Annual Bulletin 2015

Reliability in Times of Change

1 Photo: Jonathan Fischer Annual Bulletin 2015 Editorial and List of Contents

can take place this year in Munich for the first time. We intend to make the Dear Readers, topic “Reformation and One World” our motto. For this reason, the date is sche- we are an institution of the Evangeli- that many others, in the church envi- duled rather late this year, in October, cal-Lutheran Church in Bavaria, and, ronment, too, don’t have an overview not far away from Reformation Day. with regard to everything we do in of everything that happens in our We are seeking your support in HANNS UND DR. GABRIELE HOERSCHELMANN the scope of the Evangelical-Lutheran partnership center and they are not everything we do, no matter if you Photo: MEW/Neuschwander-Lutz Direction Mission EineWelt Church in Bavaria, we feel bound to aware of all the things that go for- have already supported our work or if Blessings for the spouses Ms. and Mr. Hoerschelmann during their inauguration. make our activities transparent for ward or that we offer. you are just about to do so. We are all parishes, deaneries and church This is another reason for us to looking forward to your company – be districts, for the Church Council and continue bringing all those impor- critical, courageous and open. the Church Direction and all other tant aspects to our readers’ attention With our most heartfelt wishes and institutions associated with the Evan- because we care. We busily develop blessings, A year of change gelical-Lutheran Church of Bavaria. publications and exhibitions, we offer Often enough, it is a big challenge lectures and events, we visit schools Yours sincerely, We report on a change in the direction of the partnership center and for us to be heard amongst all the and parish events together with our others who are striving for attention ecumenical guests from all over the other important events that took place last year. in the same places. It goes without sa- world, promote projects and the work ying that we are convinced of the im- of our partner churches, demonstrate, Dr. Gabriele Hoerschelmann The year 2015 was characterized by a change of the portance of our work. But this also is make ourselves heard and stand up for Director Mission EineWelt institution’s direction. Despite a vacancy lasting for sever- true for the others and for this reason a fair, better and more peaceful world. al months, work continued as usual in all departments. The we feel somewhat forced to compete For years, we have benefitted from Yours sincerely, change, however, attracted lots of general interest becau- in this fight for attention. the annual receptions to introduce se it was the first time the director of the institution as- However, we feel that we are quite ourselves to the church districts as the sociated with the Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Bavaria well grounded. Coming forward once largest institution of the Evangelical- changed; it was a change of pilot-character, so to speak. Photo: MEW/Neuschwander-Lutz in a while without being obtrusive, Lutheran Church in Bavaria. We are Hanns Hoerschelmann this is our intention. We also believe very pleased that the annual reception Director Mission EineWelt When the previous director of Mission EineWelt, Peter Weigand, retired in Fe- bruary last year, we were still thousands of kilometers away from our new do- main. It was only in June that we retur- ned from Hong Kong to Neuendettelsau Contents Leading church official after 11 years to resume work as direc- Oberkirchenrat Michael Directors Finance and Administration Department tors - as the first married couple - of the A Year of Change______Page 3 Long-term Orientation______Page 24 Martin releases Pastor institution of the Evangelical-Lutheran Peter Weigand from his Church in Bavaria. duties as a director of Africa Department Topic: Donations „I am supposed to do something I Mission EineWelt. For seven Peace is the Objective ______Page 6 Teaming up for success ______Page 27 don’t want to do: I am supposed to years, Weigand headed the biggest institution of retire”, said Peter Weigand when he the Evangelical-Lutheran Papua New Guinea/Pacific Region/East Asia At a glance looked back upon his 40 years of pro- Church in Bavaria. Look closely, play an active Role, raise Hope_____ Page 9 Telephone Directory, Online and Media offer ____ Page 29 fessional life with some wistfulness. In his farewell sermon as a director, Wei- was committed to building bridges”, felt in his contributions “on which our Latin America Department gand talked about every person having a fact that was emphasized by Martin present time is dependent more than Hope is the Music of the Future ______Page 12 IMPRINT a mission. “The world is waiting for a Junge, Secretary General of the Luthe- ever.” Published by Mission EineWelt contribution of the religions to establish ran World Federation (Geneva) in his Partnership and Parish Department Center for Partnership, Development and Mission a new civil society.” It was not only in laudation on the occasion of Weigand’s of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Bavaria Junge, Secretary General of the Ecumenical Cooperation______Page 15 the south of the globe that people were retirement. Junge said he had a pro- P.O.Box 68, 91561 Neuendettelsau, Germany Lutheran World Federation Telephone:+49 (0)9874 9 - 0, longing for “affection and attendance”. found respect for persons like Weigand E-mail: [email protected] Intercultural Mission Department Homepage: www.mission-einewelt.de Our mission was to embrace the world in “who are capable of being angry about In an interview at Weigand’s farewell, Interreligious and Intercultural Work______Page 18 Final editing and layout: Helge Neuschwander-Lutz the name of God. specific things, who deeply detest in- Martin Junge, Secretary General of the Cover photo: With his photo shot in Papua New Guinea, Jonathan Fischer, a volunteer, won the 1st prize in the photo competition to which Mission EineWelt Weigand, who had worked for ten justice and violence and who stand up Lutheran World Federation, emphasized Development and Policy Department in 2015 invited years in Latin America, was said to be a and make their voice heard”. He said the existing bond between mission and Global Challenges______Page 21 Print house: onlineprinters; Neustadt on Aisch, Germany, 2016 person “who set out for the world and that “a holy prophetic outrage” can be development. 2 3 Annual Bulletin 2015 Direction Annual Bulletin 2015 Direction

Martin Junge, operation of 12 missionary institutions from Bavaria, Lower Saxony and Leipzig Secretary General was again united in the big city of tents on the occasion of the German Evan- Two Exhibitions of the Lutheran at Cannstatter Wasen. The common World Federation. gelical Church Congress. The delega- campaign “mission.de” was the umbrella tion from Australia thanked us for the “Up and Away” on flight and migration for the event lasting for three days. For support from Germany with three songs a few years, the fundamental idea of the and a traditional painting. Bedford- The exhibition “Up stall has been to transport specific to- Strohm was “deeply moved” as he said and Away” contri- Over many years, pics with perfect ease by way of games, himself when he emphasized the world- butes to the current

Brigitte Hagelauer, Photos (2): MEW/Neuschwander-Lutz archivist of Mission a rather successful approach. wide bond in his speech that existed debate on human EineWelt, has viewed Apart from games such as cat’s cradle, between all Lutheran Christians. The rights in society. “As for me, mission and development and recorded the toss games and a wheel of fortune, the focus of the community of all Lutheran Apart from global fi- cannot be separated.” The self-concept archive records. development policy game of Mission Ei- Christians was to share sorrows and ho- gures and facts, above of the Lutheran World Federation was as directors and marital couple on July learning and are grateful that business neWelt again turned out to be center of pes, but also our faith. all, the causes for fle- also based on missionary understanding, 18. During the service , leading church went on smoothly as usual thanks to all doings: four games where young and On the occasion of the event, Dr. Trau- eing from one’s home the fundaments of which were the Holy official Oberkirchenrat Michael Martin our deputies Pastor Reinhard Hansen old could win four wristbands. gott Farnbacher, our head of the Papua country and their Gospels, charitable services and advocacy. had uttered that “something new was (Africa Department) and Jochen Kro- New Guinea, the Pacific Region and East connection to the Eu- We met Martin during the members’ to start with you” and attracted our at- nester (Finance and Administration De- Aborigines’ Lady Choir Asia emphasized that it was the first trip ropean Commercial meeting of our umbrella organization tention to the fact that it was for the partment). The German Evangelical Church Con- abroad for most of the participating fe- and Economic Policy, EMW (Evangelisches Missionswerk in first time that an institution associated What a wonderful start to tackle such gress was accompanied by a special male aborigines. All in all, preparations flight routes and the consequences Deutschland/Evangelical Missionary Ins- with the Evangelical-Lutheran Church a task was it for us to be given such a event: an Aborigines Lady Choir met are said to have taken several years. of the EU’s foreclosure policy are titution in Germany) at Herrnhut at end of Bavaria was headed by two directors warm welcome in a festive celebration, with the Bavarian Regional Bishop and discussed. In addition, topics such of September last year. On the occasion in diarchy. to be given answers to our questions at EKD (Evangelical Church of Germany) Following the Footsteps of a “Migration – a Gain” and “Flight of Weigand’s farewell, Junge said that In our sermon we had referred to our any time and , at the same time, to have chairman Heinrich Bedford-Strohm. In Grandfather and Migration from Germany” are the commitment due to which Mission experience we acquired in Asia’s me- the feeling to be welcome in this place. the 19th century, Lutheran missionari- Finally: Tillmann Prüfer is head of style brought forward. The 5 roll-ups can EineWelt and the Lutheran World As- tropolis Hong Kong and expressed our es brought the Christian mission to the with ZEIT-Magazin (a German periodi- be borrowed for school and parish sociation get going particularly in the conviction to make use of our abundant Relocation of the Archive aborigines in Australia. For this reason, a cal) and was in the quest for his great activities. For more on this topic, theological and ecumenical areas, was experience and to bring it forward to That things went on smoothly during Lady Choir made up of aborigines from grandfather Bruno Gutman’s traces in please access our internet site under highly appreciated in Geneva. This fact the world-wide community of the chur- the time of the director’s vacancy is five regions of central Australia had the north of Tanzania. The only thing he www.flucht-und-migration.org was confirmed in an exchange of opini- ches. We could gain first experience proven by the fact that our complete come to Germany on a boomerang tour knew about his great grandfather was ons with Junge at Herrnhut. with the world-wide network of chur- archives were transferred to Nuremberg to thank the German missions for their the fact that he was a missionary. In Reformation and Mission On the occasion of the members’ ches during official trips and we have into the Church Archive of Bavaria in commitment with 8 concerts gigs on 15 November, Prüfer came to Mission Eine- meeting, I, Hanns Hoerschelmann, was been convinced more than ever that we April. On the one hand, a reason for this events and thus brought back the Chris- Welt to present the book he wrote and By way of three roll-ups and five pre- elected a member of the EMW board of can only be a church of reconciliation if transfer was to benefit from the local tian mission to Germany. titled “Holy Bruno” in a suspenseful and sentation tables, the different aspects directors. we keep on moving. This is how we ex- possibilities of a professional storage of The Lady Choir with more than 30 la- entertaining way. of the topic are presented, among pressed our thoughts in our initial ser- roughly 180 meters of files comprising dies met the Bavarian Regional Bishop others the history of the Lutheran Inauguration mon and added that only if we kept on documents from the 190-year-long his- Heinrich Bedford-Strohm and repre- Dr. Gabriele and Hanns Hoerschelmann Mission in Bavaria, but also questions In the scope of the annual “Fest der moving, the division of the world into tory since 1824. On the other hand, in sentatives of the mission organizations Directors of Mission EineWelt related to the weltweiten Kirche” (in English: annual North and South, East and West could preparation of the transfer, a major part colonial past. celebration of the world-wide church), be ended and be united in One World: of the picture archives had been digita- The colorful re- we were inaugurated by Mission Eine- the One World, God has entrusted to us. lized so that the hand-colored glass pic- ligious diversity Welt and introduced to our new tasks Ever since we have been continuously tures, slides and black-and-white pho- that has emer- tographs can be archived appropriately ged from the in the future, too. world-wide net- The films, slide series and film series in work is another

the pool of Mission EineWelt which give Photo: MEW/Neuschwander-Lutz topic. Questions an insight into the work of the chur- related to ava- Photo: MEW/Ermann ch institution and its partner churches rice or to co- overseas, now are also stored in Nurem- operation are berg and still have to be made accessible. also discussed. Human rights and common approa- The new directors German Evangelical Church ches and the topic related to justice receive the official Congress at Stuttgart in the world are presented. pastor’s cross by In early June, the German Evangelical leading church official Oberkirchenrat Church Congress took place at Stuttgart For further information on Michael Martin in the and was accompanied by midsummer The aborigines’ lady choir thanked Regional Bishop Heinrich Bedford-Strohm for the support from handing out, please see page 31 inauguration service. temperatures. In a common stall, a co- Germany with a traditional painting. 4 5 Old and new Bishops in charge of the ELCT: Alex Malasusa and Fredrick Shoo. Annual Bulletin 2015 Africa Department

ca, counteracts this tendency. Mission and children are used, abused, consu- vant status, was delegated from ELKB to EineWelt also supports this continental med. The Lutheran Churches of Africa ELCT to work in the diocese of Morongo network. For this reason, the support of want to give answers to obvious and and Pastor Gerhard Muck was sent out activities to promote peace among the hidden injustice and to close ranks in to work at the Bible School of Kidugala religions became an important focus of times of Ebola or conflicts in the name in the south diocese. After many years Mission EineWelt’s work last year. of religion. Religion is commercialized as executive director of St. Luke Foun-

