Reformation and the One World

Annual Bulletin 20161 Photo: Daniel Schlüter Annual Bulletin 2016 Editorial and List of Contents

Dear Readers, the first year of work we have spent reports could have provided an insight For this reason and due to our Chri- here from January to December was into the foreign countries. stian belief, it is our mission to make an exciting year for us. Simultaneous- Those who decided to spend their all countries and churches with whom ly, it was also the 10th anniversary working lives in North or South Ame- we are joined in a partnership awa- since the merger of the three insti- rica, in Africa or Papua New Guinea re of the chances that come with tutions united as „Mission EineWelt“. could not rely on any quickly available changes. That’s what we are all about This anniversary stands for ten years information. They could not report di- and we hope that you will continue to of common partnership, mission and rectly on their experience or needs, on support us in the future, too. development work. Of course, the hi- dangers or moments of happiness, but story of development work and missi- they had to write letters which were With all our best wishes and blessings, on in Bavaria dates back far longer. In on their way for weeks or months on- sincerely yours, 2017, our overseas work can look back board of a ship. upon 175 years. Since 1842, however, the world has Times have changed. The distances changed considerably. Those who tra- seem to be shorter because they can velled to one of the partner churches be covered faster. Communication pa- Dr. Gabriele Hoerschelmann at that time actually had to be prepa- ths have been accelerated at a tearing Director Mission EineWelt red for a trip into the unknown. It was pace. It seems the world has moved not possible to search the Internet for closer together. sincerely yours, the latest information, or to orient But nevertheless, our task has re- oneself by reading the most current mained as important as it was before, Web-blogs of other staff members, even if we are informed more quickly no, not even the telephone or telefax on a success or on a flop these days. posts could have provided any assi- But still, there has neither been peace Hanns Hoerschelmann stance. At best, narratives or travel nor justice in our world. Director Mission EineWelt Contents News from the Director’s Office Department for Finance and Administration Already a year of Reformation______page 3 A year when new challenges were announced____page 24

Department for Africa Topic: Donations Between dialogue and a break for reflection_____page 6 See chances – benefit from chances – offer chances______page 27 Department for Papua New Guinea/Pacific/East Asia New beginnings, hopes and many relationships ___page 9 At a glance Telephone directory, Online and Media offers____ Seite 29 Department for Latin America Together in favor of life ______page 12 IMPRINT Published by Mission EineWelt Centrum für Partnerschaft, Entwicklung und Mission der Evangelisch- Lutherischen Kirche in Bayern (Center for Partnership, Development and Mission Department for Partnership and Parish Work of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Bavaria) Trust in Partnership______page 15 P.O.Box 68 D-91561 Neuendettelsau Telephone: 09874 9 - 0 Department for Mission and Intercultural Studies E-mail: [email protected] Homepage: www.mission-einewelt.de Faith changes the world______page 18 Final editing and layout: Helge Neuschwander-Lutz Cover photo: Coffee cultivation in Papua New Guinea. One of our volunteers, Department for Development and Politics Daniel Schlüter ranked second in the photo competition advertised by Mission Solidarity and Education______page 21 EineWelt in 2016 2 HANNS UND DR. GABRIELE HOERSCHELMANN

Photo: MEW/Neuschwander-Lutz Directors of Mission EineWelt Gabriele Hoerschelmann in an interview with the head of the Evangelical- Lutheran Church of Bavaria, Bishop Heinrich Bedford-Strohm. Already a year of Reformation About good relationships to executives in church service, events, an important trip and a memorable birthday

Measuring our success as a function of The Reformation events have already kept us very busy in the past the cooperation of executives in church year because the One World had been the theme year of the Lu- service such as, for example, the Bavari- ther Decade in 2016. This has been reminding us of our duty ever an the head of the Evangelical-Lutheran since. We have been more than glad to fulfill our tasks and sup- Church of Bavaria or the President of ported by renowned company, as this report will reveal. the Bavarian Synod, the year 2016 was quite a successful one for Mission Eine- and many more guests from politics, Welt. When looking back from the point church and society. churches and their mission would sus- of view how many visitors had been at- During the panel discussion that took tain damage if they did not attempt to tracted by larger and smaller events, the place in Nuremberg’s “Heilig-Geist” increase justice in the world. “Our missi- results are equally pleasing. But with hall, Archbishop Schick emphasized on is impaired by our separation”. a critical eye on the fact by how much that the mission of the churches was to more justice and peace has come to our bring about a just, peaceful and huma- The Lutheran Church has become a world during the past year, we clearly ne world. “We are in need of recurrent movement around the world for a long see that there is still a lot of work and reformation.” Schick stated that the time. All over the world, 400 million commitment ahead of us.

Theme Year heralded Our retrospect starts with a theme year in preparation of the Reformati- on Anniversary. Those who have planned this Theme Year over the months until the Reformation Anniversary Photo: MEW/Neuschwander-Lutz have deliberately chosen it to end with the world-wide horizon by selecting its motto „Reformation and the One World“for 2016. In March last year, its Bavarian Opening Event took place in Nuremberg, which we had organized together with the Reformation Decade/ Luther 2017 of the Evangelical-Luthe- ran Church in Bavaria as an ecumenical Arif Tasdelen (2nd from the left), a member of the Bavarian parliament on behalf of the German So- event attended by the Archbishopf Dr. cial Democratic party (SPD) during a panel discussion with Director Hanns Hoerschelmann (in the Ludwig Schick from Bamberg, Bishop middle) and Archbishop Dr. Ludwig Schick, presented by Dr. Jürgen Bergmann (left) and Dr. Claudia of Bavaria Dr. Heinrich Bedford-Strohm Jahnel (both from Mission EineWelt). 3 Annual Bulletin 2016 The Director’s Office

people have found their spiritual home in one of the churches of the Reforma- tion. For a long time, the movement has shifted to the south of the world for a long time. This is what we see day by day. For this reason, it is important that we bid farewell to our self-centeredness and have a look at the idea of the Re- Photo: MEW/Neuschwander-Lutz formation the way it comes back to us from our partner churches.

The head of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Bavaria, Bishop Bishop Hein- rich Bedford-Strohm had a critical eye on the globalization and its consequences. He said the churches had to look President of the Bavarian Synod Dr. Annekathrin Preidel on her first visit to Mission EineWelt last at the world with the eyes of the peo- April to learn more about our work. The photo shows Dr. Preidel (in the middle) together with the ple in the poor countries when talking executives of our center. about globalization. Humaneness itself needed to be globalized, too. He clearly church, it is important to think about Global Learning in Bavaria.” stepped in for the fact that the conse- the theological foundation first.” Preidel Minister Ms. Merk was impressed quences of all actions always had to be thinks it is a problem to first generate and decorated Mission EineWelt for taken into consideration regarding the structures and to think about the theo- its reliable support of the Bavarian weakest in this world. Bedford-Strohm logical motivation in the second place OneWorld’s work, in particular, for the said that the – very often computer- only. On the occasion of her visit to the current support program focusing on controlled - trading at the stock ex- partnership center Mission EineWelt, she the strengthening of global learning. changes was to be “condemned”. Long emphasized that she attached great im- Dr. Norbert Stamm emphasized in his ago, it was already Luther who named portance to efficiency and networking. laudation that Mission EineWelt sup- and shamed economic injustice ac- After the meeting with the executive ported education within Germany. „The cording to Bedford-Strohm. Thus, it board, Preidel briefly introduced herself point was not to invest as much money was Bedford-Strohm’s conviction that to the staff in the conference center as possible in partnership projects but economic trading must serve the weak and embarked on a tour through the to change our local structures in order and he ended his statement with the library, exhibition and OneWorld Shop. to support global learning and under- sentence: “Those who are religious also standing of the background of our One have to be political.” Worthy of a prize award World.” First visit to Mission EineWelt Every two years, the Free State of Ba- Lila Nacht (Purple Night – varia and “Eine Welt Netzwerk Bayern name of the festival), Open Some four weeks later, the President e.V.” awards the Bavarian OneWorld of the Bavarian Synod, Dr. Annekath- Prize to appreciate commitment in Air, grand festivity and rin Preidel, came to Neuendettelsau to terms of civil action. On the occasion remindful sermon learn more about the work of the Center of this year’s award, Mission EineWelt run by the Evangelical-Lutheran Chur- was decorated with a special award in Clear blue skies, information stalls, ch of Bavaria. “In the event of structu- the category “Associations/Initiatives/ workshops, exhibitions, two stage pro- ral and organizational decisions in the Schools” for the project “A Focus on grams, lots of food and beverages and, above all, an incredible atmosphere… More than 1,300 guests came to join us in July last year to celebrate the Festival of the Worldwide Church. And with our Bishop of Bavaria Dr. Heinrich Bedford- Strohm, a famous preacher joined us who turned against any kind of fanati- cism in his sermon at St. Nikolai Church. He reminded us to be careful when di- viding the world into light and darkness and to associate this with the name of 4 Annual Bulletin 2016 The Director’s Office

