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

    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.

    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

    Version

    Technisch erstellt on 11.11.2008
    Technisch geändert on 25.03.2026

    Keywords

    Church, Religious community, Church tax, Church entry, Leaving the church, Religion, Protestant, Catholic, Denomination

    Language version

    Deutsch

    Sprache: de
    Technisch erstellt on 07.06.2017
    Technisch geändert on 14.05.2025

    Englisch

    Sprache: en
    Sprachbezeichnung nativ: English
    Technisch erstellt on 22.10.2025
    Technisch geändert on 26.11.2019