Member Churches
112 churches have signed the Leuenberg Agreement since 1973 as so-called signatory churches. Seven Methodist churches belong to the Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe on the basis of a “Joint Declaration of Church Fellowship.” As a result of several mergers, disbanding (Federation of Ev. Ref. Congregations in the GDR) and territorial division (Reformed Christian Church in Yugoslavia), there are at present 96 member churches. Out of five Scandinavian Lutheran churches, which have participated in the Leuenberg Church Fellowship since 1973 as so-called participating churches, three churches (Denmark, Norway and Iceland) have meanwhile signed the Leuenberg Agreement.
| Name English | Name German | Country | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Church of Lippe | Lippische Landeskirche | Germany | https://www.lippische-landeskirche.de |
| Church of Norway | Kirche von Norwegen | Norway | https://kirken.no/ |
| Church of Scotland | Kirche von Schottland | United Kingdom | https://churchofscotland.org.uk/ |
| Church of the Brethren | Brüderkirche | Czech Republic | https://portal.cb.cz/ |
| Czechoslovak Hussite Church | Tschechoslowakische Hussitische Kirche | Czech Republic | https://ccsh.cz/ |
| Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church | Estnische Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche | Estonia | https://eelk.ee/et/ |
| Evangelical Church in Baden | Evangelische Landeskirche in Baden | Germany | https://www.ekiba.de/ |
| Evangelical Church in Berlin-Brandenburg-Silesian Upper Lusatia | Evangelische Kirche in Berlin-Brandenburg-schlesische Oberlausitz | Germany | https://www.ekbo.de/ |
| Evangelical Church in Central Germany | Evangelische Kirche in Mitteldeutschland | Germany | https://www.ekmd.de/ |
| Evangelical Church in Germany | Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland | Germany | https://www.ekd.de/ |
| Protestant Church in Hesse and Nassau | Evangelische Kirche in Hessen und Nassau | Germany | https://www.ekhn.de/ |
| Evangelical Church in the Rhineland | Evangelische Kirche im Rheinland | Germany | https://www2.ekir.de/ |
| Evangelical Church of Anhalt | Evangelische Landeskirche Anhalts | Germany | https://www.landeskirche-anhalts.de/ |
| Evangelical Church of Bremen | Bremische Evangelische Kirche | Germany | https://www.kirche-bremen.de/ |
| Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren | Evangelische Kirche der Böhmischen Brüder | Czech Republic | https://www.e-cirkev.cz/ |
| Evangelical Church of Greece | Griechische Evangelische Kirche | Greece | https://gec.gr/ |
| Evangelical Church of Kurhessen-Waldeck | Evangelische Kirche von Kurhessen-Waldeck | Germany | https://www.ekkw.de/ |
| Evangelical Church of Palatinate | Evangelische Kirche der Pfalz | Germany | https://www.evkirchepfalz.de/ |
| Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland | Evangelische Kirche A.B. in Polen | Poland | https://www.luteranie.pl/ |
| Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Romania | Evangelische Kirche A.B. in Rumänien | Romania | https://evang.ro/ |
| Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovenia | Evangelische Kirche A.B. in Slowenien | Slovenia | https://evang.si/ |
| Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in the Slovak Republic | Evangelische Kirche Augsburgischen Bekenntnisses in der Slowakei | Slovakia | https://www.ecav.sk/ |
| Evangelical Church of the Helvetic Confession in Austria | Evangelische Kirche H.B. in Österreich | Austria | https://reformiertekirche.at/ |
| Evangelical Church of the River Plate | Evangelische Kirche am La Plata | Argentina | http://ierp.org.ar/ |
| Evangelical Church of Westphalia | Evangelische Kirche von Westfalen | Germany | https://www.evangelisch-in-westfalen.de/ |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria | Evangelisch-lutherische Kirche in Bayern | Germany | https://bayern-evangelisch.de/ |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brunswick | Evangelisch-Lutherische Landeskirche in Braunschweig | Germany | https://www.landeskirche-braunschweig.de/ |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in Croatia | Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Kroatien | Croatia | https://ecrh.hr/ |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark | Evangelisch-Lutherische Volkskirche in Dänemark | Denmark | https://www.folkekirken.dk/ |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in Ecuador | Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Ecuador | Ecuador | https://www.evangelisch-lutherische-gemeinde-ecuador.de/ |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in Italy | Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Italien | Italy | https://www.chiesaluterana.it/ |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in Lithuania | Litauische Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche | Lithuania | https://www.liuteronai.lt/ |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany | Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Norddeutschland | Germany | https://www.nordkirche.de/ |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg | Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Oldenburg | Germany | https://www.kirche-oldenburg.de/ |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in Romania | Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Rumänien | Romania | http://evangelikus.ro/ |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in Württemberg | Evangelische Landeskirche in Württemberg | Germany | https://www.elk-wue.de/ |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover | Evangelisch-Lutherische Landeskirche Hannovers | Germany | https://www.landeskirche-hannovers.de/ |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church of Iceland | Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche Islands | Iceland | https://www.kirkjan.is/ |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saxony | Evangelisch-Lutherische Landeskirche Sachsens | Germany | https://www.evlks.de/ |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church of Schaumburg-Lippe | Evangelisch-Lutherische Landeskirche Schaumburg-Lippe | Germany | https://www.landeskirche-schaumburg-lippe.de/ |
