Christian Churches in Germany prepare for Ecumenical Convention Germany's Christian Churches prepare for their Third Ecumenical Kirchentag (ÖKT). By Lisa Zengarini Christian Churches in Germany are preparing for their Third Ecumenical Kirchentag (ÖKT - Church convention, ed), scheduled from 13 to 16 May in Frankfurt. The event, which will be the largest ecumenical gathering in the country this year, will take place in a virtual mode due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A lively digital celebration of faith According to bishop Georg Bätzing of Limburg , president of the German Bishops' Conference (DBK), and bishop Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, chair of the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany (Ekd), both the Catholic and the Evangelical Church expect a “lively digital celebration of faith” during the gathering.