[1] Though the church operates independently, it is overseen by the bishop of the Diocese of Haderslev.

[2] As such, it shares many of the Church of Denmark's liberal views, including its support for the ordination of women and of remarriage after divorce.

Today, the church has nearly 30 congregations across Southern Schleswig and approximately 6,000 registered members who are serviced at 62 individual places of worship.

In 1905, the "Church Society of Flensburg and the Surrounding Area" (Danish: Kirkeligt Samfund for Flensborg og Omegn) was established with the purpose of reaching congregations within the German Church whose primary language was Danish.

In the following years the church expanded to include the whole of Southern Schleswig, and in 1959 it was given its current name.