▁pract ise ▁an ▁epis cop al ▁polity , ▁while ▁the ▁Re formed ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁ones ▁a ▁mixture ▁of ▁pres by ter ian ▁and ▁con greg ational ist ▁pol ities . ▁Most ▁member ▁churches ▁are ▁led ▁by ▁a ▁( state ) ▁bishop . ▁Only ▁one ▁member ▁church , ▁the ▁Evangel ical ▁Re formed ▁Church , ▁is ▁not ▁restricted ▁to ▁a ▁certain ▁territory . ▁In ▁some ▁ways , ▁the ▁other ▁member ▁churches ▁res emble ▁dioc eses ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁and ▁Ang lic an ▁churches , ▁from ▁an ▁organis ational ▁point ▁of ▁view . ▁ ▁Name ▁The ▁German ▁term ▁ ▁here ▁more ▁accur ately ▁corresponds ▁to ▁the ▁broad ▁English ▁term ▁Protest ant ▁rather ▁than ▁to ▁the ▁nar ro wer ▁evangel ical ▁( in ▁German ▁called ▁), ▁although ▁the ▁Evangel ical ▁Luther an ▁Church ▁in ▁America , ▁the ▁Evangel ical ▁Luther an ▁Church ▁in ▁Canada ▁and ▁the ▁Evangel ical ▁Luther an ▁Church ▁of ▁England ▁use ▁the ▁term ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁way ▁as ▁the ▁German ▁church . ▁Liter ally , ▁ ▁means ▁" of ▁the ▁G ospel ", ▁den oting ▁a ▁Protest ant ▁Re formation ▁emphas is ▁on ▁, ▁" by ▁script ure ▁alone ". ▁Dr . ▁Martin ▁Luther ▁encourag ed ▁this ▁term ▁alongside ▁Christian . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁From ▁the ▁Peace ▁of ▁A ugs burg ▁in ▁ 1 5 5 5 ▁to ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War ▁and ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Empire , ▁some ▁Protest ant ▁churches ▁were ▁state ▁churches . ▁Each ▁ ▁( state ▁or ▁regional ▁church ) ▁was ▁the