God. The Bishop of Bavaria found pre- of the trip’s purposes. cooperation with a church district in cise words when talking about arms Annual Reception in Munich Bavaria. In 2016, this was the church exports. All those who talked about this district of Munich where overseas rela- subject never had to forget the families On the occasion of the annual recep- tionships are manifold. Regional Bishop whose lives depend on it. But, on the tion, Fidon Mwombeki’s wish for the Ms. Susanne Breit-Kessler talked about other hand, it is equally important “to European continent he extended to 120 those relationships in her short wel- assist them in finding possibilities how guests in Munich was a lasting energy coming speech and made reference to to earn their living on the basis of other boost on the grounds of the Reformati- a few examples. “Our presents are our products. “ The EKD Council Chair did on Anniversary. The director of the de- partners from all over the world.” Breit- not incriminate anybody in his sermon partment for mission and development Kessler said that it was gift to be part in Neuendettelsau, but he emphasized with the Lutheran World Federation of a world-wide Christianity. She valued the fact that 55 percent of the federal (Geneva) said that he prayed for the our work and said that it was the light in arms exports originated from Bavaria. It fact “that this anniversary would not our world which followed Jesus Christ’s was to be feared that “weapons that are become a holiday like any other and an word in word and deed. produced in our place will contribute to event as for example the FIFA World Cup darkness elsewhere.” but that it helped “to talk more about The official part of the Annual Re- In a panel discussion, Bedford- God and Jesus Christ”. ception was rounded off by valuing the Strohm said he was grateful for Missi- work of selected volunteers from the on EineWelt’s work. The duty of mission The Tanzanian theologian, who holds Church District of Munich before co- was to broadcast what we talked about a doctor’s degree, stressed at Markuskir- ming to an end with snacks and conver- as Christians. The world was one world che (name of church) that Reformation sations. The event was accompanied in and no world of differences. “We must was no one-time event, but that it will terms of music by Wally and Ami War- stop fighting each other and responding never end. Everywhere in the world, the ning. to conflicts with violence.” churches “had to remember the Holy Scripture and hear God’s gospel of de- A 90th Birthday Central America liverance to serve God and HIS world. “. On October 29, Pastor The Bishop of Bavaria, the President Mwombeki talked about the Annual Horst Becker celebrated of the Bavarian Synod and Mission Ei- Theme of the Reformation Decade “Re- his 90th birthday. Born neWelt went on a trip to Central Ame- formation and the One World – Faith in Hesse, the theologi- rica, touring through four countries in changes the World” and referred by an became one of the seven days, to learn more on fields of quoting three aspects to a statement of directors to establishe work and projects in Costa Rica, Nica- the Lutheran World Federation saying the missionary work of ragua, Honduras and El Salavador, to vi- that money can’t buy salvation, men or Neuendettelsau in 1972 as part of the sit the local staff, to commemorate the the Creation. work of the Evangelical-Lutheran Chur- victims of civil wars and to participate in ch in Bavaria. For 19 years, Becker was a march for peace on the occasion of a Mission EineWelt has been organizing responsible for the fate of Missionswerk Bishop’s anniversary, to name but a few the annual reception for many years in Bayern before he retired in 1991.

For many years, Horst Becker had worked as a missionary in Tanzania. As leading church official (Oberkirchen- rat), he served the world mission in the

Photo: MEW/Schlicker United Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Germany (VELKD) in Hanover, before he came to Neuendettelsau. Under his auspices, the Bavarian institution, apart from the traditional relationships, extended its work to Asia. Moreover, a pa- rochial center has emerged with a wide network of partnerships to Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Pacific Region. Becker and his wife live at Neuendet- telsau.

Dr. Gabriele and Hanns Hoerschelmann Directors of Mission EineWelt 5 A scene in a market in Tanzania Kristina Dölker

REINHARD HANSEN Department for Africa Between dialog and a break for reflection About good and difficult relations, new staff members and cooperations that had been scheduled for a long time...

In Tanzania, new tensions arose in the political area and between the In Bavaria and from Bavaria religions. The partner churches in Bavaria and Tanzania have been acting as mediators. In the other partner churches in Africa, work At the beginning of 2016, we welcomed ranges from continuity and setbacks to new beginnings. And some- Marina Ostertag to our Department’s times, partners need to think their partnership over and to reconsider team for Africa. We are delighted that the fundamentals of their cooperation. We are reporting on all this the vacancy Barb Neumüller had left with regard to the African partnerships. with her retirement could now be filled again. Ms. Ostertag with her French language skills is a valuable asset to our team.

In the reporting year, the following staff has left us for an assignment in our partner churches: Maria Dillmann went to the Arusha Lu- theran Medical Centre, ELCT; Dr. Oliver and Antje Henke went to the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, ELCT; Sikhathesihle Khumalo went to the Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Mozam- bique; Karolin Steuer left for the Usa River Re- habilitation Centre, ELCT; Thomas and Jennifer Wollner went to the Usa River Rehabilitation Centre, ELCT.

Mira Vieting volunteered for Tanzania and shot this photo along the railway line between Morogoro and Daressalam. 6 Annual Bulletin 2016 Department for Africa

Our homecoming staff from their over- to improve teaching in class, the moti- to work with the church under these seas assignments was: vation and skills of the teachers and the strained and dangerous conditions he Claus Heim and Trine Boe-Heim who availability of teaching materials. found himself confronted with. In the came back from the Usa River Rehabili- workshop, however, he changed his opi- tation Centre, ELCT; Kenia nion and explained to the bishop that he Kai and Grace Küfner who came back would return to his job with new cou- from the Usa River Rehabilitation Cen- The interreligious communication was a rage and confidence. In order to assist tre, ELCT. key aspect in our work with the Kenian the KELC in coping with its difficult eco- Thomas and Andrea Ritter who were with KELC; Dr. Christian and Ruth-Andrea Wendebourg who came back from Martin Luther University, EELCo.

Tanzania In Tanzania, the political and interreligious tensions have increased during the past year. In addition to the interreligious meetings made possible by ELKB and Mission EineWelt between the Chri- stian bishops and the Muslim sheikhs, the Christian Council of Tanzania (CCT) also stood up for a de-escalation between the governing party and the parties of the opposition. Backed by ELKB and other churches and organizations, CCT organized various meetings for religious and political leaders in the country for the purpose of de-escalation. In lengthy discussions amongst each other and with the responsible politicians, so- lutions could be found that helped to stabilize the prevailing situation. By the assignment of the married cou- ple Mr. and Ms. Henke, Mission EineWelt is supporting a new focus of the ELCT’s medical work, namely the setting-up of a ward specializing in oncology at the KCMC at Moshi. Since cancer has been diagnosed increasingly in Tanzania in In this photo, kindergarten children in Morogoro and the volunteer Jonathan Lichtenfeld are dis- played. He submitted his photo to Mission EineWelt who had invited the volunteers to take part in the past and given the fact that the their photo competition. treatment possibilities have been more than insufficient to date, we were capable of responding to an urgent need in Tanzania. Evangelical-Lutheran Church (KELC). The nomic situation, Mission EineWelt once Liberia staff of KELC feels increasingly threate- more complied with KELC’s request to ned and unsettled by the aggressive be- send a treasurer to the church. This con- A new focus emerged from our coope- havior between the religions. A series of firmed the fact that the KELC would not ration with the Lutheran Church in Li- workshops that had already been started be able to restore equilibrium to their beria (LCL) to support LCL’s education the year before helped to clarify facts, to deficits without profound systematic at schools. Our staff member Sebastian specify fears and emotions and to push changes. But the bishop felt that the Stüwe who used to work with us in the motivation. One of the staff members possibilities and prospects suggested by area of Christian education took up work came to one of those workshops and the treasurer would not work out. As a as a consultant and administrator in the had already made up his mind: he inten- consequence, the treasurer returned to LCL’s school system with the objective ded to quit his job. He no longer wanted Germany ahead of schedule. 7 Annual Bulletin 2016 Department for Africa

fundamentals of our future cooperation. theran Church in Mozambique (IELM). On the other hand, we know from perso- In the beginning, the election of the bi- nal observation that the work in EELCo’s shop took a rather turbulent course. It parishes deserves to be supported, not was only after the intervention of the only in spiritual but also in social areas Lutheran Community in southern Africa to name but education at school for ex- that a second election could take place ample. On the occasion of a visit to Bu- and produced a clear result. The inau- kavu, I could see for myself once more guration itself took place in the Martin how difficult the conditions were under Luther cathedral and was attended by a which the parishes work to give their large number of local and international children access to education at schools. guests in Maputo. Bishop Sinalo took In three out of the four of the parishes I over the office from his predecessor Bi- visited, there are schools parts of which shop José Mabasso who retired. are located in the church building itself. The “classrooms” are separated from In 2016, after a long-term planning Four hands covered in coffee powder. each other by UN-covers only to provi- stage between ELCSA, IELM and ELKB, de a visual but no acoustic separation. the South-African Pastor Sikhathesih- In all schools, it was affirmed that the le Khumalo could be sent to IELM. Pa- children take part in state-run exami- stor Khumalo’s priorities are focused on Congo nations quite successfully. The schools Christian education. In a series of events Currently, the relationship with the are needed because there are by far not attended by volunteers and salaried Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Congo enough schools to teach all children of staff, he was capable of teaching them (EELCo) has been difficult with regard compulsory school age, even if the go- fundamental knowledge with regard to to financing their work. So we paused vernment schools provide a better edu- methods and liturgy, cooperation and to think the situation over in 2016. The cation. responsibility. ambient factors had become increasingly difficult, a fact that made it impos- Mozambik It is obvious that the IELM staff value sible for us to continue “now as before”. him and his contributions and want to In July 2016, we had the chance to or- On October 9, 2016, Eduardo Sina- put the acquired skills into practice. ganize a workshop with the executives lo was inaugurated into the office of a of the EELCo where we agreed on the second Bishop of the Evangelical-Lu- Reinhard Hansen Photos (2): Lisa-Marie Ludwig Photo: MEW

Orphans in Nkoaranga, Tanzania. 8 Photo: ELC-PNG

DR. TRAUGOTT FARNBACHER Bishop Jack Urame (blue shirt) on the occasion of the election in March 2016 Department for Papua New Guinea/Pacific/East Asia New beginnings, hopes and many relationships The partner churches in the Pacific region and in Asia