Photo: Martin Habelt Dr. Fredrick Shoo from the northern (Prosperity Gospel) to convert salvation dation, Dr. Bernhard Köhler retired. His REINHARD HANSEN diocese was elected new bishop in char- in Jesus Christ into money. This is oppo- wife Päivi Köhler worked at the Kiliman- Africa Department ge by ELCT. After two terms, Dr. Alex sed by a Communio with a strong alli- jaro Christian Medical Centre. In 2015, Malasusa withdrew from his office in line with the constitution. The official term of office of State President Jakaya Kikwete also ended in line with the con- stitution. Dr. John Magufuli was elected new President. Apart from manifold challenges in the country, the revision Peace is the Objective of Tanzania’s constitution is pending.

Marangu Conference About the dialogue between religions and its difficulties; The 60th anniversary of the Marangu about Ebola, finance and the co-operation of the partners. Conference was another decisive event. In 1955, representatives of all African Lutheran Churches that existed at that At the beginning of 2015, the importance the dialogue between Tanzania time met for the first time in Maran- Christians and Muslims in Africa would be attached to in the course gu, Tanzania, to work out a common of the year was not to be imagined. Already in May of the preceding It has become quite clear that there are vision of their churches for Africa. 60 year, a seminar took place in cooperation with the Evangelical- people on both sides who are interested years later, their meeting for the anni- Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT), the Lutheran World Association in a dialogue. On the other hand, we versary opened up the way of the Afri- and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung on this issue and gathered Christian had to accept that there is a genuine in- can Churches to Windhuk where in the and Muslim participants. terest in radicalization and conflicts on scope of the general assembly of the both sides. In the course of the year, the Lutheran World Association the 500th importance of the question constantly anniversary of Reformation is going to increased how the Evangelical-Lutheran take place in May 2017. Church of Bavaria (ELKB) and Mission The program under the motto “From EineWelt could contribute to a peaceful Marangu to Wittenberg” was structured co-existence of the religions. We had to in accordance with the elements of the witness that staff members of our part- coming LWB meeting by Trias “Creation Ines Kowalke from Gessertshausen west of Augsburg was placed third in the volunteers’ photo ner churches felt increasingly bullied by not for Sale – Salvation not for Sale – competition of last year with her photo shot at the Faraja Diaconic Center in Tanzania. In the pho- Muslim threat, especially in Kenia. On Human Being not for Sale”. It came to to, she works with a handicapped girl. the whole, we can see that young peo- the fore that the African continent is in ple of both religions open up easily to need of a constant reformation of both radical ideas. PROCMURA, the Program church and society. Peace, safety and for Christian-Muslim Relations in Afri- political stability are fragile and call for ance to support the poorest, to declare ten staff members delegated by Missi- permanent strengthening and transfor- their solidarity with the suppressed and on EineWelt, three temporary voluntary mation. to stand up for civil rights and partici- specialists and eight volunteers in the The commitments made in Marangu pation in the society’s responsibility and scope of the International Protestant in 1955 have still continued until today. in their task of leadership. In 2015, there Volunteer Program worked in Tanzania. As a rule, dignity and self-confidence of was a strong signal from Marangu that Carolin Hofmann from Feuchtwangen the African people must be continuously emitted unity and common ground of Liberia was placed second in the volunteers’ reinforced again and again on the basis the African Lutheran churches. photo competition. She depicted of our faith and trust in God. Nowadays, Last year, many crises had to be coped the relocation of 73 mentally and migrants in and from Africa live under Working in Tansania with together with our partner churches. physically disabled pupils and patients worse conditions than slaves in the past; Together with the Lutheran Church in suffering from clubfeet who were accommodated in the rehabilitation human trafficking is an acute contem- Michael Schlötterer, a pastor on trial en- Liberia, we asked ourselves how to over- center located at Usa River/Tanzania. porary problem. In particular, women gagement prior to his lifetime civil ser- come the consequences of the Ebola 6 7 Annual Bulletin 2015 Africa Department

epidemic and in particular, how to sta- Congo sible. ELCSA was capable of winning an bilize the health system. experienced pastor for this task who Many people had lost their source We are very pleased that the Evangeli- has also acquired some expert know- of income in Liberia. For this reason, cal-Lutheran Church in Congo succee- ledge in Mozambique. We hope that the Photo: MEW/Neuschwander-Lutz Mission EineWelt supported especial- ded in ending once and for all times its Christian education and the advanced ly agricultural projects and economic internal conflict that had been pending vocational training of female and male micro-projects to give back to the peo- for more than twelve years with regard pastors can be strengthened in this way. ple a basis of earning their living again. to the direction and influence of the DR. TRAUGOTT FARNBACHER Special attention focused on the pre- church. As a consequence, the church Farewell The aborigines’ lady choir from Australia on the occasion of the Church Congress at Stuttgart. Referat Papua-Neuguinea/Pazifik/Ostasien servation of farmland by applying soil- structure had to be reworked and ex- conserving cultivation methods. panded to eight dioceses and seven mis- The team of the Africa Department had sionary dioceses. However, there is still been attending to all those tasks last Kenya disagreement regarding the necessity year. At the end of 2015, our staff mem- of financial reports. This leads us to the ber Ms. Barb Neumüller retired. She The Kenyan Evangelical-Lutheran fact that Mission EineWelt is in need for had worked for us for many years. Sin- Church sustained a drastic financial a longer break in order to redefine the ce 1986, she had tirelessly resolved all distress due to the economic situation outline conditions of this partnership tasks of our Africa Department. Without Look closely, play an active prevailing in the country, characterized together with the partner church. her assistance, many things would not by climatic imponderables, interreligi- have been possible. We thank her since- ous conflicts and massive drops in the Mozambique rely for her commitment over the years. job market, fostered by exorbitant ex- Role, raise Hope pectations of growth related to church There was an opportunity for a new membership. By the delegation of a new co-operation in Mozambique with the Status of the relationships with partner churches staff member to the finance administra- Evangelical-Lutheran Church. Mission Reinhard Hansen tion, Mission EineWelt wanted to offer EineWelt and the Evangelical-Lutheran Manfred Scheckenbach in the Pacific Region and Asia. support. However, the outline conditions Church in South Africa (ELCSA) were are too complex to make way for a quick requested to make the delegation of a resolution. pastor from ELCSA to Mozambique pos- To be summoned, to be present to one another and sends us out into government that has rushed the country to share faith and life and to foster the public. Whoever is committed to into exorbitant debts and whose service creativity in the interest of recon- our partner churches with his talents sector is hardly able to gain ground. ciliation, authorization and change and whoever builds a bridge towards us Most of the few who made it for a high- in the name of Jesus Christ… People has a promising task. Our long-term or er education and a safe workplace grow need “people with a mission”. This short-term staff members implement away from the realities prevailing for fact characterizes our commitment our common objectives and our prote- the majority of the villages and from in the regions of Papua New Gui- stant mission into the given contexts. the fact that they don’t stand a chance nea, in the Pacific Region and East The call for experts from our partners at all. However, PNG is not poor but a Asia (PPO). In a concerted effort, and the possibilities arising from our lo- country rich in resources which, in turn, Photo: Mission EineWelt we are, together with churches cal view of the changes, the fact that we are not used to the benefit of the gene- and associated institutions, ac- take very critical life conditions serious- ral population but exploited to the ad- tion groups and protagonists, on ly, these are the issues that challenge us vantage of a few and to the detriment our way to play an active role in every year in a different way. However, of a unique nature. structuring the region in a positive Bavarian pastors who can be won for a Provided with good education and way and with a critical eye on the co-operation in these regions are de- support programs, tens of thousands region’s social changes. creasing in numbers. For 2016, further who made it choose to flee, also part- physicians, pastors and preachers have ly because of the increasing corruption. In this context, we have been confron- been won for a co-operation in Papua They seek out their future with neighbo- Foto: MEW ted with the whole range of asynchroni- New Guinea (PNG); a selection procedu- ring Australia. After many years as Exe- city, injustice and changing values. The re for a pilot for the Mission Aviation The massive dryness caused by El Niño cutive Director of St. Luke huge change in our staff in and from the Fellowship MAF is pending. in 2015 brought crop failures and hun- Foundation, Dr. Bernhard Köhler retired from office in partner churches in the PPO Department ger to large parts of the country. Foreign Tanzania. Among others, the is somewhat critical on the one hand, Papua New Guinea conglomerates increasingly exploit the foundation produces infusion but simultaneously it gives us a chance oceans, forests and precious metals solutions for hospitals in to experience new competences, views Papua New Guinea is an alarming exa- available in abundance in nature. many countries of Africa. and reflection of our common mission mple of the conflicts prevailing in our The Evangelical-Lutheran Church of with reference to our faith. It refers us world. The society suffers from a weak the country (ELC-PNG) further lost in- 8 9 Annual Bulletin 2015 Papua New Guinea/Pacific Region/East Asia Department Annual Bulletin 2015 Papua New Guinea/Pacific Region/East Asia Department

