0 0 0 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Protest ant ▁Church ▁of ▁A ugs burg ▁Conf ession ▁of ▁Als ace ▁and ▁Lor raine . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁the ▁first ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁of ▁Protest ant ▁Church es ▁of ▁Als ace ▁and ▁Lor raine ▁( UE P AL ). ▁He ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁ ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁but ▁announced ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁standing ▁down ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁he ▁admitted ▁that ▁UE P AL ▁was ▁his ▁own ▁initi ative . ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Ep it re ▁au ▁Cor inth iens ▁- ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁ ▁The ▁Ep ist le ▁of ▁Saint ▁Paul ▁to ▁the ▁Philipp ians , ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁ ▁( trans lation ▁of ▁Ep it re ▁au ▁Philipp iens ▁- ▁ 1 9 7 3 ) ▁ ▁L ' é th ique ▁du ▁nouveau ▁test ament ▁- ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁ ▁L ' ép ître ▁de ▁Saint ▁Paul ▁à ▁Phil ém on ▁( L abor ▁et ▁F ides ) ▁- ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁ ▁Thé ologie ▁des ▁dro its ▁de ▁l ' homme ▁Ed itions ▁du ▁Cer f , ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁ ▁Eth ique ▁et ▁trans plant ation ▁d ' organ es