PARISH REGISTERS
of the "Evangelisch-Reformierte Kirche in Nordwestdeutschland"
The Evangelisch-Reformierte Kirche in Nordwestdeutschland
is one of the five main churches in today`s Lower Saxony. This
Calvinistic-Protestant (or Dutch Reformed) church is mainly concentrated in the
western part of East Frisia – the area which had very close relations to the
Netherlands. The city Emden, the towns Leer and Weener and the regions
"Krummhörn" and "Rheiderland" are the reformed strongholds.
Please note that besides Emden and Leer there was only one (Lutheran or
Reformed) church in each town or village. This meant that someone who moved
from a Reformed village to a Lutheran one had to change his confession. For the
Lutheran parishes in East Frisia please take a look at the section "Evangelisch-Lutherische
Landeskirche Hannover".
Besides the five East Frisian church districts,
there are five other districts of the Evangelisch-Reformierte Kirche in
Nordwestdeutschland (Bentheim, Lingen, Bovenden and two church districts for
wide spread parishes in other Lower Saxonian towns). Parish registers for those
church districts have not been listed on this page yet. But 76 of 128 parishes
of the Evangelisch-Reformierte Kirche in Nordwestdeutschland are located in
East Frisia – and they can be found here.
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especially if you realize that any of the included data is wrong or incomplete
while doing research at the parish registers
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