fluence due to their critical manage- Philippines in central Australia upon request of the also visible in the churches – be it in the ment executives and their weak bodies Lutheran Church of Australia. Mekong region, in Malaysia, Singapore, in charge of church management. We sustainably help to extend the sou- Hong Kong, China and Korea or in the Thanks to third party’s advice, they th-south-program of ELC-PNG espe- Mekong Region Pacific region, where people hope to be have obviously overcome the bottom cially with the Lutheran Church in the offered an alternative by the churches. of their debt overload and mismanage- Philippines. The relationship with this We intensify our commitment in the Every church has to cope with its own ment and are slowly on their way to Lutheran Church of the Philippines (LCP) Mekong region, where doors open on challenges, sometimes in a very difficu- Photo: MEW/Neuschwander-Lutz consolidation. was strengthened on our end, too, when the one hand and where serious viola- lt political or religious environment. The After the new leading bishop – our we visited this church together with tions of the human rights continue to Asiatic churches, especially the Lutheran former ecumenical staff member – Jack the leading church official OKR Micha- exist on the other hand. ones, are a minority in most cases. For Urame and his deputy Lukas Kedabing - el Martin: a joyful dedication of one of The trip to this region to inaugurate this reason, their objectives are to con- Photo: privat were elected and after the committed the three Lutheran churches that had and escort Regional Bishop Prof. Hein- stantly strive for a growth of the parishes In January 2015, Jutta Bergmann died at the age of 107 years. Born in what is Bernard Kaisom was elected Secretary been destroyed by typhoon Yolanda at rich Bedford-Strohm and Annekathrin and to focus on mission and charitable called Papua New Guinea nowadays, she had lived in Neuendettelsau for most General on the occasion of the 30th the end of 2014 and was reconstructed Preidel, president of the synod, was the service programs. Simultaneously they of her life. Mission EineWelt valued her artwork in an exposition where her water synod at Heldsbach at the beginning of again by means of donations from our first highlight at the beginning of 2015. are increasingly committed to social color works, collages and embroidered pictures were shown last summer. 2016, there is well-founded hope that Bavarian Church and the first round ta- Meeting the political leader Ms. Aung questions and try to assume their role in the church will finally be back to work ble with all overseas partners. San Suu Kyi in Myanmar in the course civil society. In those areas and in theolo- as usual after many years of internal May the reconciliation process of of the country’s democratization pro- gical education, attendance by our staff constitutional crises, dead-end-streets this church poor in funds and rich in cess was an event of its own quality is in great demand and welcome. Hong Kong Korea caused by the legal actions of the bi- faith continue and may the internati- which will hopefully unleash connec- shop versus the church, a waste of own onally harmonized attendance contri- tions and a scatter effect. Never before Singapore Still, the Lutheran Theological Seminar In the Lutheran Church in Korea, the year funds and resources. bute to their internal consolidation and had a Bavarian Regional Bishop and EKD (LTS) at Hong Kong has been one of the to come, 2017, clearly casts its shadow. Of course, there were some positive strengthen their mission in society. For Council Chair paid a visit to Myanmar, The Lutheran Church in Singapore (LCS) most important theological education In close co-operation with the National highlights, too, in 2015: the youth con- 2016, we plan to delegate a Bavarian its churches, seminars and to a politi- has been very much involved in missio- institution with an enormous appeal to Council of Churches in Korea, LCK will sultation in the Finisterre region, the pastor to this LCP. cal carrier of hope. The initial relocation nary services, even beyond its boundaries the whole south-east Asian region and benefit from the coming reformation ju- national pastors’ conference, bodies of volunteers to the young Lutheran far into the Mekong region and Mongolia. far beyond into China’s mainland. The bilee to give the overall Protestantism of of our partnership work to prepare the Fiji/Australia Church in Cambodia stood the test well. Now as before, the stagnating number of co-operation with the Faculty of Theo- Korea a clearly protestant impetus. commemoration of “Reformation 500” members has been a true challenge for logy of Erlangen University has develo- or the staff conference, unfortunately We are grateful that we were able to fill Working with Study Groups LCS and their pastors for a few years. ped promisingly. Several professors tra- Conclusion the majority of which were German par- in the vacancy as a lecturer at the Pa- Despite their high personal commitment, velled to the LTS for guest lecturing and ticipants only. I am pleased to witness cific Theological College (PTC) in Suva/ A special feature of our work with church their excellent theological education and are involved in the procedures related to All in all, our Asiatic partner churches and report on the incredibly affectionate Fiji where I could witness an impressive officers of the Pacific Asian Region now their attractive services, they hardly suc- the awarding of a doctorate. The LTS has are on a very good way whereby every and thoughtful commitment of innume- ceremonial act on the occasion of the as before has been focussed on the work ceed in winning new parish members. In been and will be a key institution for the church has to cope with quite individual rable women, presbyter, evangelists and PTC’s 50th anniversary. Moreover, we are with and attendance to study groups. contrast to Lutheran parishes, important regional and our co-operation with the challenges and is bound to find appro- pastors to the parishes and services of looking for a pastor for a co-operation We attended to five groups of guests: Neo-Pentecostal churches seem to be Mekong churches. priate ways and methods to fit their own the church. with the Aborigines Finke River Mission from Singapore, Korea, Hong Kong and much more attractive. situation. We can learn a lot from their a lady choir made up of aborigines from China dedication, presence, importance of faith Australia – a historic event – and accom- Malaysia in the life of the parishes who belong to panied them to concerts and Stuttgart In the mainland of China we were able the churches of the first generation of Church Congress. Moreover, there was a In Malaysia we have been observing for to continue the close and trusting co- Christians – for us as partners in ecu- mixed group from the highlands of PNG. years that the politically motivated and operation with Amity Foundation who menical Christianity in living encounters. We attached great importance to the increasing Islamization of the country celebrated their 30th anniversary that This is much more than a mere transfer study of subjects and contents and to is getting to the people. All non-Muslim year. Time and time again we have been of ideas and funds, we are talking about meetings in parishes and to get to know religions and in particular the Christian impressed to see how intensely Amity deep spiritual experiences from which important institutions of our church, in- churches are concerned. Above all, among works with the local authorities in in- our congregations could also profit a lot. Photo: MEW/Neuschwander-Lutz clusive of a program to visit the various the indigenous parts of the population, dividual projects. The concept of pilot We can feel life and joy in the Gospel, locations where Luther worked and lived. questionable Islamization methods occur projects helps to trigger and launch an culminating in wonderful services. God increasingly, from money donations to enormous multiplier effect across the is celebrated when the joyful and libe- Asia fraudulent practices and surreptitious si- government offices. Meanwhile, Amity rating message is brought forward about gnatures by way of masked “declarations is considered the “mother of the non- the child in the cradle, the man at the Now as before, it has been fascinating of accession” to the Islam. Muslims are government organizations (NGOs)” and cross and Our Lord who is to come again. to witness how rapidly societies chan- concerned as well who have been subject offers support for the establishment of People near and far are invited to believe ge and develop in Asia. Nevertheless to strict surveillance now more than ever numerous new NGOs. The contribution and to serve in His name. In 2015, Linda Wong from Malaysia was out and about as a Teaching-Prea- we have cause for concern because of and who have been suffering from an of this organization founded by Chinese ching Guest in Bavaria for four weeks. In the photo, she is shown in a conver- the Human Rights’ situation in many increasingly restrictive interpretation of Christians to build up a functioning civil Dr. Traugott Farnbacher sation with Deacon Gerhard Stahl. countries. But a general sense of hope is the Islamic law called shari’ah. society cannot be valued high enough. Thomas Paulsteiner 10 11 Photo: MEW/Zeller Annual Bulletin 2015 Latin America Department

