od als ▁of ▁the ▁old - Pr uss ian ▁church ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁this ▁did ▁not ▁play ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁Holy ▁Land . ▁However , ▁the ▁newly ▁founded ▁Naz i ▁Fa ith ▁Mov ement ▁of ▁German ▁Christians ▁gained ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁a ▁third ▁of ▁the ▁pres by ters ▁and ▁syn od als ▁in ▁Germany . ▁ ▁After ▁Adolf ▁Hitler ▁im posed ▁on ▁all ▁German ▁church ▁bodies ▁an ▁un const itution al ▁re e lection ▁of ▁all ▁pres by ters ▁and ▁syn od als ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁July ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁the ▁massive ▁vot er ▁participation ▁of ▁Protest ant ▁Naz is , ▁who ▁had ▁not ▁shown ▁up ▁for ▁years ▁in ▁services , ▁let ▁alone ▁church ▁elections , ▁caused ▁an ▁extra ordin arily ▁high ▁turn out , ▁which ▁yield ed ▁the ▁German ▁Christians ▁a ▁share ▁of ▁ 7 0 – 8 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁pres by ters ▁and ▁syn od als , ▁with ▁some ▁exceptions . ▁However , ▁this ▁did ▁not ▁automatically ▁mean ▁the ▁total ▁take over ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁Christians ▁in ▁all ▁Protest ant ▁organis ations , ▁since ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁decent ral ▁and ▁grass root ▁organisation ▁of ▁many ▁Protest ant ▁groups , ▁the ▁official ▁church ▁bodies ▁had ▁no ▁direct ▁control , ▁this ▁was ▁especially ▁true ▁for ▁mission ary ▁end ow ments ▁such ▁as ▁Jerusalem ' s ▁Association . ▁ ▁In ▁Germany ▁the ▁Protest ant ▁opposition ▁first ▁formed ▁among ▁past ors ▁with ▁the ▁Emer gency ▁C oven ant ▁of ▁Past ors , ▁founded