Germany's senior Protestant bishop has hailed a decision by three regional Protestant churches in northern Germany to form a united church that will stretch from the Danish border to Poland. The decision by the three northern churches is the latest in a series of similar moves in other parts of Germany.
Still, it would be the first time that a merger had brought together regional churches from the former East and West Germany.
The five regional Protestant churches in Lower Saxony in northwest Germany are considering forming a united church, a step once considered "unthinkable".
"Pooling our resources makes sense especially in difficult times," said Bishop Margot Kässmann, who heads the largest of the five churches, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover.
They belong to Germany's main Protestant umbrella, the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD), and make up a confederation in Lower Saxony intended to strengthen their dealings with regional state authorities as well as their communication and legal operations.
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