 The movement grew into the Confessing Church, from which some clergymen opposed the Nazi regime.Ludwig Müller was elected the first "Reichsbischof" of the new "Reichskirche" (so-called German Evangelical Church) in September 1933.However, the German Christians' theological initiatives met with resistance from many pastors, most notably Niemöller, whose Pastors' Emergency League was supported by nearly 40 per cent of the Evangelical pastors.