We will have a longer look at This consolidation puts our coopera- resources and instruments at its dispo- Papua New Guinea and the deve- tion onto a more solid basis. The various sal that could have been responsibly and lopments and prospects that have challenges ELC-PNG is faced with, such professionally used. I see the reasons started last year. But we will also as economic reforms or self-responsibi- why this has not been actually tackled: have a short look at all the other lity, can now be tackled again. The lea- there is a lack of money to pay specia- ders themselves uttered that it was very lists appropriately in comparison to the partners in East Asia and the Pa- important to set the ELC-PNG’s blocked much more attractive jobs in commerce cific region. Let us start with our potential free again and to introduce and in public service. Simultaneously, oldest partner church located at concerted strategies. women are excluded from assuming the Papua New Guinea. office of a pastor and from their coope- Bishop Urame and his two colleagues ration in decision-making processes in are approaching the districts, target management. Papua New Guinea groups, pastors in terms of training, un- This is why international supporters derstanding and wish to change their such as the Catholic Church withdrew Miracles are not to be expected after set minds. Simultaneously, Urame has and new „missions“ have increased their the election of the new leaders in the meanwhile ordained nearly fifty percent presence. Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Papua of the pastors that had been left waiting New Guinea (ELC-PNG) that took place for many years. During the first months Future prospects in March last year. However, the new of his being in office, fuelled by lots of beginning with Bishop Jack Urame has energy, he visited together with his vice In my opinion, the partner church been encouraging because of the fol- bishop nearly all districts to the joy of would be well advised to remember its lowing factors. Urame and his new team everybody. The focus is on the actual beginnings when the first constitution are going to relieve the church leader- purpose again. All this makes church was written in which a fundamental ship from long years of being without and religious faith and belief attractive church was made the principle to guide a leader. Secondariness and unwhole- again. them. Bishop Urame wishes to elimi- someness will no longer determine the For myself, I can see the following nate any and all misunderstandings of agenda. Apparent weaknesses are going problems and chances that are coming Ampo as a head office. In the interest of to be analyzed. The new leader’s com- along. People at medium level are nee- church as a whole, it is a coordination munication will be solution-oriented to ded who bring in their technical know- center. And it is true: the unity of the get supervisory control of the depart- ledge, commitment and skills to support church is wanted; however, it has been ments going again that has been neg- and advance the reformation process. constantly undermined in the various lected for many years. For years, ELC-PNG has had institutions, regions. 9 Annual Bulletin 2016 Department for Papua New Guinea/Pacific/East Asia

Philippines churches. The phenomenal beginnings created or translated into Chinese. We Our partnership work with the Luthe- that take place very often in the middle offered or are about to offer five study ran Church in the Philippines (LCP) has of critical contexts and its protestant trips under the key word “Back to the intensified and the developments in this charisma are encouraging signals. Roots” to Israel, to Germany to places church are more than pleasing. In con- where Luther lived and worked, to Scan- trast to the ELC-PNG, we do not (yet) Staff Exchange dinavia, to the USA and to the Henan have a partnership relationship on the province in the mainland of China. basis of a parish. 4 staff members, 3 pa- In 2016, 33 experts were assigned The Lutheran-Theological Seminar stors and a station manager have been abroad to six partner churches, half of (LTS) wants to spread out its wings to made available by the LCP for the ELC- which went to PNG. All of them had a three geographic regions: Hongkong, PNG by the beginning of 2017. mission, inclusive of the staff members China’s mainland and the Mekong re- The LCP is a poor church in material who only worked there for a short time gion. Due to the history of LTS and its terms; however, its large spiritual po- and the volunteers. We are very grateful size, our commitment in the mainland tential is still unknown in the region and for the results they produced and all the of China will have to be increased con- in Germany to a large extent. We are services our staff rendered. It is anything siderably. During the past few years, LTS grateful for the fact that a very success- else but a matter of course that amidst has been renowned for its reliability and ful inner consolidation has started three foreign cultures and surrounding condi- political neutrality, a fact that makes it years ago after the church conciliation. tions an ecumenical-missionary order is possible to offer seminars in China. We support a number of important executed. projects in the following areas: theolo- Once again, we have welcomed seve- Malaysia gical education, choir work, allowances, ral study groups from partner churches youth measures, urgent buildings, regio- and partner institutions from the Pacific In Malaysia, there are four Lutheran nal consultations. We are delighted that region and Asia. We are delighted that churches that belong to the Lutheran another pastor of our Bavarian church the participants recognize and benefit World Federation (LWF); together with could be assigned to the LPC to join the from us and we are pleased to see the the Lutheran Church in Singapore they team teaching pastors. relationships between the churches are constitute the Federation of Evangeli- growing. We have offered and organized cal Lutheran Churches in Malaysia and this program for more than 10 years and Singapore (FELCMS). They differ due to it has become an important “standard their geographical extension and in par- program” of ecumenical and theological ticular due to their ethnic origin. In west quality. Malaysia, there is the Lutheran Church in Malaysia (LCM) originating from the Reformation Anniversary Chinese and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Malaysia (ELCM) originating In all Asian partner churches, the 500th from the Indian population, in east Ma- reformation anniversary has cast its laysia there is the Basel Christian Church shadows clearly visibly. In view of nu- of Malaysia (BCCM) originating from merous challenges in the societies of the Chinese and hakka and the Prote- the different countries, many churches stant Church of Sabah (PCS) among the think about the question related to their indigenous tribes of northern Borneo. Lutheran identity: „What does it mean to be a Lutheran church in today’s con- Lutheran Church in Malaysia text? Which are the fundamental theological insights we have to bring into With an eye on 2017, the LCM has our churches and into politics?” At planned selected works of Luther to be the same time, the challenges in some translated into Chinese, a small exhibi- countries have increased, be it due to tion on the reformation and the history the Islamization in Malaysia or the re- of LCM or to plant small trees in every strictive influence of the government in parish of the LCM to complement the Mekong Mission Forum China or Hong Kong. Let me highlight LCM’s tree in Wittenberg. It is our joint concern that the programs but a few aspects: Since January 2015, a new small pa- of the Mekong Mission Forum (MMF) rish for guest workers and migrants in support of education, studies and a Hong Kong from Myanmar has been established. genuine spirituality and the institu- Since March 2016, the same goes for a tions and persons responsible assigned While preparing for 2017, numerous parish for the people from Nepal. to them are noticed in the Mekong own publications and materials were Work among the Orang Asli has been 10 Annual Bulletin 2016 Department for Papua New Guinea/Pacific/East Asia

Lutheran Church in Singapore (LCS) On an international basis, the LCS, accounting only for 3,000 members, is committed to engagements in Thailand, China, Mongolia and Cambodia. In Sin- gapore itself, its work is very successful among guest workers from Thailand due to the Thai Good News Centre. Peo- ple have who converted to Christianity there meanwhile hold executive positions in the Lutheran Church in Thai- land. Of course, International Lutheran This scene in the street was photographed by our volunteer Eva Neubert in China. Seafarer’s Mission has been playing an important part now as before. All the more surprising is that the church within Singapore has been sta- very successful to a large extent now as church is the fact that the congregation gnating over the years and that there before. The “Touching Hearts” program members nearly have no chance at all is no growth. The main reasons for this has been very frequented to date. For to earn their living and the fact related are the increasing secularization of Sin- roughly 170 Euros, a child can attend to the aggressive Islamization of the in- gapore, the overwhelming competition school for a full year. At present, 90 digenous people. Within the next few caused by other churches and the im- children are supported by this program. years, they will be able to provide 100 mense Pentecostal mega churches. kindergartens run by the church against Evangelical Lutheran Church the envisaged number of 1,000 new Is- Dr. Traugott Farnbacher lamic kindergartens run by the state. For Thomas Paulsteiner of Malaysia (ELCM) this purpose, large sums of money are The ELCM originating from Indian peo- needed to finance the training of staff ple accounts for nearly 5,000 members members. in 27 parishes. They attach great importance to a continuous vocational Basel Christian Church training and advanced training for their pastors. However, growth is somewhat of Malaysia (BCCM) stagnating. The ELCM can hardly get The aggressive Islamization attempts through to Hindus to talk about faith. in the country are one of the biggest However, the ELCM plays an important challenges for the BCCM, above all as The information office for the Pacific region part in society due to its intensive dia- regards the one-sided immigration po- has finally completed reorganizing its Paci- fic library. Roughly 1,500 books, magazines, conic work. It runs 13 diaconic institu- licy and the hidden registration of in- music CDs and DVDs related to Oceania are tions that specialize in working with the digenous parish members as Muslims. now available for the user. handicapped (as for example Bethany When personal identity cards are issued, Our own Facebook page will inform the Home) or in working with children from the entry “Muslim” is made in the field German public in time on current events shattered and broken families. specifying the religious denomination from the Pacific region. Numerous inquiries for lectures on topics on behalf of the holder into the card such as the changing climate in the Pacific Protestant Church chip without that the applicant were region, the consequences of the nuclear aware of this since this field is not vi- past or deep-sea mining and the fact that in Sabah (PCS) sible for the applicant for an ID card. we are invited to join groups of experts For many years, the PCS has run its A permanent topic with the BCCM and stress the significance of this unique ecumenical project in Germany, the “Pacific own Bible school in Kudat where a with all other churches is the question Information Center”, in the context of our “Certificate of Pastoral Ministry” can how to sustainably finance the parishes civil society. Private persons, churches, be achieved. For advanced studies, the and church life. This is why increasing media and educational institutions benefit students are sent to other theological attention is attached to the fact that from our network of contacts into the Paci- seminars. These possibilities, however, training and advanced training of the fic world and to European partners. reach their limits due to the lack of parish managers and pastors also relates www.pazifik-infostelle.org funds. The biggest challenge for the to finance. 11 Photo: MEW/Zeller

HANS ZELLER Department for Latin America Coming together with our staff in Latin America. Together in favor of life You are the salt of the earth.

“The liberation theology announced God’s realm and what came was the individual human being. And this is the Pentecostal Movement”. Dr. Julio Adam, Professor for practical theology approach of the Pentecostal churches at the University EST, São Leopoldo, used this sentence to describe the that stand for a radical break with the religious movements in Brazil. In his opinion, both movements have the historic churches and an intimate, mora- same concern: “They address the poor and want to change politics.” lizing and triumphant spirituality.

