Withdraw from the church

Procedure

You can declare your resignation directly at the respective churches or have the signature under your resignation certified by the notaries.

If your signature is to be notarized at the relevant registry office, you have the option of filling out the resignation form in advance and signing it at the registry office while presenting your ID card. The signature will be certified by the registrar for a fee.

Send the declaration by mail to the responsible church so that the withdrawal from the church becomes effective upon receipt by the church. Members of the Roman Catholic Church who reside in Bremen-North send the declaration of resignation to the responsible parish office, since Bremen-North belongs to the diocese of Hildesheim.

The obligation to pay church tax ends at the end of the calendar month in which the declaration of leaving the church became effective.