Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany

[1] It covers the combined area of all those former member churches, which are the federal states of Schleswig-Holstein, Hamburg and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

In German, Nordkirche uses the title Landesbischof (literally: State Bishop).

They chair the Council of Bishops (Bischofsrat) and the Church Executive Board (Kirchenleitung).

First Landesbischof Gerhard Ulrich also served as Leitender Bischof (Leading Bishop) of United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany from 2011 until 2018.

The parishes in Nordschleswig (Danish: Nordslesvig) in Southern Denmark (Jutland) also belong to the Diocese of Schleswig and Holstein.

The Centre for Global Ministries and Ecumenical Relations (Zentrum für Mission und Ökumene, ZMÖ) is based in Breklum, North Frisia (head office) and in Hamburg (staffed office).

It has its roots in Breklum's missionary society, founded in 1876 by pastor Christian Jensen.

Each federal Diakonisches Werk is led by a Landespastor (State Pastor).

[7] The denomination is involved in practical work in rural areas[8] and has spoken out about climate justice.

Vicars are trained in three places: Predigerseminar in Ratzeburg, parish and school.

Vikariat is the practical part of education after theoretical studies at university.