“Her neighborhood is controlled by a the peace process and the reconcilia- drug gang”, her pastor explains. “Victo- tion of the former warring parties and ria had nothing to do with them but the the ordination of female pastors resulted rival drug gang didn’t believe her. They in a breach with the Lutheran Church – molested her incessantly on her way to Missouri Synod. In the following years, school. At home she was threatened on the churches became independent and the phone. entered into partnerships with other Lu- HANS ZELLER This is why she stopped going to school theran Churches all over the world. To- Latin America Department Partnership lives on encounters. and hoped for the telephone terror to day, the prophetic voice of the Lutheran stop as well. But this was not the case.” Churches in Central America is noticed Dedication of the church Santa Ana. In fear of her life, Victoria’s parents in their society. They step in for people in sent her to the USA. She was caught by distress and for the preservation of the the United States Border Patrol. They Creation. Hope is the Music kept her in a camp for minors for three For this reason, the members of all enormous although they are only paid a weeks. Now she is waiting for a juvenile Lutheran Churches of Central America small remuneration that essentially co- court to give her the opportunity to be come from the poor social classes. As a vers trip and board costs. The expenses able to stay in the USA. consequence, there is a financial lack of for maintaining the parishes are paid by of the Future! „When people experience violence, the funds and assembly rooms and churches the congregation members on their own. central experience they make is power- cannot be built. Mission EineWelt supports the remun- lessness, helplessness and the feeling of A good example is Church Santa Ana eration of the volunteers if the churches Courage is to dance to its Tune! being at someone’s mercy. Their con- to demonstrate how Lutheran parishes are not in a position to pay for all of fidence in their own self, in the others can find a home in cooperation with them. Meetings are required to guaran- and in the world is unsettled”, Gerhild other organizations. For years, the con- tee the unity of the churches. The the- Zeitner, pastor and staff member in the gregation members of Santa Ana spoke ological advanced professional training „We do have hope that things people who flee to the USA have alrea- the partner churches to ensure that their traumatology program of the Lutheran up for building a church. Carlos Najarra, courses for the parish executives are an will improve somehow in econo- dy become victims of criminality or their hope is followed up by courageous steps. Church in El Salvador stresses. pastor of the parish, linked up with the important fundament. In those courses, mic terms and that the world will lives are at stake. “ This is the great task of the Latin Ame- The El Salvador Committee of Munich organization Habitat and received funds the staff members of Mission EineWelt, be more peaceful “, I heard Rafael Courage is required to take steps to rica Department with Mission EineWelt. deanery, Wings of Hope and Mission for the construction of the church. This Pastor Ms. Gerhild Zeitner, and Pastor Mr. Menjivar say when we talked about avoid that hope is not put off. The bibli- EineWelt, have established a training project was also supported by Mission Hans-Jürgen Johnke, work in El Salvador the perspectives of the Lutheran cal verse in 2nd Tim. 1.7 points out the Violence in Central America and program for pastors and psychologists EineWelt. On January 17, 2016, Bishop and so does Pastor Mr. Joachim Höring in Church in El Salvador. Hope is the direction for Christians: “For God hath the Lutheran Churches together with the Lutheran Church in El Medardo Gomez could dedicate the Costa Rica. The programs are supported driving motor for many people so not given us the spirit of fear; but of po- Salvador in the past few years. In 2015, church. by Dr. Martin Hoffmann who has deve- that they do not give in and con- wer, and of love, and of a sound mind. “. Victoria is only 17 years old. Her fami- modules four, five and six and profici- loped an advanced training program on tinue to improve their living condi- In 2015, the work of the Latin Ameri- ly lives in a rural area roughly an hour ency seminars could be held. These se- Hope in Times of Crises the Lutheran identity for the theologi- tions. A lot of their worries do not ca Department was geared to encourage away from the capital San Salvador. minars helped the persons concerned cal executives in the Central American reach us here in Germany. We are to succeed in remembering and hea- The Lutheran Churches of Central Ameri- churches and has run the seminars in much too occupied with our own ling. However, if the threat becomes too ca work above all with volunteers (female two modules at different locations in the challenges when people leave their menacing, it is sometimes necessary to and male pastors, deacons, catechists). CILCA-Churches. home countries because of eco- give young people the chance to conti- They feel bound by their integral missi- An example for the practical impact nomic disparity, war and poverty nue their studies abroad. For this reason, on, work in other professions and come is the village San Luis where 280 fami- and when their longing for a more Photo: MEW/Zeller Mission EineWelt awards scholarships to from humble homes. They work closely lies have their homes. The wells of this peaceful or better life drives them threatened young people in El Salvador with the people. Especially in weak rural community were contaminated. Thanks to Europe. so that they can continue their studies regions, the activities of the church are to help from the Lutheran Church, the in Nicaragua. most appreciated. Their commitment is wells were refurbished. A solar pump Flight has been an issue in Central was installed to save the energy costs. A America for a longer period of time. They Spiritual Places and advanced new well was built to irrigate the fields. hope for a better life and start out for theological Training Now, vegetables can be grown in the dry other countries along dangerous routes. periods to counteract hunger. On the other hand, the young people’s The Lutheran Churches in Central Ame- Church partnerships are the networks lack of prospects makes El Salvador and rica are comparatively young. In the of our world which go beyond bounda- Honduras the most dangerous countries 1980ies, the small Lutheran parishes ries, replace stereotypes and establish in the world. “El Salvador has become which were founded by the Lutheran connections. In discussions and mee- insecure for children” Blanca Irma, pa- Church – Missouri Synod (USA) - started tings with church executives, parishes stor of the Lutheran Church in El Sal- to look after the refugees and migrants and projects, the exchange of staff is vador said. Investigations of the UN when the violent skirmishes started. The an important topic. Two pastor families Commission prove it: “50 per cent of the With her cardboard pistol, the girl stresses the threats in Latin America. social work, the active participation in Participants of the course in San Salvador. from the Evangelical Church with Luthe- 12 13 Annual Bulletin 2015 Latin America Department Photo: MEW/Schlicker ran denomination could be prepared for the people and tries to win them again work in the Evangelical Lutheran Church and again for the Gospel. In such a huge of Bavaria. Valdir Weber, a former pastor country as Brazil, this requires an enor- in Salvador, Brazil, his wife Gerlinde and mous amount of efforts. This is why the Assembly hall on the his son Johann took up work in the pa- theological education has a high priority occasion of the inau- rish of Tiefgrund near Bad Windsheim. within the IECLB and is supported by the guration of Pastor Mr. Euclésio Rambo, a former pastor at São Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Bava- Weston Mhema and Pa- Bento do Sul, has been working with his ria by means of exchange programs for stor Ms. Juliana Kilagwa at Unteraltertheim near REINHILD SCHNEIDER wife Dolores at Gustav-Adolf-Church in students, by scholarships for post-gra- Würzburg. Partnership and Parish Department Schweinfurt since October 2015. duates in the pursuit of the award of a In exchange, Pastor Hannes Kühn from doctorate and by supporting vocational Forchheim has already left for the church training, advanced vocational training parish São Luis in Brazil in August 2015. and further education of IECLB. The exchange of volunteers who are attended by the Latin America Depart- Refugees in Germany and Ecumenical Cooperation ment and were sent to Argentina, Chile, in Brazil Peru, Bolivia, Costa Rica and Nicaragua About the annual meeting and retreat, about farewell and hello, is most rewarding. In September 2015 the regular consulta- tion of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church Poster about the annual motto of the Brazilian about the anniversary, trips and many encounters. Unity in diversity in Bavaria with the partner church in church. Brazil took place. Church president Dr. Because of the history and the dimen- Nestor Friedrich opened the consulta- “Build bridges – change the per- was made up of totally different compo- the inter-cultural togetherness of our sions of the country, Brazil is a country tions with a prayer on the annual topic: spective – expand your horizon nents: from a very scientific theological ecumenical staff members who live with many facets. For this reason, the “The church is called to spread the word.” – be on the move together – get lecture up to a very practical exchange with us in Bavaria for one or more ye- IECLB is forced to work in completely It is important for the church president to know a different environment – of experience. Justice here in our coun- ars. 21 adults and 10 children from 7 various contexts. Its character is Euro- that the word is spread in a way that it assume responsibility for the world try and around the world, what does it countries (staff, scholarship holders and pean and as a serious church it wants to is understood in a world dominated by together with others – face the mean and how does it work? We looked volunteers) spent a few days together in offer people in Brazil a safe place where pictures. ecological challenges – share reli- at our way of coping with the refugees Reimlingen, sharing their experiences, they can express their questions, worries “The big challenge for the church in new existence in this country. In 2015, gious faith and belief – feast the in Germany, the special situation of receiving new impulses, celebrating ser- and hopes. For this reason, the culture Brazil is to find a language that will be the figure to be reckoned with at least life that God gave us”. The reasons female migrants and the fact that the vices, rejoicing in nature, discovering of welcome and shared experience is heard in the pluralistic world of Brazil”, is approx. 1.2 million immigrants. The why people speak up for partner- flight and migration issue has been up- the medieval city of Nördlingen in good very important to them. Many people Friedrich emphasizes. The current situ- share of refugees accounts for 1 per- ship, development and mission in to-date for years in many of our partner weather and much more. are uprooted because of constant do- ation of immigration in Brazil is deter- cent. However, many immigrants do not the ELKB are manifold. churches, too. It is good and important mestic migration and a frequent reloca- mined by immigrants from Haiti, An- know their rights and work like slaves. to look beyond one’s own nose in order Farewell to the Kumer Family tion to other places. The church follows gola and Congo. The people seek out a In contrast to Germany they are quickly Nearly every deanery is firmly bon- to build bridges for the people in our granted a visa for humanitarian rea- ded with one of our partner churches. own country who come to us from other The Walon Kumer family could no longer sons, but as of then, they are compelled Moreover, there are parishes, schools countries, and to notice at the same be with us for they returned to Papua to see to their livelihood on their own. and institutions that have been in close time what happens in our partner coun- New Guinea in August. Pastor Walon The churches concentrate on attending contact with the people, congregations tries, how the churches over there deal Kumer had lived at Fürstenfeldbruck refugees to help them clarify their legal and institutions in the Pacific, in Asia, with the topic and which of the expe- status. in Latin America and in Africa for many riences they made can be useful for us, In Brazil and in Bavaria alike, the years. The diversity became particularly too. For our common efforts are needed churches are a sign of hope by offering obvious in all those work groups, on the to reduce the reasons for the people why room, by taking people seriously and by occasion of seminar days and encounters they are on the run. Numerous partner- attending them. God accompanies both and the annual meeting of the deaconry ships between deaneries, institutions Photo: Mission EineWelt Moses and Abraham on their ways and delegates for partnership, development and parishes focus on supporting edu- identifies himself with the people who and mission which was organized by us cation and social projects in the partner are on the move. In the course of the to take place at Mission EineWelt. churches in order to sustainably improve consultations it became obvious that On the other hand, we aimed at con- the local conditions of living. The global both churches are challenged to com- verting these encounters into a place connections are specified and this also municate that God turns to the refugees, for exchanging ideas, familiarizing with contributes to more justice. to the people who are on the run these new material and discussing specific is- days. sues in detail. For this reason, the annu- Retreat al meeting that took place in November

Photo: MEW/Zeller under the motto “Luther and the One In our retreat, we discussed the chal- Pastor Ms. Reinhild Schneider bid Walon Kumer Advanced vocational training for voluntary staff members. Hans Zeller World (EineWelt) – where is justice?” lenges and conflicts brought about by farewell in last August. 14 15 Annual Bulletin 2015 Partnership and Parish Department Annual Bulletin 2015 Partnership and Parish Department

for four years and worked in the local well. On Sunday, there were many more parish. This challenged and strengthe- occasions to meet and talk to old friends ned the understanding for another, and and new guests, accompanied by good Poroman Project = in the end, it was a special enrichment food, beautiful music and sunshine. We

and strengthening of the partnership Photo: MEW/Schlicker were very delighted that we succeeded Partnership Project between the deaconry of Fürstenfeld- in encouraging our guests to join in, bruck and the ELC-PNG congregation on to get to know new things and to give Karkar Island. thought to crucial issues by means of a great variety of actions, workshops and 13 delegates from seven Bavarian deaneries and their related partners of the Ecumenical Staff Members offers. We are particularly happy about Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea (ELC-PNG) met on the oc- the feed-back we had from parishes and casion of various encounters within three weeks in Papua New Guinea: Our ecumenical staff was complemen- deaneries who reported on having taken ted by the following new colleagues, over individual components on the oc- • Kronach/Ludwigsstadt – Kaintiba both male and female: Pastor Alfredo casion of their partnership celebrations. • Pappenheim – Sattelberg Malikoski and his family (from Brazil) • Pegnitz – Siassi have been at Christuskirche at Sch- Meet and Greet Trips • Castell – Logaweng, Senior Flierl Seminar wandorf since February, Pastor Weston The South-North Volunteers, who work in social projects in Bavaria, with Ines Ackermann (1st on • Dinkelsbühl – Nomane Mhema and Pastor Ms. Juliana Kilagwa the left, top row) from Mission EineWelt. The meeting with others is the central • Kulmbach – Wanuma focus of any partnership work and so are • Neu-Ulm – Asaroka Volunteers South-North people and relationships arose from the Meet and Greet Trips in the PG Depart- interaction with German volunteers on ment. 25 encounters took place, be it in Hofagao Kaia Hauth from Allersberg and Gerhard Stahl from Mission EineWelt Our program “Volunteers South-North” the occasion of paying a visit to a house the form of a trip to visit the partners or lead this project together with a small team from Papua New Guinea (PNG). is also part of this context. It grew to providing accommodation for refugees in the form of receiving a group of visi- Everything had been well prepared in detail on a long-term basis. This is man- become a group of 6 young people who or the Poetry Slam. tors from the partner churches in Bava- datory since all participants (amongst them 8 female and male pastors) had Photo: MEW/Schlicker advance both-way learning by their ria. Advice and consultation needed for high expectations which were not to be disappointed. presence, co-existence and co-work: Celebration of the Worldwide Meet and Greet Trips has always been a Magda from Brazil and Patricia from Church challenge for all participants, sometimes Argentina spent their time at Wichern- even a difficult one. We talk about irre- The objectives were the following: haus in Altdorf, Niwaeli from Tanzania The Celebration of the Worldwide Church gular communication which repeatedly Pastor Mr. Weston Mhema and Pastor Ms. Ju- was in the children’s house at Bamberg, took place in 2015 and attendance was results in the fact that the information • After a few years without or with insufficient communication, liana Kilagwa on the occasion of their inaugu- Raphael from Tanzania was in the stu- rather enthusiastic since our two new required is received with difficulty only the partnership was to be examined and new contacts were to be ration. dents’ café at Selb. Joshua from Papua directors, Ms. Dr. Hoerschelmann and or belatedly or if, for example, visa con- established New Guinea was assigned to the Old Mr. Hanns Hoerschelmann were inaugu- ditions in the corresponding countries • The trip to visit the partners in PNG was to be enabled through this project People’s Home at Christanger and Billy rated into their service on this occasion change within short. Our MEW staff has since a Meet and Greet Trip will not take place by itself. (from Tanzania) have worked in the pa- from Papua New Guinea spent his time (we hereby refer to our previous report). hardly no influence at all or only very • It was important to familiarize with the situation on the spot: e.g. church, rish of Unteraltertheim in the deaconry at Auhof near Hilpoltstein. Bridges were Judy Bailey’s concert on the eve of the little influence on these circumstances. faith, infrastructure, daily life. of Würzburg since September. Pastor built between them and other young inauguration attracted lots of visitors as Of course, it is extremely disappoin- • Precise plans should be made for the future to enable the partnership Euclesio Rambo and his wife Dolores ting if a trip must be postponed or can- to be revived and to strengthen the partnership existing hitherto. (from Brazil) have been assigned to the celled for those reasons. All the more, deaconry of Schweinfurt (Gustav-Adolf- we are delighted to state that the Here are some participant’s impressions after having returned to Germany: Kirche) and Pastor Valdir Weber and his number of youth exchanges has increa- family (from Brazil) have been assigned sed. The number of Meet and Greet Trips • Partnership lives through encounters. It was given a face, a presence and it to Kaubenheim/deaconry of Bad Winds- (trips to the partner country) and Visit was worth it even if some things weren’t easy at all. heim. Pastor Ms. Dr. Margaret Obaga Trips (Guests from the partner countries • The partnership was intensified through the personal contact and the next and her husband William have backed come to Bavaria) is nearly balanced and few steps have become much clearer on both sides.

