Most of the mainstream denominations in Germany expressed support for Hitler. Of course if they didn’t there was a consequence and they knew it. A few individuals and sects like Jehovah Witnesses absolutely refused to fight for Hitler. The Evangelical Church The Nazis attempted to subordinate the Christian churches to their control. The major Protestant denomination, the German Evangelical Church, was forced to accept the direction of a handpicked national bishop. Dissenting Protestants established the Confessing Church under the leadership of Pastor Martin Niemoller (1892-1984). He and other dissident churchmen were imprisoned in concentration camps. The Catholic Church In July 1933, the Nazi regime signed a concordat with the Vatican, pledging to maintain the traditional rights of the Catholic Church in Germany. Increasing violations of the concordat led to protests from Catholic leaders. In 1937, Pope Pius XI (r. 1922-1939) joined these protests, issuing the encyclical letter Mit Brennender Sorge ("With Burning Concern"). For the most part, however, both Protestant and Catholic leaders sought to avoid direct confrontations with the Nazi regime. http://www2.dsu.nodak.edu/users/dmeier/Holocaust/hitler.html