Joining/leaving the church
Description
Leaving the church in Hesse must be done with the city or municipality.
Joining or re-joining the church must be declared to the relevant parish.
Online services
- Bruchköbel (District Main-Kinzig-Kreis, Hesse)
- Darmstadt (Hesse)
- Dreieich (District Offenbach, Hesse)
- Grünberg (District Gießen, Hesse)
- Hochheim am Main (District Main-Taunus-Kreis, Hesse)
- Kassel (Hesse)
- Kelsterbach (District Groß-Gerau, Hesse)
- Langen (Hessen) (District Offenbach)
- Lauterbach (Hessen) (District Vogelsbergkreis)
- Liederbach am Taunus (District Main-Taunus-Kreis, Hesse)
- Marburg (District Marburg-Biedenkopf, Hesse)
- Viernheim (District Bergstraße, Hesse)
Alternatively, please enter a location or postcode in the City / Location input field to see the responsible online service in this section
Contact point
You declare your withdrawal from the church to your city or parish.
Contact person
Please enter a location or postcode in the City / Location input field to see the responsible contact person
Prerequisites
- You wish to leave a church, religious community or ideological community that is a public corporation.
Basis for legal action
Legal remedy
Not applicable
Procedure
- You declare your entry into or exit from the church in writing or, if applicable, online to the responsible office.
Costs
The fee for leaving the church is 30.00 euros.
Area of validity
Hesse
Official approval
Officially approved by Hessian Ministry of the Interior and Sport on 28.05.2019
Keywords
Church, Religious community, Church tax, Church entry, Leaving the church, Religion, Protestant, Catholic, Denomination