us up from Kenia. She has worked as Photo: MEW/Neuschwander-Lutz shows us that there is a true exchange • Individual targets for the partnership were named and precise ideas were head of study in the Intercultural Mis- to and fro in many deaneries. The topics developed. sion Department. Nevertheless she has are manifold and reveal that there is a stood by for parish work. And this is it profound understanding of the other’s exactly the great gift we are given by living conditions and ways of living, On the whole, it was a wonderful trip, accompanied by the blessings of Our our international colleagues, male and emphasizing our mutual responsibility Lord. I felt that repeatedly and so did the other participants. After my returning female alike: they visualize the world- (questions of climate changes and use back home I learnt that lots of people in Bavaria had been praying for us and wide church amongst us and attract our of land). their prayers were heard. view in the parishes to the most diffe- ring questions that arise for all Christi- Gerhard Stahl ans in our current world. Judy Bailey provided the right atmosphere on the occasion of the festival of the world-wide church. Reinhild Schneider 16 17 Intercultural & Protestant Work in Bavaria – A Theological Retreat at Neuendettelsau. Annual Bulletin 2015 Intercultural Mission Department

Lectures proved in July 2015 that com- financial safety, (insufficient) theologi- on EineWelt’s task to continue working munication of the gospel in Words and cal education, (decreasing) recognition with the partners in bilateral or regional Pictures is not only important for Chris- of the pastor’s profession in society, high terms to strengthen the pastoral image tians from Germany. In 2013, the first exigencies to success and Burn-out. by means of individual aspects. course of lectures took place in Moshi/ Moreover, Summer School follows Tanzania. The second meeting of this up the process related to the pastoral Study Day on Tanzania kind in co-operation with the Pastoral image that has currently been discussed DR. CLAUDIA JAHNEL Course of Lectures of the Evangelical- by the Evangelical-Lutheran Church in The ecumenical Study Day on Tanzania Lutheran Church in Bavaria in Neuen- Bavaria, initiated in co-operation with took place on November 21, 2015 in co-

Intercultural Mission Department Photo: Mission EineWelt dettelsau and the advanced education Regional Bishop Dr. Nitsche and Seni- operation with missio München. The cru- of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church in or Church Official Kirchenrat Andreas cial issue regarding the elections in Tan- Tanzania then took place in Germany. Weigelt and in co-operation of Pastor zania and the postponed constitutional The participants went out looking for Dr. Lichtenfeld, head of the Protestant reform as well as topics related to the ad- traces and they have asked themselves: Seminary in Nuremberg. vancement of women and women’s rights Interreligious and Which are the pictures that are decisive The 29 participants were made up of were discussed. Manfred Scheckenbach, for our faith? Which role has art for mi- church leaders, persons responsible for Tanzania expert of Mission EineWelt em- nistry? Which are the pictures of faith theological education and advanced phasized that it is crucial to emphasize conveyed on the radio, TV and the new theological education, female and male the nation’s unity and peace when a go- Intercultural Work media? Delegates from these fields of pastors and members of parish coun- vernment in Tanzania is established. The work, manifold contributions and visits cils. Many of them considered Summer new President Magufuli promised major to the parament workshop in Neuen- School an enriching and strengthening improvements such as to provide the Summer School, Pastoral Course with Lectures and Study Days, dettelsau and at KunstRaum Heilsbronn learning experience. Despite differences health sector with pharmaceuticals. Lu- Master Course of Studies and Work with Parishes who speak a encouraged the participants to discover in context and theology as for example ciana Borgna, Tanzania expert of missio, and discuss differences and common with regard to the question related to presented projects to support women and different language and are of another origin. ground of the Tanzanian and the Bava- the ordination of women, many com- check violence directed at women. Under rian Church. mon challenges were discovered. the former President Kikwete, drafts for Today, intercultural education pic that has increasingly kept us busy at one hand and religion on the other hand Half way through our common time, At the end of this process, a “Summer a new constitutional reform were put in means learning together and em- present in our fundamental theological becomes obvious everywhere. a visit to a congregation was planned. School Message” was prepared and ra- motion, including the initiation of demo- barking on a mutual way of lear- work. This time, the German participants invi- tified. The issues and ideas of Summer cracy and national solidarity. A consti- ning. Within a very short time, The challenges we have to face world- The Role of the Religions ted their Tanzanian colleagues to pay a School such as the implementation of tutional referendum was waived. Pastor nowadays as never before we ob- wide also include the topics religion and visit to their parishes. In services, events a theological advanced education are Weston Mhema explained the correspon- tain lots of information on other globalization. This issue was dealt with In Myanmar (formerly Burma), monks and visits, they got to know what life is now subject to being processed and ding reasons. Tanzania is a secular state cultures, religions and churches via in March 2015 in the International Block and nuns become a political force. In like in a German parish. deepened in regional terms. It is Missi- guaranteeing freedom of religion. Accor- the Internet, on TV, the newspapers Seminar for students of theology in co- Hong Kong, liberal female and male The event was completed by a joint and other media. But the other operation with the Faculties of Theology Christians have supported the umbrel- trip to Luther’s locations at Eisleben, person frequently remains a stran- and Universities in Erlangen, Makumira/ la demonstrations in 2014. In Tanzania, Eisenach and Wittenberg. Both the par- ger and, intently or not, is kept at Tanzania and Hong Kong. For those 24 where Islam and Christianity have been ticipants and the leading team could tie a distance. students from Hong Kong, Tanzania, Ru- coexisting in peace for hundreds of ye- in with the relationships that had alrea- Photo: MiSüNo anda, USA and Deutschland, this topic ars, a tense political situation is caused dy been established in 2013. In the last few years, the Intercultural has utmost priority since clear changes by religious influences from the outside. Mission Department has developed new in the religious structures can be obser- And which is the role theology and Summer School formats for a mutual learning process ved in all contexts. the Church play in this situation? One of and ruled out old ones. One of the time- Many of them are due to the travelling the retreat’s conclusions was that they Learning together and from each other tested events of this kind is the Interna- activities. Travelers, no matter if new can contribute to the fact that religious was another central motif of Summer tional Summer School. Newer formats missionaries from “South” to “North”, & globalizing phenomena are reflected School 2015 under the motto “Role and are the Intercultural Pastoral Course of businessmen, refugees or others, take critically and questioned in terms of Office of a female or a male Pastor in a Lectures, the International Block Semi- their religion with them. However, the theology. They can help to maintain the Lutheran Church all over the world”. A nar for Students of Theology or training response to a Hindu temple in Switzer- dialogue between the religions or that whole year of preparations was required courses in Germany with people from land, a Wahabitian Mosque in Indone- they are not abused for political and na- prior to Summer School during which parishes who speak a different language sia, a Pentecostal Church in Tanzania or tionalist purposes. the responsible persons of the different and have a different origin. On the basis a Tamil Service in Germany is not always countries discussed this issue with the of our common struggle with questions positive. A globalization of and through Pastoral Course of Lectures partner churches. This revealed that both and challenges we have been confron- religions also implies that religions go the image and the tasks of a pastor, both ted with in our globalized world, a new public. The end of the secularization the- “Words and Pictures”, this was the topic male andfemale- are confronted with big MiSüNo – a co-operation with and between the Churches of Württemberg, Baden and Palatinate understanding of the term partnership sis and the separation of politics, econo- of 2015 in the reformation decade. The challenges and that they are subject to for the advanced training of female and male parish leaders with another tongue and of a different has been developing. This is another to- my and the conduct of one’s life on the German-Tanzanian Pastoral Course of changes. Many aspects are concerned: origin. 18 19 Annual Bulletin 2015 Intercultural Mission Department

ding to Albert Moshi we will have to wait the Intercultural Mission Department

and see how the forming of a government “Intercultural Protestants in Bavaria”

Anmeldung zur MiSüNo-Kursreihe Bitte bis 01. September 2016 zurückschicken an:

Die einmalige Anmeldegebühr für den Kurs beträgt 50,– €. proceeds between Tanzania and Zanzibar. has beenDie Eigenbeteiligung increasingly pro Kurseinheit/Wochenende addressed in sindcon pro- Kurs 10,– € (Übernachtung, Verpflegung, Materialkosten).

Mission EineWelt Referat Mission Interkulturell Frau Dorothea Baltzer-Griesbeck Postfach 68 Zanzibar is a Muslim91561 Neuendettelsau constituent state. nectionEine withAnmeldung the schließt refugee die Teilnahme situation an allen neunby Now and again, religious and ethnic con- parishesKurseinheiten and deaneries ein. in Bavaria apart Die maximale Teilnehmerzahl beträgt 15 Personen. Die Kurs- flicts have been arising. By emphasizing from thesprache continuing ist Deutsch. Wir conceptbieten aber auch design Übersetzungen and in Englisch und Französisch an. Geleitet wird der Kurs von unity and freedom in Tanzania, the values networkingPastor Emmanuel with Ndoma, protestant Mission EineWelt, parishesund weiteren of traditions and customs are considered. who speakReferenten. a different language. For Leitung: Pastor Emmanuel Ndoma DR. JÜRGEN BERGMANN The protection of the human rights is im- this reason,Referat Mission the Interkulturell pastoral couple Dr. Ati Hauptstraße 2, 91564 Neuendettelsau The Development and Politics Team in 2015. Development and Politics Department Photo: MEW/EP portant. and MarkusTelefon: 09874 Hildebrandt 9-1440 Rambe has de- Fax: 09874 9-3150 velopedE-Mail: multi-lingual [email protected] service liturgies A Master Program is planned for SundayKursort services in a congregation. Tagungsstätte der Evangelischen Diakonissenanstalt, DownloadRosenbergstraße is possible 40, 70176 Stuttgartvia mission-eine- Religious radicalization, by which our welt.de/liturgien. In 2015, different re- partner churches have been increasingly gional intercultural projects, such as the Global Challenges affected for some time, has now become development of a regular international MiSüNo-Kurs an immediate experience in Germany in service in Bayreuth, contemplations Mission Süd-Nord 2016/17 2015 was a year of major future conferences and alternative events

connection with the current migration regarding an intercultural church in Theologisches Qualifizierungsprogramm movement. An international Master Würzburg or the preparations of events für leitende Personen in internationalen attended to by the Development and Politics Department. Gemeinden (Gemeinden unterschiedlicher Program is supposed to support the in interculturalAnreise mit öffentlichen parishes Verkehrsmitteln: during the to- Sprache und Herkunft) Vom Hauptbahnhof mit Bus Linie 42 (Richtung Erwin Schöttle-Platz) responsible persons in various areas in pic yearbis Haltestelle “Reformation Rosenberg-/Seidenstraße and EineWelt” Eine Zusammenarbeit der Evangelischen Parkmöglichkeiten für die Anreise mit dem PKW: Landeskirchen Bayern, Württemberg, Baden und Pfalz their efforts to counteract radicalization Contact:P1: Tiefgarage [email protected] Diakonie-Klinikum‚ Einfahrt Lerchenstraße were We are living in a time of global (Eingabe Navigationsgerät: PLZ 70176, Lerchenstraße 25) with measures that result in a dialogue attendedP2: Tiefgarage to inDiakonie-Klinikum, the scope Einfahrt Falkertstraßeof this project challenges. Not only have the daily and co-operation. position.(Eingabe Navigationsgerät: PLZ 70176, Falkertstraße 46) discussions about flight and migra- The English program “Religion and tion scared lots of people but the

