The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Schaumburg-Lippe () is a Lutheran member church (Landeskirche) of the Protestant Church in Germany. It covers the former principality of Schaumburg-Lippe and seated in Bückeburg.
The church has 43,111 members and is one of the smallest regional Protestant churches in Germany.Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland – Kirchemitgliederzahlen Stand 31. Dezember 2024 EKD The church is one of the members of the United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany (VELKD) and of the Confederation of Protestant Churches in Lower Saxony. The ordination of women and blessing of same-sex marriagesNDR.de: Landeskirche Schaumburg-Lippe segnet nun homosexuelle Paare (German), November 21, 2020 has been allowed.
Bishops 1949–1966: Wilhelm Henke 1966–1979: Johann Gottfried Maltusch 1979–1991: Joachim Heubach 1991–2001: Heinrich Herrmanns 2001–2009: Jürgen Johannesdotter 2009–2024: Karl-Hinrich Manzke since 2024: Oliver SchuegrafLandeskirche Schaumburg-Lippe.de: Dr. Oliver Schuegraf (55) hat am 1. Mai 2024 seinen Dienst als Landesbischof der Evangelisch-Lutherischen Landeskirche Schaumburg-Lippe angetreten, May 2, 2024
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External links Official Homepage - Evangelical Lutheran Church Of Schaumburg-Lippe (Ger.)