▁Evangel ical ▁State ▁Church ▁of ▁Pr uss ia ' s ▁older ▁Provin ces , ▁established ▁according ▁to ▁its ▁standards ▁with ▁full ▁rights ▁and ▁bodies ▁such ▁as ▁an ▁elected ▁pres by tery ▁( , ▁literally : ▁con greg ation ▁council ). ▁▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁– ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁the ▁Evangel ical ▁con greg ations ▁of ▁J aff a , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁that ▁of ▁Be ir ut ▁( est . ▁ 1 8 5 6 ), ▁Ha ifa , ▁Jerusalem ▁and ▁Wald heim ▁joined ▁the ▁new ▁um bre lla ▁organisation ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Federation ▁of ▁Protest ant ▁Church es ▁( 1 9 2 2 – 1 9 3 3 ), ▁then ▁led ▁by ▁President ▁Hermann ▁K app ler . ▁▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁– ▁with ▁the ▁intern ment ▁of ▁most ▁of ▁its ▁parish ion ers ▁in ▁Wil hel ma ▁the ▁con greg ation ▁de ▁fact o ▁ceased ▁to ▁exist ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁parish ion ers ▁developed ▁as ▁follows : ▁▁ 1 8 6 9 : ▁ 1 8 ▁persons ▁ 1 8 8 9 : ▁ 5 0 ▁persons ▁ 1 8 9 8 : ▁ 7 5 ▁persons ▁ 1 9 0 0 : ▁ 9 3 ▁persons ▁ 1 9 0 1 : ▁ 1 0 4 ▁persons ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁parish ion ers ▁in ▁J aff a ▁and ▁Ha ifa ▁amount ed ▁to ▁ 2 5 0 ▁altogether . ▁ 1 9