| Evangelical Methodist Church of Argentina | Argentinische Evangelisch-Methodistische Kirche | Argentina | https://iglesiametodista.org.ar/ |
| Evangelical Methodist Church of Portugal | Evangelisch-Methodistische portugiesische Kirche | Portugal | https://www.igrejametodista.pt/ |
| Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Portugal | Evangelisch-Presbyterianische Kirche von Portugal | Portugal | https://www.presbiteriana.pt/ |
| Evangelical Reformed Church in Poland | Evangelisch-Reformierte Kirche in Polen | Poland | https://reformowani.pl/ |
| Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Georgia and Southern Caucasus | Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Georgien und dem südlichen Kaukasus | Georgia | https://elkg.info/ |
| Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Hungary | Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Ungarn | Hungary | https://www.evangelikus.hu/ |
| Federation of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein | Bund Evangelisch-Lutherischer Kirchen in der Schweiz und im Fürstentum Liechtenstein | Switzerland | https://luther-schweiz.org/ |
| Federation of Evangelical Reformed Churches of Germany | Bund evangelisch-reformierter Kirchen Deutschlands | Germany | |
| Federation of the Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Russia and Other States ELKRAS | Bund der Evangelisch-Lutherischen Kirchen in Russland und anderen Staaten | Russian Federation | https://www.elkras.ru/ |
| German Evangelical Lutheran Church in Latvia | Deutsche Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Lettland | Latvia | https://www.kirche.lv/ |
| German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ukraine | Deutsche Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in der Ukraine | Ukraine | https://nelcu.org.ua/ |
| Synod of German-Speaking Lutheran, Reformed and United Congregations in Great Britain | Evangelische Synode Deutscher Sprache in Großbritannien | United Kingdom | https://www.ev-synode.org.uk/ |
| German-speaking Protestant Church in Greece | Evangelische Kirche Deutscher Sprache in Griechenland | Greece | https://ekathen.de/ |
| Independent Evangelical Reformed Walloon Dutch Church of Hanau | Selbstständige Evangelisch-Reformierte Wallonisch-Niederländische Kirche zu Hanau | Germany | https://www.wng-hanau.de/ |
| Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church Worldwide | Lettische Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche Weltweit | United States | https://www.lelbpasaule.lv/ |
| Moravian Church, European Continental Province | Evangelische Brüder-Unität – Herrnhuter Brüdergemeinde | Netherlands | https://www.ebu.de/ |
| Presbyterian Church in Ireland | Presbyterianische Kirche in Irland | United Kingdom | https://www.presbyterianireland.org/ |
| Presbyterian Church of Wales | Presbyterianische Kirche von Wales | United Kingdom | https://www.ebcpcw.cymru/ |
| Protestant Church in Switzerland | Evangelisch-reformierte Kirche Schweiz | Switzerland | https://www.evref.ch/ |
| Protestant Church in the Netherlands | Protestantische Kirche in den Niederlanden | Netherlands | https://www.protestantsekerk.nl/ |
| Protestant Church of Liechtenstein | Evangelische Kirche im Fürstentum Liechtenstein | Liechtenstein | http://www.kirchefl.li/ |
| Protestant Church of Luxembourg | Protestantische Kirche von Luxemburg | Luxembourg | https://protestant.lu/ |
| Protestant Church of the Augsburg Confession of Alsace and Lorraine | Lutherische Kirche Elsass-Lothringens | France | https://uepal.fr/ |
| Protestant Reformed Church of Alsace and Lorraine | Reformierte Kirche Elsass-Lothringens | France | https://uepal.fr/ |
| Protestant Reformed Church of Luxembourg | Protestantisch-Reformierte Kirche von Luxemburg | Luxembourg | https://ref-lux.eu/ |
| Protetstant Church of the Augsburg Confession in Austria | Evangelische Kirche A.B. in Österreich | Austria | https://evang.at/ |
| Reformed Christian Church in Croatia | Reformierte Christliche Kirche in Kroatien | Croatia | https://www.reformator.hr/ |
| Reformed Christian Church in Serbia | Reformierte Christliche Kirche in Serbien | Serbia | http://www.szrke.net/ |
| Reformed Christian Church in Slovakia | Reformierte Christliche Kirche in der Slowakei | Slovakia | http://reformata.sk/ |
| Reformed Church in Argentina | Reformierte Kirche in Argentinien | Argentina | https://iglesiasreformadas.blogspot.com/ |
| Reformed Church in Germany | Evangelisch-reformierte Kirche | Germany | https://www.reformiert.de/ |
| Reformed Church in Hungary | Reformierte Kirche in Ungarn | Hungary | https://www.reformatus.hu/ |
| Reformed Church in Lithuania | Reformierte Kirche in Litauen | Lithuania | https://ref.lt/ |
