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Theophil Wurm
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Wurm's most significant achievement was his leadership during a turbulent period in German church history. He stood firm against Nazi interference, was deposed and reinstated, and later played a key role in the founding of the EKD. His signing of the Stuttgart Declaration of Guilt marked a pivotal moment of reckoning for the German Protestant Church.

Honours & Distinctions
First post-war leader of the EKD
EKD·1945
Recognized as the founding leader of the unified German Protestant church body.
150th birthday commemoration
Evangelical State Church in Württemberg·2018
Official remembrance events held to mark his 150th birthday.