Conflict Management” is to bring toge- Mission South-North financial crisis, too, will still take a ther staff members from Europe, Africa, long time to be coped with, even Photo: Mission EineWelt Asia and South America in a two-year In the theological advanced training MiSüNo-Program for 2016/2017 if we already forgot about it. We Master Course of Study. Openness in in- course Mission South-North (MiSüNo) are discussing the climate change tercultural sensitivity and interreligious for female and male pastors and staff caused by mankind, but still time dialogue will be trained in an internati- members of parishes with another lan- is needed to narrow it down ef- onal exchange and practical learning in guage and origin (migration parishes), fectively. Parochial and economic different contexts. Single-sided percep- the common way of learning is the es- authorities say that our current tions are opposed by being instructed as sential point. Since January 2015, the economic activities lack sustaina- to how perform a differentiated analysis seventh course has been run with Dia- bility. In other words: our children of complex relationships between religi- konissenanstalt (Deaconesses’ Institu- and grand-children are bereaved of on, culture, politics and the media. Mul- tion) in Stuttgart with 12 participants parishes in spring of 2005, first delibe- a part of their future. tiplying factors are enabled to develop from Brazil, Eritrea, the Democratic Re- rations with regard to advanced trai- approaches to solving a problem by way public of Congo, Ghana, Vietnam, Per- ning offers took place. Since 2007, the of peace initiatives and positive conflict sia and China – with different Christian courses are offered in co-operation with 2015 was announced to be the year Panel discussion on the occasion of the alternatives’ summit in June 2015. management. traditions such as reformed Christians, the Churches of Württemberg, Baden of development. Trend-setting decisions For decades, Mission EineWelt has Pentecostals and Charismatics. The last and the Palatinate. were to be expected by important in- Mission EineWelt significantly ac- plomatic Accident” because they are supported dialogue programs such as course unit took place at the end of Fe- “I am very grateful for participating ternational conferences: the UN confe- companied the G7 summit by means surprisingly ambitious! People, Planet, Procmura (Program for Christian-Mus- bruary 2016 with a final service and de- in this course”, one of the participants, rence on financing development in July of an ecumenical prayer brochure and Peace, Partnership and Welfare: these lim Relations in Africa). In the new in- livery of the certificates. a female pastor from Brazil, said, who 2015 in Addis Ababa, the UN summit in an “Alternative Summit”. For two days, five terms try to describe what the new ternational Master Course of Study, Inquiries for a theological advanced manages a Brazilian migration parish in New York on the new Post-2015-Agen- more than 1,000 participants discussed goals are about. Really new is the fact Mission EineWelt has taken another training put forward by female and Baden. da in September 2015 with universal the current situation prevailing in the that the goals are directed to all states, important step forward in their commit- male pastors and staff members of Afri- The topic “Reformation and Eine objectives for a sustainable develop- world; 30,000 – 40,000 female and inclusive of the industrial nations. For ment in view of international causes of can parishes in Bavaria to Mission Eine- Welt” as well as the current debate of ment (Sustainable Development Goals male demonstrators peacefully invited example, goal 10 demands “to reduce flight and migration. Welt (formerly known as Missionswerk the refugees challenge our creativity in - SDGs) and the climate summit in Paris the political leaders to come up to their disparities” in and between countries, Bayern) and the Evangelical-Lutheran the educational work to develop new in December to ratify Kyoto’s follow-up international responsibility. goal 12 is about “responsible consump- Intercultural Protestants Church in Bavaria (ELKB) triggered the educational formats. We are curiously agreement. Prior to this date, the G7 The leaders of state seem assume this tion”, goal 15 refers to the protection of in Bavaria work of Mission South-North (MiSüNo). looking forward to it. summit took place in Elmau, Bavaria, responsibility slowly only and this is why biodiversity and goal 16 includes society On the occasion of a conference initi- and it was considered groundbreaking observers describe the Sustainable De- among others. The project position of the Evangelical- ated by Pastor Emmanuel Ndoma with for the international conferences to fol- velopment Goals which were ratified at The highlights of our education work Lutheran Church in Bavaria set up with representatives of ELKB and African Dr. Claudia Jahnel low. the end of September rather as a “Di- and advocacy efforts were the following: 20 21 Annual Bulletin 2015 Development and Politics Department Annual Bulletin 2015 Development and Politics Department

Akademietagung (annual conference) thing that appealed to Paula very much: lantic Ocean. Forests are cut down and STUBE Students are an Asset to in Tutzing in March (“Who reigns the “When I got the invitation to form an farming families are driven off their us and their Home Countries

world?“), the large convent regarding Photo: EWN organization team for the next meeting land. These parts, animal feed results the human right to food in Nuremberg’s of former volunteers, I liked the idea at in over-fertilization and the excess of In times when the flood of persons see- City Hall (May 15th/16th), our contri- once. I have always loved working with meat we produce can ruin markets in king asylum from the conflict areas in butions to the future tour with Federal groups and it has appealed to me to African development countries. the Near East and the adjacent coun- Minister Gerd Müller in the State Chan- give an understanding of a development The international complexity in agri- tries has not abated, the discussions cellery (September 28) and our presen- policy issue myself. I was particularly culture suggests the idea of a partner- concerning the role of a program to tation in the Bavarian parliament in the fond of the preparatory meeting toge- ship. This is how the project “Soy unites accompany the studies of young people scope of Eine Welt Netzwerks Bayern ther with other motivated [former] vo- us” was started. This project is attended who wish to embark in a course of study ((EineWelt Network of Bavaria)) (Ok- lunteers and the great variety of good to by different departments of Mission and who are capable of doing so, is of tober 15), which was attended for the ideas.“ EineWelt and includes encounters bet- increasing importance. Above all, young first time by the Bavarian Premier Horst ween farming families from Bavaria and men are counted among the refugees of Seehofer. Or there are the many “small” Attendance on Volunteers’ Paraná in Brazil where agricultural and whom their families feel that they could workshops in schools and parishes rela- Family Members ted to “Flight and migration” or respon- Eine Welt Netzwerk Bayern sibility for the world. All in all, the staff (Network EineWelt Bavaria) What does it feel like if our children of the Development and Politics Depart- introduced itself to the don’t only want to join in political dis- ment met nearly 8,000 people in rough- Bavarian Parliament. On cussions but if they start out to live in ly 130 different educational events. the right, there is Dr. Jürgen alleged “areas of conflict” in the world Bergmann with the Bava- and to hear, to see and to perceive the rian Premier Horst Seehofer International Protestant Volun- and Michael Brückner, CSU local questions and issues? teer Services (Shortcut: IEF), Parents need an awful lot of confi-

member of the Bavarian Photo: MEW/Neuschwander-Lutz North-South parliamentary group. dence in the organization Mission Eine- Welt and their international partner or- “I am questioning things that were a ganizations who send out their children matter of course to me before and I possibility to look beyond the obvious. work for and with volunteers who return in order to be able to let them go and get to know new perspectives and pro- Frequently a learning process is trigge- from their mission and offers for family head for unknown continents, foreign spects. (…). I am really very grateful for red that lasts for much longer than for members of volunteers. cultures and projects they have not been it!” (from the report of a volunteer). this year and that often catches other familiar with. During this year abroad, With our volunteer program, nearly 40 people in their environment: For this Working with Returnees the families’ communication network young people per year are offered the reason, Mission EineWelt intensify their between the overseas partner organiza- Former volunteers can help to break tions in which their daughters and sons up and transform ways of thinking and participate and the “home parish” is a acting, stereotypes and paradigms in large one and closely linked. They report Germany’s society because of the year on the situation in the partner organi- The Sending of the volunteers at the Festival of the World-Wide Church in July 2015. they spent in the global south working zations and stand up for the fact that and living. word is spread on the volunteers’ life Former returnees themselves essenti- and work at home, too. Photo: Mission EineWelt ally make up this work, be it on the oc- In 2015, Mission EineWelt organized development policy issues are discussed. cope best with the hardships of flight. casion of the Run For Peace in Nurem- regular meetings for family members Here and there, the rural areas are un- For them, new possibilities with regard berg, advanced training for female and where the volunteers’ parents could der considerable strain. This is also a to vocational or university education male multipliers or in attendance of the talk to each other and discuss current reason for us to inform the Bavarian must be made available. This is the only next years of volunteers to come, such development policy issues and different public in rural areas on this project by way integration will work. as Rebekka: “When I finally knew what projects. way of lectures and actions. We can also Against this difficult background, to make of my thoughts and feelings, it learn from the developments in Brazil, STUBE – our program to accompany quickly became clear to me that I want Partnership in terms of “Soy” a country in which agricultural policy students from Africa, Asia, Latin Ame- to remain an active member of IEF. […] is already considered social policy and rica and Eastern Europe – will have to During the evaluation seminar, I got the Globalization unites female and male where civil society has a lot to say in make its position clear and to wisely ex- chance to see the development of many farmers in the whole world. In the sou- terms of food. pand its current scope of offers on hand volunteers after one year, to hear their th of Brazil, for example, soy is not only The project “Soy unites us” is on for in terms of development policy and it experiences and to put in my own expe- grown by industrial enterprises but also two years and is supported by funds must be appropriate for a sustainable rience on my arrival.” by family- run companies. In our coun- from the Federal Ministry for Economic abatement of the causes why people Being a female or a male multiplier try, soy is fed to nearly all animals. But Co-operation. This could be the begin- turn into refugees. Beate Merk, Bavarian Minister for European Affairs, and Dr. Jürgen Bergmann on the occasion of for the own experience and for related this fact causes both ecological and so- ning of an initial partnership with the presenting Bavaria’s sustainability objectives. development policy issues was some- cial problems on both sides of the At- church that is related to a specific issue. Dr. Jürgen Bergmann 22 23 Annual Bulletin 2015 Finance and Administration Department

increase in receipts from third parties, Total receipts 2015 Gesamteinnahmen im Jahr 2015 from board and lodging in our confe- EUR

rence center and from other events was Miscellaneous receipts Legacies 0,00% 0,09% achieved. The increase in donations and Donations and charity gifts gifts by more than 100,000 Euro is par- 14,11% ticularly remarkable with an overall re- sult of more than two million Euro. As

for details, please see pages 27/28. Collections in the parishes JOCHEN KRONESTER 1,59% Finance and Administration Department Simultaneously, church collections in the parishes on Epiphany and Thanks- Board and lodging remuneration 2,10% giving, which are determined for the work of our partnership center, decrea- Interest sed by roughly 25,000 Euro. Interest or 0,00%

legacies, too, still accounting for nearly Third-party grants

(e.g. Federal administration) Grant by the Evangelical-Lutheran 75,000 Euro in 2014 and thus contribu- 0,69%

ting to an increase in receipts, have no Church in Bavaria Long-term Orientation 81,42% longer contributed to our own receipts in 2015. Higher receipts, constant expenses, work aiming at encounters to open While our earnings - without the grants by the Evangelical-Lutheran Jahresbericht 2001 22.08.2016, 09:40 - jk up new prospects. Church in Bavaria - only resulted in a Area Cost Center Annual Result 2015 slight increase as against 2014, the con- Germany Personnel costs 3,850,152.00 € tributions made by the Evangelical-Lu- Germany Costs for materials 534,249.00 € theran Church in Bavaria have resulted in the plus of receipts we stated. Germany in total 4,384,401.00 €

All in all, Mission EineWelt received donations and A comparison reveals what fi- Expenses 2015 Papua New Guinea, Pacific, East Asia charitable gifts for the following: gures and diagrams say about the PPO Personnel costs 1,670,886.00 € changes from one year to another. In fact, there was hardly any change PPO Budgetary grants 360,000.00 € However, there is a clear shift to- at all with regard to the overall expen- PPO Projects, individual measures 357,501.00 € Apportionment of the donations and contributions wards expenses. The significance diture as against 2014. When looking PPO in total 2,388,387.00 € Annual Result 2015 of this tendency and its impact for at individual areas, there are, however, General World Missionary Tasks 388,425.57 € the work of Mission EineWelt is to some changes. Africa Evangelical Church with Lutheran Denomination in Brazil 302,895.16 € be explained in the following. The most striking issue is a clear shift Africa Personnel costs 1,895,895.00 € Evangelical-Lutheran Churches in Latin America 58,867.50 € towards higher expenditure for perso- Africa Budgetary grants 617,912.00 € Kenyan Evangelical-Lutheran Church 90.418,51 € In comparison to the preceding year, nnel. There are also some changes that Africa Projects, individual measures 682,110.00 € Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Congo 75,728.45 € our eye is immediately caught by the attract our attention in the different Lutheran Church in Liberia 24,480.13 € fact that receipts have increased by ne- continental areas. Roughly 1.5 million Africa in total 3,195,917.00 € Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea/East Asia 180,841.27 € arly one million Euro and that expenses, Euro from the remaining budget areas Latin America Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Tanzania 925,144.64 € however, have increased only insignifi- were posted to the personnel budget. cantly. For this reason, the annual finan- While the funds have remained Latin America Personnel costs 989,070.00 € Latin America Budgetary grants 205,633.00 € Total Donations and Charitable Gifts 2,046,801.23 € cial statements reveal a surplus of more roughly unchanged in Germany and for than 800,000 Euro. How is this going to the tasks related to Papua New Guinea/ Latin America Projects, individual measures 271,362.00 € Receipts Results for the year 2015 be explained? Pacific/East Asia, expenditure for per- Latin America in total 1,466,065.00 € sonnel in Africa and Latin America has Third-party grants (e.g. Federal administration) 99,825.00 € Receipts 2015 clearly increased proportionately. World Mission World Mission General Tasks via EMW 320,180.00 € Interest 0.00 € The reason why more than 800,000 World Mission Special tasks 20,934.00 € Board and lodging remuneration 304,093.00 € Last year, Mission EineWelt has received Euro had not been spent by the end of World Mission Exchange of pastors from overseas 196,890.00 € Collections in the parishes 230,692.00 € roughly 850,000 Euro more budgetary the fiscal year and thus have remained World Mission Special budget with earmarking 1,693,180.00 € Donations and charity gifts 2,046,801.00 € grants from the Evangelical-Lutheran within the overall budget of the Evan- Legacies 0.00 € Church in Bavaria. On the one hand, this gelical-Lutheran Church in Bavaria is World Mission in total 2,231,184.00 € Miscellaneous receipts 13,200.00 € is due to an increase in the pay scale of due to the fact that overseas vacancies Grant by the Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Bavaria 11,808,962.00 € the personnel costs; on the other hand could not be filled for a few months or Total Expenditure 13,665,954.00 € this is also due to the transfer of new for the whole report period. As of the Total receipts 14,503,573.00 € Total receipts 14,503,573.00 € tasks in personnel exchange with Brazil fiscal year 2015, the budget oriented and Latin America. Simultaneously, an system in terms of general eligibility as Not spent 837,619.00 € 24 25 Annual Bulletin 2015 Finance and Administration Department Christmas stall in July 2015.

TotalGesamtausgaben Expenditure im Jahr 20152015 way. As a consequence, the result was

this high amount of more than 800,000

World Mission Special tasks Euro in the fiscal year 2015. World Mission Exchange of pastors 0,08% from overseas 0,78% World Mission Special budget with World Mission General Tasks via EMW Long-term obligations 1,28% earmarking 6,75%

Germany Personnel costs The partnership work with our overseas 15,34% churches reveals that we attach utmost KATRIN BAUER Africa in total 12,73% importance to the personnel exchange Latin America Projects, individual Photo: MEW/Ermann Fachbereich Fundraising measures Germany Personnel costs 1,08% 2,13% and the related co-operation. The invi-

Africa Projects, individual measures tation of staff members from the part- 2,72% Latin America Budgetary grants 0,82% ner churches also offer lots of chances Germany in total 17,47% for a development of the Evangelical- Latin America Personnel costs 3,94% Lutheran Church in Bavaria. In the futu- PPO Personnel costs 6,66% re, too, this will be one of the pillars of Teaming up to make it a joint Africa Budgetary grants 2,46% our work insofar as we succeed in fulfil- PPO Budgetary grants ling all requests of our partners in terms 1,43% Africa Personnel costs 7,55% of personnel support. PPO Projects, individual measures The second pillar is without doubt PPO in total 1,42% success together with and for 9,52% project work. The long-term financial commitment to task fields of the part- nership churches or the continuous sup- Jahresbericht 2007 22.08.2016, 10:29 - jk port of projects shall help to carefully the partner churches and thoroughly built up new structures cover with regard to personnel costs and cessary projects of the partner churches and possibilities costs of materials was abolished. In the at the end of the current fiscal year. The year 2015 was very successful in terms of donations. past, funds that were not spent on per- With the introduction of the new legal sonnel costs could be used for other ne- status, this is no longer possible in this Jochen Kronester Thanks to our female and male donations and the enclosed descriptions Euro due to the active support of our donors, sponsors, partners and the of our various projects and into the use female and male donors, sponsors, part- Apportionment of the donations and contributions 2015 Bavarian deaneries and parishes, of the funds we provide. This is where ners and the Bavarian deaneries and the two-million-benchmark could we respond to the particular local con- parishes: an immense sum by means of Aufteilung der Spenden und Gaben im Jahr 2015 be exceeded. Sincere thanks for all ditions of life of the people. We attract which a lot could be done to help in our General World Missionary Tasks 19% charity gifts to the benefit of our your attention to projects the objectives partner churches. partner churches and the projects. of which are to impart knowledge, skills and orientation to fight poverty and in- Mailings The objectives of Mission EineWelt justice in favor of more justice and the In 2015, four calls for donations could have remained the same now as before, chance to a self-determined life. be mailed. even if our directors changed: to relieve Fundraising means to bring together

Evangelical Church with Lutheran distress, strengthen rights, advance su- people: those who are ready to help February 2015 Denomination in Brazil stainability, give rise to team spirit, sha- and those who need help. Help to the Protection of Women’s Dignity 15% pe our partnership – together with our benefit of our partners in Africa, Latin An educational program in Tanzania for Evangelical-Lutheran Church in partners. Our name is our motto and our America and Asia. The solidarity of our girls and women to avoid physical and Tanzania order is to increase justice in EineWelt supporters impresses us very much. This mental cruelties 45% Evangelical-Lutheran Churches in

Latin America (our one world). solidarity is revealed again and again 3% in times of emergencies or disasters. In August 2015 Because we care those cases, we quickly receive generous Day of Indigenous Peoples Kenyan Evangelical-Lutheran Church donations. Mission EineWelt is a popular COMIN, the Indian Missionary Council 4% For our fundraising department, trans- and reliable co-operation partner and a of the Evangelical Church with Luthe- parency, commitment, sustainability trusting and competent contact for dea- ran denomination in Brazil would like Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Congo and economy are important compon- neries, parishes and partnership groups. to take steps forward to reconciliati- 4% ents of our project work and calls for on and to build bridges. The council

Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Lutheran Church in Liberia donations. And in 2015, we have again Figures supports the indigenes in their fight Papua New Guinea/East Asia 6% succeeded in doing so! for their rights, strengthens their own 9% We would like to deliver insight into In 2015, Mission EineWelt received identity and informs the Brazilian soci- our work with our actions, the calls for donations amounting to 2,046,801.00 ety on the indigenous peoples’ culture. Jahresbericht 2001 22.08.2016, 10:08 - jk 26 27 Annual Bulletin 2015 Fundraising Annual Bulletin 2015 Contact list

