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Why The Barmen Declaration exists, who we are, and what we believe about the Church's shared heritage of faith.

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Why This Site Exists

The Barmen Declaration is the 1934 confession of the German Confessing Church, drafted by Karl Barth, rejecting Nazi interference in the church and declaring that Jesus Christ — not any earthly power — is the sole Lord of the church.

The Heavenly Network, in partnership with The Christian Chain, has developed this network of Church Creed and Confession sites in order to make the historic faith of the Church clearly explained, faithfully presented, and freely accessible to every believer, student, and seeker who wants to understand what the whole Church has always believed together.

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"There is one body and one Spirit — just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call — one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all."

Ephesians 4:4–6

Reformed Tradition — 1934

Barmen Synod