isions ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁National ▁Syn od , ▁via ▁their ▁un ambigu ous ▁part is ans hip ▁in ▁successfully ▁backing ▁Ludwig ▁Müller ▁for ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁Reich ▁bishop . ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁manage , ▁however , ▁to ▁prev ail ▁over ▁the ▁ ▁in ▁the ▁long ▁term . ▁The ▁Conf ess ing ▁Church ▁arose ▁in ▁resistance ▁to ▁the ▁Naz i ▁regime ' s ▁ide ology . ▁After ▁the ▁installation ▁of ▁Hann s ▁Ker rl ▁as ▁minister ▁for ▁church ▁matters ▁in ▁a ▁F ühr er - direct ive ▁of ▁ 1 6 ▁July ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁and ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁the ▁– ▁in ▁the ▁end ▁not ▁material ising ▁– ▁Protest ant ▁Reich ▁Church , ▁the ▁DE K ▁played ▁more ▁or ▁less ▁no ▁further ▁role . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁fre ed ▁from ▁the ▁German ▁Christians ' ▁influence , ▁the ▁Luther an , ▁Re formed ▁and ▁United ▁churches ▁came ▁together ▁as ▁the ▁Evangel ical ▁Church ▁in ▁Germany ▁at ▁the ▁Conference ▁of ▁Eisen ach . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁the ▁regional ▁Protest ant ▁churches ▁in ▁East ▁Germany ▁and ▁East ▁Berlin ▁broke ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁E K D ▁and ▁formed ▁the ▁League ▁of ▁Evangel ical ▁Church es ▁in ▁the ▁German ▁Democratic ▁Republic ▁( , ▁BE K ), ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁also ▁joined ▁by ▁the ▁Mor av ian ▁Herr n h ut ▁District . ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁following ▁German ▁reun ification , ▁the ▁BE K ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁E K D .