The Lutheran churches are influenced But both movements have their own in Latin America which had been sup- by the new religious movement. In 2006, completely different approaches to pressed until then by dictatorships and church congregations left the IECLB achieve this objective. In liberation those who were politically and econo- since the pastors did not know what theology, the base communities inter- mically powerful. In Brazil, tremendous to do with the Lutheran denominati- preted the Gospel and became active social improvements for the poorest in on/doctrine any more. They expected a in political and social terms on the ba- the country could be achieved. But the stronger growth of their congregations sis of the Gospel in order to change and hearts of the poor people can only be re- with a Pentecostal orientation. The co- to improve the living conditions of the ached to a large extent by a spirituality operation of the partner churches with poor. Thus, political tendencies took over that is tailored to the emotions and the Mission EineWelt relies on a sustainable strategy that is based on the Lutheran confession, namely with a focus on preaching the word of God. By means of education, people are often capable of executing their vocations as responsible Photo: MEW/Zeller citizens and stepping in for justice in civil society. By way of diaconic institutions, the sick and people living on low incomes are supported. It is understood as diaconic work for the community to serve the local community, based on the preaching of God’s word and the cele- bration of the Sacraments. Quick healing and dubious changes promised by the Pentecostal churches are not to be expected, but the people are accompanied and not left alone in difficult times. This conviction makes the IECLB a missionary church, following the mot- Dr. Nestor Friedrich, church president of IECLB, (last row in the back, 2nd from the right) with the to: “If we do not do missionary work, we ecumenical guests on the occasion of the IECLB council will be missionized,” the church moti- 12 Annual Bulletin 2016 Department for Latin America

vates all parishes to act as missionaries in their environment. The church thus gets through to those people who are looking for a place free from fundamen- talist thoughts where they feel that they Photo: MEW/Zeller are taken serious with all their problems and challenges.

Partnership Agreements At the beginning of 2016, the partnership agreements between the Evan- gelical-Lutheran Church of Bavaria, the International Conference of Life Cycle Analysis in Latin America (CILCA),the trilateral agreement with the Evange- lical Church of Lutheran Denomination Leading church official Oberkirchenrat Michael Martin and Bishop Medardo Gomez when signing the contract. in Brazil (IECLB) and the CILCA churches were extended by another five years. this purpose, the churches who maintain theran Church in El Salvador was atten- Leading church official Oberkirchenrat partnership relations exchange their ded by the Bishop of Bavaria Dr. Heinrich Michael Martin visited the four Lutheran gifts, i.e. time, hospitality, patience and Bedford Strohm, the President of the Ba- churches in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Hon- understanding which are essential for varian Synod Dr. Annekathrin Preidel and duras and El Salvador on the occasion of the work of God in this world. “ Michael our director Dr. Gabriele Hoerschelmann. signing the agreements in order to get Martin confirmed that this was true by When two female pastors, a male pa- informed on their work. Leading church pointing out “that partnerships between stor and a deacon were ordained, the Bi- official Michael Martin, Oberkirchenrat, churches lived in the spirit of commu- shop of Bavaria took over to preach the and head of the division for Ecumenism nity are a sign for the one Body of Je- sermon. Bedford Strohm emphasized the and church life in the head office of the sus Christ in our tormented world. The following: Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Ba- Christians are congregated, called and varia answers to the question why the sent out to preach the creative, redee- “I felt greatly honored that Bishop Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Bavaria ming and healing reality of God in our Medardo Gomez has invited me to pre- contracts a partnership with Lutheran world. The partnerships are a strong me- ach the sermon. I have admired him very churches so far away from us as follows: ans of expression for the commitment much for standing up against and over- „Our partnerships help to fill the of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of coming violence in his country that had world-wide community within the Lu- Bavaria in our globalizing world. It is directly threatened his own life many theran World Federation with life. This is the task of the whole church to become times. In the past, there was Civil War. an example that is also true for the Lu- aware of the fact that it is a part of the Today, the violent youth gangs are the theran churches of Central America. The Lutheran World church. The Bavarian ones to terrify and terrorize the coun- encounters with our partner churches frontiers must never be the frontiers of try. They are to be held accountable for enrich our faith. They strengthen our the church. “ the number of homicides shooting up. skills and capabilities to take part in But the ordination was a day of joy and bringing God’s mission to this world. We Since this exchange was a very lively hope; we could give four people God’s can learn a lot from the members of the one, it was no surprise that the prolon- blessings to accompany them through Central American parishes and see how gation of the partnership contract bet- their life in the service of the church. In faith surrounded by poverty becomes an ween the Lutheran Churches in Central my sermon, I have emphasized the affir- anchor of hope. On the other hand, Ba- America (CILCA) and the Evangelical-Lu- mation of the sentence “You are the salt varian staff members provide valuable theran Church in Bavaria (ELKB) and of of the earth”: You don’t have to work assistance in the vocational training and the trilateral agreement between CILCA, for it in the first place. You already are advanced training of the church staff. “ ELKB and IECLB was an important event the salt! And I talked of the mission of for the Lutheran Christians in Central the church to neither shut oneself away For Bishop Medardo Gomez, President America. from the world as a spiritual community of the CILCA churches, it goes without or to simply adapt oneself to the world saying “that the partnership actions Say Yes to life – but to be the salt of the earth that will come from the talents of all Christians say Yes to Peace only become effective if it gets invol- through God in order to fulfil his task ved with the whole world without being in this world.” And he continues: “ For The 30th Bishop Anniversary of the Lu- merged into the world. “ 13 Annual Bulletin 2016 Department for Latin America

Pastoral Course of Lectures dor that could also serve the purpose of Energy-efficient Baking Ovens 27 male and female pastors from the training and advanced training of fur- The Department for Latin America IECLB and the ELKB attended the 2nd ther consultants. Such training possibi- and the Lutheran churches in Nicaragua Pastoral Course of Lectures organized lities have already been initiated for the are jointly implementing a program in between the Bavarian Church and the other three CILCA churches. the north of Nicaragua to bring about Brazilian Church lasting for two weeks, a change from the traditional open headed by Dr. Christian Eyselein in coo- Land Ahoy fireplaces to more efficient ovens. The peration with Dr. Rolf Schünemann and improved oven reduces the use of re- Hans Zeller. The topic was: “The light of In South America, the consequences of generative wood and thus protects the which world?” the food production’s economic cons- biodiversity of the region’s forests. Mo- What is the world like we are talking traints are disastrous. The concentration reover, the people’s health is getting about in South America, in Central Euro- process initiated in farming, for example, better due to the elimination of smoke pe? Economic globalization on the one as regards soybean cultivation, has been in the living areas. Expenditure for pro- hand and religious and ethnicist con- accompanied by an ecological and social curement of firewood and cooking time flicts on the other hand are responsible crisis. The impact of the developments are reduced. for the homelessness of millions of peo- in support of industrial farming was dis- ple. The participants presented projects cussed at large in conferences and en- Having examined the provided energy- and programs in the areas of ministry, counters of interested parties from Ba- efficient ovens, the compensation fund mission, practical theology and coope- varia and Brazil. 12 theses were prepared of the church for climate collections ration of civil society. They learnt from to specify demands for a sustainable de- verified that CO2 emissions were redu- each other how Christians could become velopment of the food production. ced by 579.3 t in 2015 and reductions the light in this world. On Brazil Day, the topic was made trans- amounting to 760 t of CO2 are expected parent by specific reports on the situati- for 2016 on the grounds of furnishing on of the small farms in Brazil and Ger- further ovens. Participation many. The theses of this conference were through cooperation discussed in detail. During a trip to Bra- The activities of the Department of By way of staff exchange, the Evange- zil that served studies and encounters Latin America focus on giving the poor lical-Lutheran Church in Bavaria is on of all participants interested in farming, a voice to establish worthy conditions an equal footing with its partnerships. the participants discussed the impact of of living for them and to strengthen the Mission EineWelt welcomes staff mem- industrial farming onto family-run far- partner churches to advance their active bers from the partner churches and assi- ms. local position. In this way they are the gns colleagues to the partner churches, “salt of the earth”. assigns young volunteers by way of the Special Projects International Protestant Volunteer Pro- Hans Zeller gram to social projects in Argentina, 24 students and professors of Stuttg- Chile, Bolivia, Costa Rica and Nicaragua. art Media University set out on the quest for projects of the Lutheran Churches in Traumatology Program order to shoot a movie entitled “We will build the Future with you – Lutheran In a course lasting for two years, 17 development work in Nicaragua and El participants from El Salvador attended Salvador“ the training to become a traumatolo- Under the motto “Journalism and Reli- gy consultant. The church district of gion“, 12 journalists travelled to Brazil to Munich, Wings of Hope, the Lutheran forge links with Brazilian journalists in Church in El Salvador and the Depart- order to familiarize with local reality. In Photo: MEW/Zeller ment for Latin America organized this Brazil, few private media decide on the training course. circulation of information. The journa- All participants quoted in their final lists could find out for themselves how report that they took this training course difficult it is to report on deviating opi- as a chance for themselves to assimilate nions. Church journalists, too, are under their own experiences. considerable strain because they are too quickly considered to be political. The As a follow-up, a possible traumato- travel itinerary included the visit paid to logy assistance center is planned. This a settlement of the landless, an indige- is how a drop-in center for traumatized nous village, a Pentecostal church and people could be established in El Salva- small farming projects. Movie shots in Central America 14 Photo: Mission EineWelt

A choir with a famouns participant on the occasion of the partnership festival at Bayreuth: the Tanzanian Bishop Frederick Shoo (2.v.r.) REINHILD SCHNEIDER joined in. Department for Partnership and Parish Work Trust in Partnership About annual meeting and retreat, bidding farewell and welcome, anniversary, trips and many encounters.

