▁church ▁of ▁the ▁E K D . ▁A verage ▁church ▁attend ance ▁is ▁lower , ▁however , ▁with ▁only ▁around ▁a ▁million ▁people ▁att ending ▁a ▁service ▁on ▁Sunday . ▁ ▁The ▁regional ▁Protest ant ▁church ▁bodies ▁accept ▁each ▁other ▁as ▁equals , ▁despite ▁denomin ational ▁differences . ▁No ▁member ▁church ▁runs ▁con greg ations ▁or ▁churches ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁another ▁member ▁church , ▁thus ▁prevent ing ▁compet ing ▁with ▁each ▁other ▁for ▁parish ion ers . ▁The ▁only ▁exception ▁is ▁the ▁Evangel ical ▁Re formed ▁Church , ▁which ▁comb ines ▁Re formed ▁con greg ations ▁within ▁the ▁amb its ▁of ▁usually ▁Luther an ▁member ▁churches , ▁which ▁themselves ▁do ▁not ▁include ▁the ▁event ual ▁local ▁Re formed ▁con greg ations . ▁Thus , ▁for ▁example , ▁a ▁Luther an ▁moving ▁from ▁a ▁place ▁where ▁their ▁parish ▁belongs ▁to ▁a ▁Luther an ▁member ▁church , ▁would ▁be ▁accepted ▁in ▁their ▁new ▁place ▁of ▁dom icile ▁by ▁the ▁locally ▁compet ent ▁con greg ation ▁within ▁another ▁member ▁church , ▁even ▁if ▁this ▁church ▁and ▁its ▁local ▁parish ▁are ▁Re formed ▁or ▁of ▁un ited ▁Protest ant ▁conf ession , ▁with ▁Luther an ▁being ▁exchange able ▁with ▁the ▁two ▁other ▁respective ▁Protest ant ▁conf essions ▁within ▁the ▁E K D . ▁This ▁is ▁due ▁to ▁full ▁pul pit ▁and ▁alt ar ▁fellow ship ▁between ▁all ▁E K D ▁member ▁churches . ▁ ▁In ▁this ▁the ▁amb its ▁of ▁the ▁member ▁churches ▁res emble ▁dioc eses ▁of ▁the ▁Ang lic an ▁or ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁churches