Evangelical Church of Kurhessen-Waldeck

The Evangelical Church of Kurhessen-Waldeck (Evangelische Kirche von Kurhessen-Waldeck; EKKW) is a United Protestant church body in former Hesse-Cassel and the Waldeck part of the former Free State of Waldeck-Pyrmont.

Constitution
The EKKW is a full member of the Protestant Church in Germany (EKD) and the Reformed Alliance, and is based on the teachings presented by Martin Luther during the Reformation. Their bishop is since October 1, 2019 Beate Hofmann. The bishop's preaching venue is the Martinskirche in Kassel. It is a Protestant church united in administration, comprising Lutheran, Reformed (Calvinist), and Protestant union congregations upholding Calvinist (Reformed) and Lutheran traditions. The Evangelical Church of Kurhessen-Waldeck is one of 20 churches within the EKD.

Bishops

 * 1924–1934: Heinrich Möller
 * June–December 1934: Karl Theys
 * 1935–1945: Friedrich Happich,
 * 1945–1963: Adolf Wüstemann
 * 1963–1978: Erich Vellmer
 * 1978–1991: Hans-Gernot Jung
 * 1991–1992: Erhard Giesler
 * 1992–2000: Christian Zippert
 * 2000–2019: Martin Hein
 * 2019–: Beate Hofmann

History
The Evangelical Church of Kurhessen-Waldeck was founded in 1934 through a merger of two other formerly independent churches: the Evangelical Church of Hessen-Kassel and the Evangelical State Church of Waldeck and Pyrmont (Waldeck part).

Practices
Ordination of women and blessing of same-sex marriages were allowed.