„Trust in Partnership “ – was the the “Freedom of a Christian”, i.e. what kind in an auction. 16 church districts topic of the annual meeting of the life is like in the corresponding context had made arrangements to show us officials responsible for special in Brazil and in Papua-New Guinea, in what their partnership was like. The at- work areas in their church district Tanzania, in Germany and in Liberia and mosphere was a familiar one as if one related to partnership, develop- how freedom can be lived in between had already known each other for a ment and mission in which more arbitrariness and obligation, team spirit long time. The panel discussion proved than ninety responsible persons and self-interest, disturbances and re- how manifold the accents of Reforma- from the different church districts conciliation. tion had developed in the individual took part, looking at and review- Having passed those intensive days countries. On the occasion of the coo- ing their own work and picking up together has also left its mark on peration event organized by the church new incentives. Trust in Partner- Sunday’s festival service under the mot- districts of Uffenheim, Kempten and Bad ship – this topic has also come up to: Oneness with Jesus Christ. Misery Neustadt, the fact of being on the way in many events and offers in the and praise were brought before God in together turned out to be a great suc- course of last year. Kyrie and Gloria in the corresponding cess. All three church districts maintain languages. The sermon was held by Bi- a partnership in the diocese of Arusha shop Shoo, Pastor Weston Mhema took from where two persons had come for Coming together in a high rope course over to publically sell the donations in a visit from every partnership district. in Germany or being on one’s way in the highlands of Papua New Guinea: all this requires both the guests’ and the hosts’ confidence and has deepened the experience that we can trust each other and that we can rely on each other. And when confidence and trust have grown, even difficult topics and differences can

be discussed openly. In the end, confi- Photo: MEW/Neuschwander-Lutz dence and trust also means to be able to create things together and not for one another. With regard to this aspect, one of the highlights of last year certainly was the partnership festival in the church district of Bayreuth. Guests from 8 countries had The officials responsible for special work areas in their church district talked about the ups and come to see us, some of whom already downs in a partnership on the occasion of their annual meeting at Neuendettelsau in November had met before in a workshop about last year. 15 Annual Bulletin 2016 Department of Partnership and Parish Work

All those six people were on their way together for those three weeks and they did not only experience close encounters in “their” church district but also in the two others. This did not only make them a team but this also teamed up the Photo: Mission EineWelt Bavarian church districts who were the hosts. A final workshop clearly showed how successful, stimulating and en- riching this “joint venture” was for all participants.

The young people who came to live with us in Bavaria as volunteers for a year had lots of courage and confidence. They came from Malaysia and Tanzania, from Papua New Guinea, from Brazil and Argentina and were assigned to 8 different church districts. Although their German language skills were inexistent or very poor, the inhabitant of an old The Tanzanian Bishop Frederick Shoo and Regional Bishop Dorothea Greiner in a church service in the scope of the partnership festival at Bayreuth. people’s home soon became a “Grandfa-

colorful in two ways. Starting with the their visits to more than 25 stalls, got “Purple Night” in the garden of Mission into a conversation with others and took EineWelt where everybody had a picnic part in actions on the topic “Reformati- and enjoyed a blithesome evening. Then on and the OneWorld”. Banda Brasileira started to play cheer- The program of the intercultural con- Photo: MEW/Schiewe fully together with a band spontaneous- gregations in Bavaria, above all, of those ly made up of players from the church events on special topics proved the test district of Windsbach. All this continued of time, were it the Bible Conference or on Sunday morning: the Banda played, the Marriage Workshop, where the que- Bishop Bedford-Strohm held the sermon stion was discussed, how parenting can and hundreds of people sang to praise be successful in and between two cul- the Lord. More than 1,000 national and tures. The “Virtual Church Congress” on The volunteers South-North who had joined in international visitors enjoyed encoun- October 8, 2016 showed us that contact to work in institutions throughout Bavaria for ters, music on two stages, culinary tre- and exchange don’t always have to a year. ats and informed themselves by bidding come along with a long journey. Tele-

ther”, the hosts were called “my German family” and the children in the kindergarten called for “their” volunteers. They joined us in choirs or played in trombone choirs, they told stories from their home

countries in our confirmation groups, Photo: MEW/Neuschwander-Lutz they enriched municipal and kindergarten feasts with actions and specialties from their home countries, not to forget all those discussions on how differently children are raised, on how they interact with people with disabilities or with the elderly. Perception and understanding deepened profoundly on both sides.

In 2016, the festival of the Worldwide For the first time, Mission EineWelt organized the “Purple Night”, an event to take place at the Church of God in Neuendettelsau was beginning of the anniversary of the Worldwide Church of God. 16 Annual Bulletin 2016 Department of Partnership and Parish Work

New Guinea. After having completed his Pastor Lusungu Mbiliny came to language skills, Pastor Penga Nimbo will Yang Letag, a male nurse, came to Bavaria for a Teaching-Preaching be working in a parish of the ELKB and Bavaria on the grounds of this pro- Program (teach and preach in Bava- supporting our department’s team as an gram. He came from Gaubin Hospital ria). For four weeks, he worked with ecumenical staff member. on the island Karkar in Papua New groups of young people in schools and Guinea. When we asked him what it played a part in services, frequented was that the people have learnt from Lots of confidence has grown in the by staff members from Mission Eine- him, he answered: “In the beginning, Welt. When we asked him what he partnerships over the years and we are many did not believe me when I said had learnt for himself, his answer was very pleased to see that encounters ac- I come from Papua New Guinea. They the following: “The way you Germans companied by love, commitment and thought I come from Africa because treat refugees has impressed me. I skills are organized in many places to of my dark skin. The people in Bava- think this is what we need at home, be spread in the church districts and sy- ria have now been informed on our too.” We asked him again what peo- nods. This is of outstanding importance health system. When we asked what ple have learnt from him and he an- and impact not only within the church he disliked he said that it had been swered: “I want them to learn that a itself. In the current climate prevailing all the questions related to witchcraft conflict is no bad thing. The problem, in society, people with an open attitude and sorcery. “I was not interested in however, is how we deal with it. Being to welcome strangers from far away and these questions at all,” he answered. Christians, we can make use of love. from near places, people who trust in “The local people here expect me to be able to supply a lot of informati- God’s love of all people are needed, who Pastor Lusungu works in the Evange- on on this issue because I come from lical-Lutheran Church of Tanzania on are willing to be on the way together in Papua New Guinea. But in fact, I have Sansibar Island where he is responsi- this One World we have been entrusted never had come into any contact with ble for the dialog between Christians with. that sort of thing. This does not fit and Muslims. my work as a male nurse. Reinhild Schneider communication connections were set up across the globe; lectures from different countries and churches could be liste- ned to and discussed. The services were made up in a way to get involved and become involved although people could only meet on-screen. Already in the PPO workshop (Papua New Guinea, Pazific, Photo: MEW/Neuschwander-Lutz East Asia), a live coverage invited young people from Lae to participate in the events at Neuendettelsau.

The staff members of our department were subject to a few changes. Whilst Christiane Rimroth changed over to the exhibition and Thomas Wollner had been working with the Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Tanzania since August 2016, Valinirina Nomenjanahary took over to accompany the partnerships with Africa. The Nimbo family from Papua New Gui- Nearly 1,300 visitors came to attend various events in the scope of the anniversary of the World- nea has newly arrived here from Papua wide Church of God.

Have you ever had a look at our partnership map to find your church district and your partnership church district? Please go to https://mission-einewelt.de/internationale-beziehungen/partnerschaften/karte to find our map and go to the following link https://mission-einewelt.de/internationale-beziehungen/partnerschaften/Partnerschaftsvorstellung where we introduce our partnerships

17 DR. CLAUDIA JAHNEL Archbishof Ludwig Schick talks to Claudia Jahnel.

Department for Mission and Intercultural Studies Photo: MEW/Neuschwander-Lutz Faith changes the World

Discussing Reformation on a national and international platform in symposia and study workshops, in virtual and analog ways

“To counteract the restrictions by PEGIDA (a political movement) or the links came to meet and discuss topics AfD party (a German political party) , a reformation in the sense of a broa- “Reflecting Reformation”. dening of the people’s minds is needed,” stated Ludwig Schick, Archbi- shop of Bamberg and Chairman of the Worldwide Church of God Board Room for Refugees run by the German Bishops’ Conference on the occasion of the symposium on the Reformation Year entitled “Faith changes the World”. The Re- There was another academic confe- formation Decade Year 2016 could not have been started any better. rence called into life and determined by the motto of the Reformation Decade year “Reformation and the One World”. “Room for Refugees” was an event The mission of the church is political event - some of which were thought- organized in cooperation with Fried- and ecumenical; it broadens our horizon provoking and some which were of criti- rich-Alexander University of Erlangen- and tears down frontiers. It is a child cal nature – that were recited by former Nürnberg (FAU) and Philipps University, of the freedom of all Christians and volunteers of Mission EineWelt. Prior to Marburg, together with the initiatives seeks out transformation in such places that, the young women and men had BildungEvangelisch, Mission EineWelt where this freedom is restricted and participated in a workshop organized by and the project organization office of where the dignity of man and creation Mission EineWelt on the topic “Poetry the Reformation Decade/Luther2017. are violated. This was the central topic Slam for the One World – the Youth has There was no better location for the that clearly accompanied the two-day a Say”. Faith changes the World – this conference than the City of Erlangen for symposium and its different focuses on Reformation issue makes a difference it had welcomed the Protestant Hugue- “Luther’s Theology in the Age of Glo- for old and, above all, for the young. nots who came to Erlangen under Mar- balization”, “Turning back to Life” and Global Reformation also was one of grave Christian Ernst by the end of the “Liberal-minded Congregations”. Apart the topics of this year’s Summer School. 17th century. The Huguenots fled from from Archbishop Schick, the Bishop of In cooperation with the Augustana France because they were prosecuted Bavaria Heinrich Bedford-Strohm, the University, the exchange of academic for their religious faith. Ernst’s measure Hungarian Bishop Tamás Fabiny, the partners of Mission EineWelt and the combined the ideal of Christian charity commissioner for migration and inte- network of theological training and with the urgent hope for economic re- gration of the SPD party, a member of advanced training is supported. Theo- covery. the Bavarian Parliament, Arif Tasdelen, logians from institutions in Asia, Africa, Scientists and practitioners of diffe- the President of “Diakonisches Werk” in Latin America and the Pacific region rent disciplines met in this conference Bavaria, Pastor Michael Bammessel, and who maintain close relationships with to discuss the following: In how far have many more participated in this event. Mission EineWelt and from Europe with societies been changed or will be chan- Another highlight was the Poetry Slam whom Augustana University has close ged by refugee movements and which 18 Annual Bulletin 2016 Department for Mission and Intercultural Studies

