The Pastors' Emergency League

What was the Pastors' Emergency League?

The Pastors' Emergency League was set up in 1933 by Protestants who opposed the Nazis.

How did Pastors' Emergency League opposed the Nazis?

The Pastors' Emergency League (PEL) opposed the Nazis in three main ways:

• ❖ The Pastors' Emergency League (PEL) was created in 1933 and campaigned against the Nazi government because the Nazis tried to stop Jews converting to Christianity and they wanted to create one national German Christian Church.
• ❖ In 1934, it set up the Confessing Church, or Confessional Church, which was against Nazi interference.
• ❖ Pastor Martin Niemöller was a key member of PEL. He was sent to a concentration camp in 1937 and the PEL was banned.