▁ ▁While ▁the ▁members ▁are ▁no ▁longer ▁state ▁churches , ▁they ▁enjoy ▁constitution al ▁protection ▁as ▁stat ut ory ▁corpor ations , ▁and ▁they ▁are ▁still ▁called ▁, ▁and ▁some ▁have ▁this ▁term ▁in ▁their ▁official ▁names . ▁A ▁modern ▁English ▁translation , ▁however , ▁would ▁be ▁regional ▁church . ▁A part ▁from ▁some ▁minor ▁changes , ▁the ▁territ ories ▁of ▁the ▁member ▁churches ▁today ▁reflect ▁Germany ' s ▁political ▁organisation ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 8 4 8 , ▁with ▁regional ▁churches ▁for ▁states ▁or ▁provinces ▁that ▁often ▁no ▁longer ▁exist ▁or ▁whose ▁borders ▁changed ▁since . ▁For ▁example , ▁between ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁the ▁remaining ▁six ▁ecc les iast ical ▁provinces ▁( ), ▁each ▁territorial ly ▁compr ising ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Old ▁Pr uss ia ▁provinces , ▁within ▁the ▁Evangel ical ▁Church ▁of ▁the ▁old - Pr uss ian ▁Union ▁assumed ▁independence ▁as ▁a ▁consequence ▁of ▁the ▁est r ang ement ▁among ▁them ▁during ▁the ▁Naz i ▁struggle ▁of ▁the ▁churches . ▁This ▁turned ▁the ▁Evangel ical ▁Church ▁of ▁the ▁old - Pr uss ian ▁Union ▁into ▁a ▁mere ▁um bre lla , ▁being ▁itself ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁E K D ▁( and ▁the ▁BE K , ▁ 1 9 6 9 – 1 9 9 1 ) ▁but ▁covering ▁some ▁regional ▁church ▁bodies , ▁which ▁were ▁again ▁themselves ▁members ▁of ▁E K D ▁( and ▁the ▁BE K , ▁ 1 9 6 9 – 1 9 9 1 ). ▁