forms of integration or exclusion are it to the disciples of Jesus. Women read involved? How did they succeed in the the Bible at the time of the Reforma- past in creating new room to live for tion. They discovered the freedom from those groups of people who had to leave within the Holy Bible. The promise made their homes? Are there any connections with regard to “the ministry of all who between the past and the presence? were baptized” has not yet been fulfilled, These were the questions that bothe- as Dr. Cornelia Schlarb emphasized in red people like Prof. Klaus Bieberstein, her speech. To date, women all over the Archbishof Ludwig Schick talks to Claudia Jahnel. a theologian specialized in the Old Te- world have still been fighting for the or- stament (Bamberg University), Andreas dination of female theologians in some Gruner, a scientist doing research work Lutheran churches and for a ranking on in the field of the ancient world (Erlan- a par with men in ministry. Pastor Julia- gen University) and Ute Verstegen, an na Kilagwa explains that in the 1980ies archaeologist and specialist in art hi- the ordination of women was discussed story (Marburg University). One of the in the Evangelical-Lutheran Church challenges of our present time is the in Tanzania and that it was ratified by question related to the cult buildings of ELCT in 1990. The Evangelical-Lutheran non-native religious orientations. This is Church in Papua New Guinea has still the question that had kept Martin Bau- been on its way to ordain women now mann (University of Lucerne) busy. Or as before, says Hofagao Kaia Hauth, and what about the problems related to the the Lutheran World Federation, the- due to the cooperation of Pastor Verena uprooting of the refugees from within re were individual video contributions Fries, she was in support of a represen- Columbia? This was the topic that kept and discussions on the website www. tative of the cloud of witnesses. Pastor Pastor Hernandéz Miranda Atahualpa, churchfestival.org. By means of entries Christine Stradtner emphasized the im- Bogota, Columbia, busy. Pastor Geraldi- in different platforms, groups and indi- portant work of the Convent of Female na Alvarez worried about the refugees viduals could give their own comments Theologians who had been striving for who get stuck in Costa Rica, Pastor on what they had heard via their private the ordination of women in Bavaria Reinhard Hansen was concerned about PCs and ask questions. The topic “Justice some 40 years ago. the immense refugee camps in East Af- and Peace” was treated interactively in rica, Andrea Vermeer was worried by this way. On the Virtual World Church Intercultural Parishes the indiffernce of the Government of Congress itself, nearly 2,000 individuals Afghanistan regarding the situation of were counted to have visited the web- Those parishes with different langu- refugees from within the country and site. Some of those visitors were in fact ages and origins reveal a special diversi- Claudia Jahnel was concerned by the larger groups. In the partnership center fication in the sense of the Reformation. repetitive colonial pattern of argumen- of Mission EineWelt for example, some On the one hand, the objective of Pastor tation. Representatives from politics interested parties met in order to parti- Dr. Aguswati Hildebrandt Rambe and and church (Mayor for Social Matters cipate in the Virtual World Church Con- Pastor Markus Hildebrandt Rambe who Elisabeth Preuß and Regional Bishop gress together. Further live events took share this project post is to make and Stefan-Ark Nitsche) looked at the hou- place, among others, in Munich, Nurem- foster contacts with intercultural paris- sing conditions of refugees in Erlangen. berg and Schweinfurt. Some partnership hes in Bavaria. A special highlight was groups benefitted from the chance of an intercultural study trip in September Virtual World Church contacting their overseas partners. Mo- 2016 together with responsible persons reover, the event was made known in from 16 Bavarian Protestant parishes Congress large parts of Brazil and Tanzania where with different languages and origins. The topic related to the Reformation the local church radio continuously re- In Rome, the participants followed the Year was even broadened by the first ported on what happened on the web- tracks of the intercultural dynamics in Virtual World Church Congress with site. Christian parishes from Biblical times contributions relating to justice and until today (e.g. Early Christianity; peace in which Christians from all over Study Day for Women Middle Ages, Waldensian Church and the world participated. The Online-Event Reformation; migration churches and was designed by the Reformation Office On the occasion of the Study Day the protestant Rome of today). Apart “Luther 2017” by Mission EineWelt and for Women “Reformation and the One from the contents of this program, the various partner churches of the Evange- World”, the ordination of women around personal experience “to be on the way lical-Lutheran Church in Bavaria. Apart the globe was profoundly discussed. It is together” was of crucial importance for from virtual services and the keynote true; women were the first to learn the the participants. On the other hand, the of Martin Junge, Secretary General of message of the Resurrection and to tell objective is to broaden the minds within 19 Annual Bulletin 2016 Department for Mission and Intercultural Studies

the ELKB’s parishes, for example by way to be baptized shows us how up to date of church) in Leipzig were part of the of international church services toge- and how controversial the topic of mis- program. On the occasion of a visit to ther with various parishes with different sion has been now as before. This insight the Bavarian State Chancellery and the languages and origins who had become was also obtained in an ecumenical- Bavarian Head Office of the ELKB, the aware of each other and worked toge- theologian conference in cooperation of participants could gain insights into the ther for the first time in the process of Mission EineWelt that took place in the current relationship of church and go- preparation. In many cities, such as in Baptist seminary in Elstal. vernment. Nuremberg, Munich, Bayreuth or Re- gensburg, for example, international Mission Respectfulness With regard to the different major to- services have been a regular component pics, the focus always was to reflect in the parish programs for quite some Five years after the publication of the what was actually seen and heard in time and in most cases consultancy and ecumenical declarations “Christian te- view of the local situation at home and support was provided by this shared stimony in a multi-religious world” (in of the own church. project post. Germany entitled “Mission Respectful- Here are some opinions of participants: ness”), the theological intent was on the • For myself, I have now understood Baptism of Refugees ethic aspect of mission in connection that there is more to it than to preach with this declaration. In this context, and lead my congregation. I am respon- Against the restrictions of PEGIDA (a clear differences became obvious and sible for society as a whole, independent political movement) and AfD (a political were discussed, as, for example, in que- of our religious frontiers. party) and in favor of a broadening of stions related to the objective of missi- • Public theology is important because the minds in the sense of the Reforma- on – baptism or justice – or as per their the church is a sentinel in society. tion, the ELKB’s year 2016 was also de- urgency – is baptism and mission neces- • Our work as Christians should focus termined by the topics flight from home sary for salvation? Another controversial on welfare and social work. and expulsion; and in particular by the discussion was related to strategic que- • It is my wish that the people and topic “Baptism of Refugees”. A group stions. particularly the young people learn networking within the ELKB established more on the history of Reformation of upon the initiative of the Department for The conference contributions are availa- the church in order to know what it was Mission and Intercultural Studies both ble free of charge. Please go to: http:// like and where we stand today. had an eye on this question in detail in www.missionrespekt.de/ terms of church policy and ministry how Dr. Claudia Jahnel to deal with a request for baptism, bap- International Course tism preparations and the integration of the baptized person into parish life and of Lectures Reflecting Reformation how to do that well and in a respon- Another highlight in the year of “Re- International Academic Summer School sible way. The fundamental missionary formation and the OneWorld” was the 4. – 8. Juli 2016 question linked with this topic was to 11-day long international course of lec- specify what conversion, baptism and, tures entitled “Lutheran Churches and above all, mission stand for in this cur- their Role and Responsibility in Society”. Montag, 4. Juli, Place: Mission EineWelt rent context. In support of the pastors in 22 participants from Lutheran churches REFLECTING REFORMATION – HISTORISCHE PERSPECTIVES AND CHALLENGES 9.00 am Opening and Introduction Dr. Gabriele and Hanns Hoerschelmann, Directores of Mission EineWelt, Germany the parishes, study days were organized and a protestant Moravian Church in 9.30 am Key Lecture: Religion and Politics: Reformation stimuli and Prof. Dr. Gury Schneider-Ludorff, their meaning for today Augustana-Hochschule Neuendettelsau, Germany 10.45 am Coffee/Tea 11.00 am The Relationship of “Reformation” and “Migration” Prof. Dr. Lothar Vogel, Facoltà Valdese di Teologia, and a circular letter with important Tanzania, Kenia, South Africa and Ni- Rome, Italy 12.00 am Lunch 2.00 pm Celebrating Reformation in a French Context Prof. Dr. Gilles Vidal, Faculté Libre de Théologie hints was sent to the church districts geria met with participants from the Protestant, Montpellier, France 2.45 pm From Reformation to the World of Contexts – Colorful Historic Prof. Dr. András Korányi, Lutheran University Transformation and Character of Lutheranism in Hungary/ECE Budapest, Hungary 3.30 pm Coffee/Tea (to be accessed in the ELKB Intranet Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Bavaria 3.45 pm Luther in Paradise: Revdo. Hernandéz Miranda Atahualpa, A preliminary study of Luther‘s reception in New Spain Iglesia Evangélica Luterana de Colombia 4.30 pm The Reformation Re-imagined in Contemporary African Christianity: Dr. William Obaga, Neuendettelsau, Germany/Kenya under to discuss topics such as the role of the A Glance Through the Eyes of Church Music in East Africa https://www2.elkb.de/intranet/ 5.15 pm The Impact of the Reformation on Myanmar from a Rev. Ngun Cer Chin, University of Regensburg, Social-Theological Perspective Germany/Myanmar 6.00 pm Dinner system/files/infoportal/downloadliste/ church in the political environment of 7.00 pm Reflecting Groups

