German Evangelical Church

…states merged to form the German Evangelical Church, and in September the German Christian candidate, Ludwig Müller, assumed leadership of the church as Reichsbischof (“Reich bishop”). The movement acceded to the Nazi definition of a Jew based on the religion of his or her grandparents and to the racist principles…

…Christians,” gained control of the German Evangelical Church, a federation formed in 1933 of Lutheran, Reformed, and United territorial churches. Ludwig Müller, supported by the Nazis, was elected Reichsbischof (“imperial bishop”) and threatened the authoritative position of the Scriptures and the confessional writings of the Reformation by tolerating the Nazi…

…Kirchentag (church rally) of the German Evangelical Church in Wittenberg in 1848, Wichern urged that the church minister to the physical and social needs as well as the spiritual needs of people. As a result, the Central Committee for the Inner Mission was formed in 1849, and Inner Mission societies…