Frau Kurschus, seit knapp zehn Jahren sind Sie Präses der Evangelischen Kirche von Westfalen. Was ist das besonders Westfälische im Vergleich zum Rheinischen?
EKD-Ratsvorsitzende Annette Kurschus „Das Reich Gottes ist größer als die Kirche“
Interview | Düsseldorf · Die neue Ratsvorsitzende der Evangelischen Kirche in Deutschland zum Hass in der Gesellschaft, zur Impfpflicht und zur friedensstiftenden Aufgabe der Christen in Zeiten der Krise.

Annette Kurschus, Präses der Evangelischen Kirche von Westfalen und Vorsitzende des Rates der Evangelischen Kirche in Deutschland (Archivbild).
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