taufe_bei_menschen_mit_migrations- Reformation Time, the behavior of the Dienstag, 5. Juli, Place: Augustana-Hochschule REFLECTING REFORMATION – PERSPECTIVES AND CHALLENGES hintergrund_final_1.pdf). church during Nazi dictatorship, in par- FOR THE SELFUNDERSTANDING OF THE CHURCH 9.45 am Welcome at the Augustana-Hochschule President Prof. Dr. Christian Strecker, Augustana-Hochschule 10.00 am Key Lecture: Universal Priesthood of All Believers: Unfulfilled Promise Prof. Dr. Craig Nessan, Wartburg Theological ticular the role of Dietrich Bonhoeffers of the Reformation Seminary, Dubuque, USA 11.15 am Coffee/Tea 11.30 am The Identity of the Lutheran Church in Tanzania Vice Chancellor Rev. Prof. Dr. J. W. Parsalaw, In cooperation with the “Gottesdien- and the role of the church during the Tumaini University Makumira, Tanzania 12.30 am Lunch 1.30 am Visit the Campus of Augustana-Hochschule 2.30 pm Christian Identity and Social Commitment Prof. Dr. Suet Man Angel Lam, Lutheran Theological stinstitut” (name of an institution run collapse of the GDR, the subsequent re- Seminary Hongkong Lutheran Distinctives in South East Asia - necessity or luxury? Rev. Wolfgang Grieninger, Seminari Teoloji Malaysia/ Mission EineWelt by ELKB), the project team for the in- unification of Germany and the peaceful 3.30 pm Coffee/Tea 3.45 pm How Reformation is understood by Lutherans in Papua New Guinea today Principal Rev. Dr. Michael Wan, Martin-Luther- Seminary, Lae, Papua New Guinea In the Context of Reformation: The integrity of creation manifests the Principal Dr. Daniel Ndemuweda, United Lutheran tercultural parishes has developed litur- revolution in 1989. salvific and gracious love of God and calls for human responsibility Theological Seminary Paulinum, Windhoek, Namibia 4.45 pm Reflecting Groups 6.10 pm Dinner gies and a baptism program in several Apart from lectures, visits to locations 7.00 pm Public Lecture: Studying Christianity in Contemporary China: Dr. Jason Lam, Institute of Sino-Christian Studies, a challenge to the imagination of Christian identity Hongkong languages (initially in English-German, such as Wittenberg, the Documenta- French-German, Persian-German and tion Center Nazi Party Rallye Grounds Arab-German). The desire of refugees in Nuremberg or Nikolaikirche (name 20 Photo: Mission EineWelt

Olga Basnet, Bärbel Kofler and Claudia Roth, trainees, supported the Bavarian petition for a referendum on CETA. DR. JÜRGEN BERGMANN Department for Development and Politics Solidarity and Education Teaching at school, education congress, day events, OneWorld Days and preparatory program for international volunteers.

The tone gets rougher in the world. To date, international politics have been the only ones to strive for more justice in the world – at least in words – but now, national egoism comes to the fore ever Photo: Mission EineWelt more frankly. It is not new that a head of state pursues the country’s national interests. However, the recklessness is new which which such egoism is demanded and so is the populist tone used to spread these policies among the public.

Mission EineWelt’s answer to these challenges is on the one hand to live in solidarity in the global context and on the other hand to rely on education Moreover, the Department for Deve- Student Support Programs for through global learning. lopment and Politics also presented the Foreign Students (STUBE) The Department for Development and work of Mission EineWelt on the occasi- Politics organized more than 150 educa- on of several big events, such as, for ex- One of the focuses of the Bavarian tional events, some in cooperation with ample, the Bavarian OneWorld Days in student support program was to deal others. Now as before, the formats were Augsburg. (See the above photo: Dr. Fo- with media and communication in the quite different: work at school and an nari; the spokesmen and spokeswomen context of development policy. In two educational congress, day events or the in responsible for development policy study days and two week-end work- preparatory program for our internati- of the Bavarian Parliament Dr. Hans- shops, the participants discussed with onal protestant volunteers, tutorials for Jürgen Fahn and Christel Kamm; Rei- their lecturers specific aspects of media foreign students or with volunteers who ner Erben, environmental expert of the work such as the representation of the have returned to their home countries; City of Augsburg; Bärbel Kofler (human global south in the media of the north, the audience was close to the church or rights commissioner of the Federal Par- the significance of social media in the the contrary. liament); Claudia Roth (vice president of development process or the impact on All in all, we have again attracted the the Federal Parliament); Annegret Lueg and disinformation for political pur- attention of more than 8,000 people in and Dr. Jürgen Bergmann (from left to poses. The cooperation of our trainee this way. right). Wengel Assema Ajalew from Ethiopia 21 Annual Bulletin 2016 Department for Development and Politics

to Germany. In the evaluation workshop, 35 volunteers who were assigned abroad in 2015 and have meanwhile returned home could also successfully Photo: MEW/STUBE try new methods used for reflection in terms of theater pedagogy.

The volunteers who apply are younger in age from year to year. For this reason, they are to be accompanies with even more care. In this context, their families also become ever so important.

Nearly 40 parents came along to attend this day in 2016 and thanks to the support of two former volunteers who answered their questions authentically, it turned out to be a success: their discussions, their exchange among each other, mutual understanding and getting to know each other is helpful asset Participants of STUBE in Augsburg. for the parents and the IEF staff.

Our work with former volunteers is (Master program in media ethics), the their families plus the work with our also constantly improving: on the occa- participants could be informed on the former volunteers who support the pro- sion of the many workshops, we have fundamental perspectives of the current gram actively as teamer and multipliers, succeeded in integrating our former vo- discussions relating to development who can also attend advanced training lunteers for a long time and in a very policies. The immense interest in the courses to enhance their methods and effective way as teamer; the annual events and the committed cooperation with regard to development politics. meeting of those who return home for and discussion shows that we offered Once more, we have become aware also organized and executed for the first the topics that were really of interest of the fact that the IEF work is much time under the auspices of former vo- for the students and interested parties. more than one might think in the first lunteers on the topic “Post Colonialism”. Our focus for the year 2017 will be the line. For sure, we do not go in circles. In The participation in the Virtual Church future objectives of the United Nations. fact, we are faced with new challenges Day in the scope of the Reformation Those global sustainable objectives are because of the ever changing organiza- Decade was another topic of a various unknown to a large extent both to our tional and development political frame- number of topics and forms relating to target group and to the population. This work conditions and due to the needs the work with former volunteers who field of work is worthwhile of being dis- and demands of all parties involved in have returned home. cussed. the voluntary service. Participants of the Poetry Slam work- International In 2016, 36 volunteers were assigned shops presented their impressive texts to our partner parishes in 10 countries. on the occasion of the opening event Protestant Volunteers (IEF) They are the first volunteers who also “Reformation and the One World”. A In an annual recurrent interval, volun- attended a weekend workshop entitled new newsletter particularly addressed teers are prepared for their departure, “DP- Basics – Fundamentals of Deve- to those who have returned home keeps assigned to their locations and volun- lopment Policies” in addition to the our former volunteers informed on in- teers who have returned from abroad or usual preparations. The reason why they formation, events and offers in terms of are about to return are attended by us attended this workshop is that many of development politics. in a time-consuming process of perso- the new volunteers have little or no nal preparation and follow-up in terms knowledge of topics related to develop- Proceeding on our experiences, we are development politics and regional stu- ment politics. However, it is exactly this looking into the future with fresh ideas: dies of civilization and culture, relati- kind of knowledge that is required for people who already underwent voca- onship work, ministry and cultivation of their experiences abroad and the ser- tional training are to be addressed as a a network of contacts – not only for vice of learning which, in the end, will prospective target group for our volun- and with our volunteers but also with also be fruitful for us when they return teer services abroad. Young interested 22 Annual Bulletin 2016 Department for Development and Politics

people who have not served abroad yet shall also be integrated into educational events and we focus more on cooperations between former North-South and current South-North volunteers to Photo: MEW/Schlicker advance and support their exchange.

A World in a Box Our education materials relted to development politics have been very popular now as before. Obviously our offer fills in a gap because we want it to serve also those users with little preliminary education. Our boxes have been lent out nearly 150 times, 60 they were borro- Assignment of the volunteers on the occasion of the Festival of the Worldwide Church in July 2016. wed by our in-house staff, too. The topics relating to clothing, mobile phones and world nutrition have been of a par- EineWelt does not accept incoherent Co-Awardee of the Ger- ticular interest to its users; in fact, the policies that on the one hand intend to man Human Rights Film demand for a box containing informa- counteract the causes that give the peo- Award ((Deutscher Men- tion on the topic cacao and chocolate ple reason to flee from their homes by has been very high in the course of the means of development aid in support of schenrechts-Filmpreis)) years. the living conditions in the development On the international day of human rights Mission EineWelt feels that sending out countries but that on the other hand si- (on December 10), the German Human these boxes is an important service of- multaneously aggravate the chances of Rights Film Award celebrated its 10th fered for all those who have committed exactly those countries to advance their anniversary in Nuremberg’s Tafelhalle themselves to development politics. Of further development by entering into in honor of the six award winners. More course, a considerable amount of time new trade agreements. than 450 guests from politics, church, and money goes into those boxes for the media and organizations from civil keeping them up-dated and complete. For this reason, Mission EineWelt also society took part in the event to pay This can only be handled in close coor- participated in supporting a petition in their respect to the filmmakers. From dination with our logistics department. favor of a Bavarian referendum against Mission EineWelt’s point of view, it is a CETA on the occasion of the spring sy- fundamental prerequisite for any form But in this way, we have been succee- nod in Ansbach. of development tailored to the needs of ding in doing justice to our educational mankind to take the human rights into tasks throughout Bavaria. Moreover, As a consequence, the Bavarian syno- account. further educational boxes were handed de ordered Mission EineWelt to further over to OneWorld locations in Bavaria pursue the state of facts. Even if mean- For this reason, a former organization by way of leasing in order to facilitate while the annexes of CETA have been of Mission EineWelt named “Kirchlicher access to those boxes all over Bavaria. reworked, we still have to fear a negati- Entwicklungsdienst Bayern” was one ve impact for the countries with a wea- of the founders of the German Human Free Trade or Fair Trade? ker economy. On the occasion of many Rights Film Award. Questions related events, Mission EineWelt focused on the to the development of poor countries The debate on the Transatlantic Trade negative impact of these agreements are, however, not the only topics to be and Investment Partnership (TTIP) and onto so-called development countries. treated. Many films of awardees show on the Comprehensive Economic and Simultaneously, we show by way of Fair that the violations of human rights are Trade Agreement CETA has produced a Trade that a reliable cooperation is pos- no distant problem but they establish a high interest of the public. The people sible. connection with our western way of life are interested in questions of consumer and economy. Human rights do always protection and the one-sided preferen- For this reason, Mission EineWelt concern us and it is good to know that tial treatment of international groups’ supports among others the setting-up this insight can be imparted by the Ger- interests. Those studies according to of World Shops where products from man Human Rights Film Award. which the development countries will Fair Trade are offered by the allocation be the loosers resulting from these tra- of funds from the Church Development de agreements are less known. Mission Service. Dr. Jürgen Bergmann 23 JOCHEN KRONESTER Department for Finance and Administration A year with new challenges ahead Increased receipts and expenses - we will be prepared to tackle cuts due to economization

