Declaration of resignation from the church
Withdrawal from a church, religious community or ideological community must be declared to the competent authority.
Legal basis
Which documents are required?
- Identity card or passport
- if available: baptismal certificate
Requirements
- at least 14 years of age
- Persons who have not yet reached the age of 14:
- The legal representative who is entitled to custody of the person (parents, one parent if applicable) can declare his or her resignation from the church.
- Children who have reached the age of 12
- The resignation cannot be declared against their will.
Costs
Fee: 30,00 EURPayment in advance: noLeaving the church
Process flow
The declaration of resignation must be submitted in person.
The change in religious affiliation under registration law is transmitted electronically by the competent authority to the tax authorities. The employer automatically learns of leaving the church by retrieving the electronic wage tax deduction characteristics (ELStAM), which are stored at the Federal Central Tax Office (BZSt).
An interview with the tax office is therefore no longer necessary, the employee must inform the employer accordingly.
What deadlines do I have to pay attention to?
The withdrawal from the church takes effect on the day of the declaration. However, the church tax liability does not end until the end of the calendar month in which the declaration became effective.
Author
The text was automatically translated based on the German content.
Who should I contact?
The responsibility lies with the municipality, the joint municipality and the city in which you have your domicile or habitual residence.
Responsible authorities
Samtgemeinde Spelle - Fachbereich - Jugend, Familie, Senioren
Timetable
Contact
- Spelle:
- Application for issuance of a German death certificate in case of death abroad
- Apply for a death certificate
- Apply for a marriage certificate
- Apply for parental allowance
- Assistance for the elderly
- Birth Indication
- Birth certificate issuance
- Birth certificate issuance at home birth
- Birth registers
- Commuter Portal
- Declaration of resignation from the church
- Declaration of the right to a name
- Establishment of a civil partnership Notarisation
- Family and children's services
- Family book: Exhibition
- Family holidays: Funding
- Family name change
- Holiday offers
- Home Birth Ad
- Intended for deletion - marriage consummation with custodial partner
- Intended for deletion - marriage consummation with divorced or widowed partner
- Marriage consummation only for German citizens
- Marriage consummation with foreign partner
- Marriage consummation with same-sex partner
- Notification of a death
- Parenting, marriage, family and life counselling
- Register marriage
- Senior Counselling
- Senior citizen service municipal
- Town twinning/friendships
- Volunteering
- Youth Social Work
- Youth work offers