée de France
• Magyarorszagi Reformatus Egyhaz
• United Church of Christ
• Eglise Réformée de France
• Eglise Protestante Unie de Belgique
  Verenigde Protestantse Kerk in Belgie
• United Church of Christ in the Philippines

Internationale Verbindungen

• World Council of Churches

Regionale Verbindungen

• Community of Protestant Churches in Europe
• Konferenz Europäischer Kirchen
  Conférence des Eglises Européennes
  Conference of European Churches

Nationale Verbindungen

• Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland