Barnim Church District
The church district of Barnim , based in Eberswalde, is one of the ten church districts of the Potsdam district in the Evangelical Church of Berlin-Brandenburg-Silesian Upper Lusatia . It was formed in 1997 through the merger of the former church districts of Bernau and Eberswalde and comprises 66 parishes with around 20,000 parish members (as of 2016). Its area largely corresponds to the district of Barnim . According to the 2011 census , 12.7% of the population belonged to the Evangelical Church in 2011. 2.5% were Catholic. 84.8% of the respondents were non-denominational, linked to another religious community or did not provide any information. The number of Protestants has continued to decline since then. Currently (as of December 31, 2019) the Barnim has 9.5% (17,556) Protestants
organization
The organization of the church district is based on the rules laid down in the constitution of the regional church (Art. 39–65).
The highest organ of the church district is the elected for six years circle Synod . Unlike in other church districts, however, there is no superintendent in office here , but a governing body, which has been chaired by the Biesenthal pastor Christoph Brust since 2014. Together with the district church council, the college exercises supervision over the employees of the church district.
Two district youth officers and a district youth pastor coordinate youth work in the parishes of the church district.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Barnim district: Population in regional comparison by religion
- ↑ Barnim Statistics 2019 , accessed on July 15, 2020