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Evangelical Church in Central Germany

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The Evangelical Church in Central Germany (German: Evangelische Kirche in Mitteldeutschland; EKM) is a United church body covering most of the German states of Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia and some adjacent areas in Brandenburg and Saxony.

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Evangelical Church in Central Germany
Michaelisstraße, Erfurt Altstadt

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Kirchenamt der Ev. Kirche Mitteldeutschland (EKM) (Landeskirchenamt)

Michaelisstraße 39
99084 Erfurt, Altstadt
Thuringia, Germany
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