Church entry
Entering a church means joining a Christian church , often in the form of a re- entry into the church .
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In general, every parish is a church entry point. One becomes a member of the Christian community through baptism. Baptism is lifelong and does not expire if you leave the church. Those who have already been baptized will therefore not be baptized again when they re-enter.
In contrast to leaving , (re) entering is not possible through a mere declaration. It is carried out by a pastor. During the conversation, he will ask about the reasons for leaving and re-entering / transferring / admission. Questions about living conditions and any pastoral concerns also come up frequently in the conversation.
The churches do not charge a fee for admission (unlike for state certification of the declaration of resignation). In particular, admission is handled differently, not only in the Catholic Church , the Protestant and Free Churches , but also in different ways in the individual Protestant regional churches. In 2007 there were 130,000 withdrawals from the Protestant Church compared to around 60,000 entries and transfers, in the Roman Catholic Church 93,000 withdrawals compared to 10,000 entries.