| Reformed Church in Romania, District Transilvania (Cluj-Napoca) | Reformierte Kirche in Rumänien, Siebenbürgischer Kirchendistrikt (Klausenburg) | Romania | https://reformatus.ro/ |
| Reformed Church in Romania, Western district (Oradea) | Reformierte Kirche in Rumänien, Westlicher Kirchendistrikt (Großwardein) | Romania | http://kiralyhagomellek.ro/ |
| Reformed Church in Transcarpathia | Reformierte Kirche in Transkarpatien | Ukraine | http://refua.tirek.hu/ |
| Reformed Synod of Denmark | Reformierte Synode in Dänemark | Denmark | https://reformert.dk/ |
| Remonstrant Brotherhood | Remonstrantische Bruderschaft | Netherlands | https://www.remonstranten.nl/ |
| Silesian Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession | Schlesische Evangelische Kirche A. B. | Czech Republic | https://www.sceav.cz/ |
| Slovak Evangelical Lutheran Church in Serbia | Slowakische Evangelische Kirche A.B. in Serbien | Serbia | https://seavc.rs/ |
| Spanish Evangelical Church | Spanische Evangelische Kirche | Spain | https://www.iee-protestante.org |
| The Lutheran Church in Ireland | Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Irland | Ireland | https://www.lutheran-ireland.org |
| The Methodist Church in Great Britain | Methodistische Kirche in Großbritannien | United Kingdom | https://www.methodist.org.uk/ |
| The Methodist Church in Ireland | Methodistische Kirche in Irland | United Kingdom | https://irishmethodist.org/ |
| Union of Evangelical Churches | Union Evangelischer Kirchen in der EKD | Germany | https://www.uek-online.de/ |
| United Evangelical Lutheran Church | Vereinigte Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche | Argentina | https://ielu.org/ |
| United Free Church of Scotland | Vereinigte Freikirche von Schottland | United Kingdom | https://www.ufcos.org.uk/ |
| United Methodist Church Central Conference of Central and Southern Europe | Evangelisch-methodistische Kirche Zentralkonferenz von Mittel- und Südeuropa | Switzerland | https://www.umc-cse.org/ |
| United Methodist Church Central Conference of Germany | Evangelisch-Methodistische Kirche Zentralkonferenz Deutschland | Germany | https://www.emk.de/ |
| United Methodist Church of Italy | Evangelisch-Methodistische Kirche von Italien | Italy | https://www.metodisti.it |
| United Methodist Church, Nordic and Baltic Area | Evangelisch-methodistische Kirche, Nordische Region | Denmark | https://www.umc-ne.org/ |
| United Protestant Church of Belgium | Vereinigte Protestantische Kirche Belgiens | Belgium | https://protestant.link/ |
| United Protestant Church of France | Vereinigte Evangelische Kirche Frankreichs | France | https://epudf.org/ |
| United Reformed Church | Vereinigte Reformierte Kirche im Vereinigten Königreich | United Kingdom | https://urc.org.uk/ |
| Waldensian Church of the River Plate | Evangelische Waldenserkirche am La Plata | Uruguay | https://iglesia-valdense.org/ |
| Waldensian Evangelical Church | Evangelische Waldenser Kirche | Italy | https://www.chiesavaldese.org/ |
Participating Churches
| Name English | Name Deutsch | Country | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Church of Sweden | Schwedische Kirche | Sweden | https://www.svenskakyrkan.se/ |
| Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland | Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche Finnlands | Finland | https://evl.fi/ |
| United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany | Vereinigte Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Deutschland | Germany | https://www.velkd.de/ |
| Uniting Church in Sweden | Equmeniakyrkan | Swedem | https://equmeniakyrkan.se/ |
More than fifty years have passed since the Church of Lippe became the first church to sign the Leuenberg Agreement in 1973. In the meantime, some things have changed:
Mergers
Four German Lutheran churches in Northern Germany (Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg, Eutin, Lübeck) merged to form the Northelbian Evangelical Lutheran Church; this church later merged with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mecklenburg.and the Pomeranian Evangelical Church to form the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany,
The Protestant Church of Belgium and the Reformed Church of Belgium merged to form the United Protestant Church of Belgium.
The Evangelical Church in Berlin-Brandenburg in East and West Germany was reunited and merged later with the Evangelical Church of the Silesian Upper Lusatia to form the Evangelical Church Berlin-Brandenburg–Silesian Upper Lusatia
Three Dutch churches (Lutherse, Gereformeerde, Hervormde Kerken) merged to form the Protestant Church in the Netherlands.
The Congregational Union of Scotland joined the United Reformed Church.
The Protestant churches in the federal states of Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia merged to form the Evangelical Church in Central Germany.
The Reformed Church of France and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of France merged to form the United Protestant Church of France
Disbanding
Federation of Ev. Ref. Congregations in the GDR
Territorial Division
Reformed Christian Church in Yougoslavia
Participating Churches
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, the Church of Sweden and the Mission Covenant Church of Sweden (meanwhile part of the Uniting Church in Sweden) have been participating in the work of the Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe without signing to the Leuenberg Agreement.