It is the objective to support the right of meals a day and are educated and at- Church in Bavaria, grants, circulars to self-determination and self-realization. tended to from 8.00 to 15.00 hours. In our staff, our magazine and supportive COMIN is on the indigenes’ side and the nearby boarding school of Faraja circles. How to get in touch with us: supports them in the protection of their Diaconic Center, children and adole- Hauptstraße 2; 91564 Neuendettelsau, Germany E-Mail: [email protected] rights. scents are given a chance to education Actions 2015 Zip Code: +49 (0) 9874 9- in addition to various rehabilitation and September 2015 therapy possibilities. Big Christmas Campaign on the occa- Operator -0 Africa Department (AF) Because we care – introduction of our sion of the Celebration of the World- MEW Fax -330 Hansen, Reinhard Head of department -1300 new directors Help in an Emergency Wide Church Kinkelin, Sigrid Office -1301 Mr. and Ms. Hoerschelmann, spouses At our Christmas stall, more than 200 Management (shortcut: LTG) Scheckenbach, Manfred Tanzania Expert -1310 and directors, are looking forward to On March 14, 2015, the cyclone “Pam” Christmas cards were written to staff, Hoerschelmann, Dr. Gabriele Director -1000 AF Fax -3120 take over management of the largest savagely devastated the pacific insular pupils of the rehabilitation and training Hoerschelmann, Hanns Director -1010 institution run by Evangelical-Lutheran state of Vanuatu. Many people died, center in Usa River by visitors of the Reuter, Anneliese Head Office -1001 Latin America Department (LA) Church in Bavaria and responsibility for tens of thousands lost everything they festivities; the project was introduced Wagner, Renate Personel -1002 Zeller, Hans Head of department -1600 the partnership relations maintained to had. A majority of the 67 inhabited and donations for the local work were LTG Fax -3190 Hauerstein, Renate Office -1601 more than 20 partner churches overseas adjacent islands was cut off from te- collected. Public Relations LA Fax -1699 by the Evangelical-Lutheran Church in lephone and electricity. Many of the Our participation in the Peace Deca- Schlicker, Juliane Online division -1030 Bavaria and for the work related to 250,000 people living in those islands de in the deanery of Schwabach focu- Bauer, Katrin Fundraising division -1040 Partnership and Parish Department (PG) partnership, development and mission didn’t have a home anymore. sing on this aspect of “Ultimate Expe- Neuschwander-Lutz, Helge Media&Press division -1050 Schneider, Reinhild Head of department -1400 at home and abroad. In this emergency situation, our do- riences” was very much appreciated. Brost, Marianne Assistance&Editorial office -1031 Rother, Natalie Office -1401 nors quickly and generously helped the At this time, questions related to flight Public relations Fax -3180 Stahl, Gerhard PPO partnerships -1430 November 2015 people in Vanuatu and saved lives with and responsibility, non-assistance and Rimroth, Christiane Africa partnerships -1420 Faraja - Tumaini Day Care Center is a their donation. Thank you so much! action, silence and responsible state- Department of Finance and Administration Sossmeier, Jandir LA partnerships -1490 facility for mentally and multiple han- ments in the past and at present were Gilcher, Marlene Office/Manpower planning -1421 dicapped children and adolescents in Projects discussed. (F+V) Ackermann, Dr. Ines Volunteers South-North -1410 Kronester, Jochen Head of department -1100 the northern diocese of Tanzania. At “Because we care” is Mission PG Fax -3140 Bodensteiner, Stefan Office -1101 present, social workers attend to the Mission EineWelt supports numerous EineWelt’s motto. The church instituti- Mertel, Karl-Heinz Head of accounting -1120 children aged between 6 and 15 years. projects world-wide. With these pro- on uses donations where they are nee- Kurth, Manfred (regional post south) +49 (0) 89 90 47 60 60 Müller, Hildegard Personnel management -1133 In the day care center they are fed two jects, we establish sustainable options ded and this is why our donors trust in Geranienweg 8, 85551 Kirchheim Fax: +49 (0) 89 90 47 60 61 Personalabteilung Fax -3113 by people for people in our partner Mission EineWelt’s work. Moser, Günter IT -1144 churches. We are very much looking forward to von Seggern, Christoph (regional post north) F+V Fax -3110 In the last few years, immense incre- your supporting our work so that we Kunigundendamm 15, 86551 Bamberg +49 (0) 951 30 90 08 90 Weitere Betreuung Bitte helfen Sie mit, Jeutner, Susanne Postmistress -1160 Ein Sozialarbeiter betreut zurzeit 15 ehemalige Schülerinnen dass Kinder und Jugendliche mit Behinderung weiterhin ases could be recorded in some areas; will be able to help immediately and to und Schüler, die die 7-jährige Grundschulausbildung im Hilfe in Einrichtungen wie dem Faraja Diaconic Centre Böhme, Lars Caretaker -1166 Zentrum beendet haben und nun weiterführende Schulen erhalten und unterstützen Sie die wichtige Arbeit Mission on the other hand there was a drastic strengthen our partners’ projects. Ecumenical staff members oder ein Berufsausbildungstraining besuchen. Fischer, Günter and Angelika Conference Center -1180 EineWelt. decrease in other areas. Among others, Your donation is carefully managed Kilagwa, Juliana +49 (0)157 57 68 40 15 Ihre Spende zählt! Rottler, Waltraud Kitchen manager -1181 funds were allotted to education, food, and used for the support of the part- Mhema, Weston (both at Unteraltertheim) Conference Center Fax -1182 promotion of congregational life, health ner churches at any and all times and

Bankverbindung: and humanitarian aid, mission and in full. Intercultural Mission Department (MI) Development and Politics Department (EP) Mission EineWelt evangelization and theological educa- Stichwort: Faraja Jahnel, Dr. Claudia Head of department -1500 Bergmann, Dr. Jürgen Head of department -1800 Evang. Bank eG tion. Katrin Bauer IBAN: DE12 5206 0410 0001 0111 11 Baltzer-Griesbeck, Dorothea Office -1501 +49 (0)911 36 67 2-10 BIC: GENODEF 1EK1 We have worked hand in hand with BLZ 520 604 10 Seitz, Michael Head of studies -1510 Thomas, Petra Office -1801 Kontonummer 10 11 111 our partner churches and in the local Mielke, Alexander Head of studies -1511 Voltz, Gisela Education/PR -1820 projects. The Fundraising Department Your contact partner for Hansen, Ulrike Head of studies -1512 +49 (0)911 36 67 2-12 Mission EineWelt brings forward the necessity and effi- Postfach 68 Landwirtschaftlicher Betrieb Hauptstraße 2 donations and foundations: Obaga Dr. Margaret Head of studies -1513 91564 Neuendettelsau ciency of Mission EineWelt’s work. This Von Beginn an war die Brüderschaft „Ushirika wa Diakonia Telefon: 09874 9-0 Faraja MI Fax -3150 Brunner, Norbert STUBE +49 (0)911 36 67 2-15 Faraja“ auf die von ihr betriebene Landwirtschaft angewie- Fax: 09874 9-330 work is only possible with the active Katrin Bauer sen. Mittlerweile wurden zwei Diakone in Farmmanagement Mettler-Frercks, Beatrix Expositions -1530 EP Fax +49 (0)911 36 67 2-19 ausgebildet. Ein Diakon ist für die Viehhaltung und Viehzucht und Diaconic Centre support of all staff members, donors, [email protected] verantwortlich. Der andere bewirtschaftet das Kaffeefeld mit Stadtbüro Nürnberg Hansen, Claudia One World Shop -1531 7.500 Pflanzen. Mais, Zwiebeln, Kohl und Tomaten, Rosella Königstr. 64 Tansania friends, sponsors and partners. Missi- Tel.: +49 (0) 9874 9-1040 und Kaffee werden zum Verkauf angebaut. Papaya, Bananen 90402 Nürnberg Schuster, Eva Internal gap year -1840 Telefon: 0911 36 672-0 Fax: +49 (0) 9874 9-330 und Avocado dienen nur dem Eigenverbrauch. Fax: 0911 36 672-19 on EineWelt raise their donations by Neben 24 Kühen werden über 100 Schweine, rund 20 Ziegen Papua New Guinea/Pacific/East Asia Department Kramer, Regina IEF South-North -1850 und 200 Hühner zur Milch- und Fleischproduktion gehal- E-Mail: means of direct mailings, calls for do- ten und zum Verkauf angeboten. So konnten 2013 bereits [email protected] Donations Account: Ballak, Susanne Office -1802 www.mission-einewelt.de (PPO) 57 Prozent der Haushaltseinnahmen des Zentrums durch nations in the event of emergencies or Evangelische Bank eG Landwirtschaft und Viehzucht erwirtschaftet werden. Centrum für Mission, Entwicklung und Partnerschaft Farnbacher, Dr. Traugott Head of department -1200 der Evangelisch-Lutherischen Kirche in Bayern other crucial matters, the annual event IBAN: DE12 5206 0410 0001 0111 11 KonfiDank (collection on the occasion BIC: GENODEF1EK1 Janetzky, Lieselotte Office -1202 of the annual confirmation for a spe- Paulsteiner, Thomas East Asia Expert -1210 Nuremberg City Office cial project), compulsory and elective Online donation: Ratzmann, Julia Pacific Information Center -1220 Königstraße 64; 90402 Nürnberg Tel. +49 (0)911 36 672-0 www.mission-einewelt.de collections of the Evangelical-Lutheran PPO Fax -3120 Engelhardt, Annette Office +49 (0)911 36 67 2-0 28 29 Annual Bulletin 2015 Online Offers Annual Bulletin 2015 Campaign Magazine Cooperation Flight and Migration Since 2003, six missionary institutions have co-operated un- Since 2014, the motto “Flight der the name “Kooperation Missionspresse” (Missionary Press and Migration” has stood for the Cooperation). In the front section that is identical for all ma- campaign of Mission EineWelt. gazines, we analyze background reports, features and processes The partnership center has de- in the world-wide church, in society and politics. Through our veloped a series of materials to reports, portraits and interviews, we make the scope of ecume- nical Christianity and mission more vivid. enable congregations, groups and We would like to make available online the facts and back- committed people to discuss the ground information our readers need for their own opinion topic. making. By our service articles (Reviews, material hints and of course by this website) we want to supply our readers with ad- ditional information and point out possibilities for their personal We have developed a separate Website commitment. for this purpose to inform on offers of the partnership center and to quote ad- www.missionspresse.org ditional information sources.

www.flucht-und-migration.org

An interactive game, a so-called serious game with the title “Up and Away”, gi- ves you the opportunity to retrace the history of different refugees on your PC, tablet and smartphone by means of five different flight and migration histories.

An exposition headed “Up and Away” supplies information on five boards Website www.flucht-und-migration.org Data Base “mission.de” (so-called roll-ups) with regard to the reasons why people flee with an eye to Please direct your orders to: Here you will find a great variety of materials on the topics related to mission German history, substantiated by facts, Mission EineWelt for working in congregations and schools, categorized into target groups and statements and more. The exposition is Media/Press Department topics. You may download the edited material and use it directly in groups, on available for lending via P.O.Box 68 the occasion of events or in class. 91561 Neuendettelsau Germany Mission EineWelt Telephone: +49 (0)9874 9-1031 • Services Development and Politics Department E-Mail: • Sermons EineWelt Station Nuremberg [email protected] • Lesson plans Annette Engelhardt • Materials for confirmation classes Telephone:+49 (0) 911 36 672 - 0 The interactive game “Up and Away”. • Answers to central questions Telefax: +49 (0) 911 36 672 - 19 on the topic mission E-Mail: eineweltstation.nuernberg@ www.mission-einewelt.de ... and much more

We offer material such as the poster “Open your doors”, “There are no stran- www.mission.de gers for God’s people” or the brochure on a service draft and pilgrims’ way can Two of five exposition boards be ordered via this website or the home- which deal with page of Mission EineWelt. You may also different aspects contact us personally and order in wri- of the topic flight ting, via telephone or Email. and migration. 30 31 Printed Media The following print-media are available in German only. Brochures on special topics, magazine and brochures on particular countries

Partner in der Einen Welt Da können wir doch (Partners in our One World) nicht wegschauen Annual Report 2015 (We cannot look away, by Mission EineWelt can we?) A brochure with information on free of charge the topic Flight and Migration and Mission EineWelt’s offers and materials on the topic 16 pages free of charge

Magazine by Mission EineWelt Brochures on particular countries published 4 times a year, 48 pages with reviews, CILCA reports, messages, media hints The Central American part- on the topics partnership, ners, their history and the development and mission Evangelical-Lutheran Churches in El Salvador, Nicaragua, Copies available by sub- Costa Rica and Honduras scription for 15 Euro 44 pages per year (postage included) free of charge

Dem großen Mangel folgt große Dankbarkeit Tanzania (Enormous shortcomings are The East African country followed by an enormous degree of gratitude) and its Lutheran Church The physician Dr. Constanze 48 pages Wustmann worked on Karkar Island in Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea from 2013 to 2015. A field The pacific island state, its report consisting of 44 pages history and the Evange- free of charge lical-Lutheran Church 44 pages free of charge

Drei Jahre Brazil in einer anderen Welt The country, its history and (Three years in another world) the the Evangelical Church with Lutheran Denomination A field report by Dr. Günter 56 pages Kittel on his three-year-work as a physician in Papua New Around the China Sea A brochure on the countries free of charge in South East Asia 48 pages free of charge

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