Total number of donations and charitable gifts Every year is different, the numbers change, there are small received by Mission EineWelt: shifts in the budget that perhaps account for long-term develop- Apportionment of the donations Annual Result 2016 ments. Overviews and statistics and contribution sometimes make room for specu- General tasks of World Mission 339.380,00 € lations, however, sometimes they Evangelical Church with Lutheran Denomination in Brazil 426.103,92 € Evangelical-Lutheran Churches in Latin America 56,248,26 € also clearly indicate the changes to Kenyan Evangelical-Lutheran Church 52,070,75 € come. We try to make receipts and Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Congo 59.042,42 € expenses of last year transparent Lutheran Church in Liberia 31.791,32 € for you. Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea/East Asia 497.787,45 € Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Tanzania 846.458,21 € In 2015, receipts revealed a significant increase due to the increased budget al- Total Donations and Charitable Gifts 2.308.882,33 € locations of the ELKB to us. Last year’s increase was due to the increase in pay rates for our staff. In addition, it was Results Annual Result 2016 due to the fact that vacancies in the personnel exchange with Brazil and La- Third-party grants (e.g. Federal administration) 153,00 € tin America were filled. Compared with Interest 0,00 € this, the past year reveals an increase in Fee for accommodation and meals 319.996,00 € receipts of approx. 200,000 Euro. Board and lodging remuneration 136.059,00 € Donations and charity gifts 2.308.882,33 € This result corresponds with a reduction Legacies 0,00 € of the grants from the ELKB in the scope Miscellaneous receipts 50.481,00 € of the decisions made by the Bavarian Grant by the Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Bavaria 11.866.989,00 € synod to decouple the receipts from the

expenses. Simultaneously, charitable Total receipts 14.682.560,33 € gifts and donations have increased. 24 Annual Bulletin 2016 Department for Finance and Administration

Total annual receipts 2016 that had been financed by third parties expired. The earmarked special budget used for channeling and transfer of funds to partnership groups and to specific project work have also further increased.

Prospects

We are aware of the fact that the financial development will be cha- racterized by cutbacks in allocations and grants due to the process entitled “Profile and Concentration” of the ELKB. In parallel, a staff scheme of the ELKB will have a medium-term impact on our staff scheme and budget.

Receipts in 2016

The ELKB has indeed increased its Area Cost Center Annual Result 2016 grants by nearly 58,000 Euro, but in consideration of the increase in pay ra- Germany Personnel costs 4.026.066 € tes for our staff for 2016 to be posted Germany Costs for materials 700.352 € under expenses and a simultaneous re- Germany in total 4.726.418 € duction of the grants due to the decou- pling of the receipts from the expenses Papua New Guinea, Pacific, East Asia results in reduced grants accounting PPO Personnel costs 1.756.074 € for more than 300,000 Euro. In paral- PPO Budgetary grants 359.367 € lel, fortunately charitable gifts and do- PPO Projects, individual measures 545.912 € nations increased by more than roughly PPO in total 2.661.353 € 260,000 Euro. In an annual comparison, there were no changes with regard to Africa legacies. However, there is an incre- Africa Personnel costs 2.120.574 € ase in misceallaneous receipts and for Africa Budgetary grants 621.286 € remunerations for board and lodging. Africa Projects, individual measures 639.813 € Simultaneously, we had to observe that the grants collected in the Bavarian pa- Afrika in total 3.381.673 € rishes’ services nearly decreased by one Latin America half. In consideration of all develop- Latin America Personnel costs 747.672 € ments, nevertheless the final annual fi- Latin America Budgetary grants 290.005 € nancial statement could be closed with Latin America Projects, individual measures 245.156 € a surplus of 200,000 Euro. Latin America in total 1.282.833 €

Expenditure 2016 World Mission Last year’s overall expenditure has in- World Mission General tasks via EMW 334.659 € creased by more than 800,000 Euro in World Mission Special tasks 20.646 € comparison to the preceeding year. In World Mission Exchange of pastors from overseas 175.903 € the first line, this is due to the increase World Mission Special budget with earmarking 1.898.719 € in personnel costs due to the increase in Weltmission in total 2.429.927 € pay rates and the filling of vacancies abroad. In the area of Latin America, the Total expenditure 14.482.204.00 € expenses for personnel costs have in fact Total receipts 14.682.560,33 € clearly been reduced, but this is due to Not spent 200.356.33 € the fact that temporary project positions 25 Annual Bulletin 2016 Department for Finance and Administration

Total annual expenditure 2016 to cope with several such cost reduction intervals in the course of time. And this will be the case in the coming years, too. Simultaneously, we have recognized that the support from others is maintained or even increases. In fact, there are donators who have been fi- nancially supporting our work for de- cades as reported adjacently. As for cooperation, the same is true. We are very delighted that young women and men who spent a year as a volunteer in a partnership church continue to support our work when they have returned home.

We have no reason to worry.

Jochen Kronester

As is already obvious when looking at Since missionary work was integra- the current annual accounts, the allo- ted into the former “Missionswerk” and cations and grants from the ELKB wil be thus became part of the work under the reduced in the years to come, too. auspices of the ELKB in 1972, we had

Apportionment of donations and charitable gifts in 2016

26 Purple Night in July 2016.

KATRIN BAUER

Photo: MEW/Schlicker Fundraising See chances – benefit from chances – offer chances Drinking water supply, an airplane, the Peace Decade and the Purple Night – the various facettes of fundraising.

All of us are longing for a good rishes and partnership groups, we were called “water plugs”. The people of a health, a self-determined and able to offer many chances. And they whole region have benefitted from this satisfying life. We would like to were accepted, recognized and used, as investment in the long run. The well is take our chances and benefit for example for the Building of a Well operated and maintained by the dea- from the possibilities we are of- in Tanzania cons of the Ushirika wa Diakonia Faraja fered. Nobody of us wants to be We who live in Bavaria can hardly brotherhood. What a tremendous help! dependent on someone. Nobody imagine what a hardship it is to have The distances to have access to really wants to be poor. Nobody wants no access to potable water. We live in a good potable water get shorter. place where the supply of potable water to seriously ill. Nobody wants is good and available in abundance. In to be an analphabet. Our brot- the Bagamoyo region in Tanzania, the- MAF-air service in hers and sisters in our partner re are four villages with roughly 6,000 Papua New Guinea churches feel exactly the same. inhabitants. This means there are 6,000 We accompany them, learn from people who live in distress and suffer We could also support the general them and support each other. from hardships due to the lack of po- overhaul of a Twin Otter for the medical table water. 3,000 of them have acces air service in Papua New Guinea (PNG). Nobody wants to be alone. All to potable water from a water pipeline With more than 300,000 Euro, Mission of us need friends, partners, and once a week. Often, the water pipe- EineWelt could pay for one half of the companions. lines do not provide any water at all. maintenance costs. More than 80,000 The people are forced to cover enor- people living in the most distant areas We use the funds from donations and mous distances by foot to rivers, lakes can be provided with medical treatment charitable gifts to offer them a chance and puddles. Deseases are the conse- by means of this airplane. In January, for a self-determined life, we provide quences. Infant mortality is alarmingly the mechanics from MAF in Australia education, we support basic medical high in this region and at the beginning started the general overhaul. The paint treatment in those places where the of the year, three cases of cholera were was stripped from body and wings and people need and depend on our help. reported. In the summer of 2016, a they were revarnished. New turbine In 2016, more than 2.3 million Euros solar-powered deep water-supply well motors were fitted into the wings and a of donations that we have received could be drilled and commissioned only new cockpit was integrated. After a few could be used to change a lot. Thanks to after a few more weeks. The potable months of work, the Twin Otter could be the generous support of our donators, water is filtered, stored in professional brought back to PNG to take up its vital sponsors, friends, church districts, pa- containers and made available at so- service again. Such work and so many 27 Annual Bulletin 2016 Fundraising

other large and small projects can only rectly? The donations you make to us baskets and hay carts filled with treats, be funded by our donators’ charitable and that are earmarked are reliably and tableware and decoration. In the atrium gifts: donations by way of direct debits, timely transferred to our local projects. of our center, we invited our guests to spontaneous donations, requests for Please quote the project and/or the pro- dine and feast at the tables under the donations, free or earmarked gifts. ject number on your bank transfer. This trees. There were lots of laughter, ex- helps us to assign your donation to its tensive partying and dancing. It was a Free donations correct purpose. wonderful evening which will certainly Mission EineWelt is very well interlin- become a well-loved tradition for many. ked with all its projects and partners. Regular project support Make a note of July 15, 2017. This is In this way, we are directly informed of One-off donations cannot guarantee a when the second Purple Night will take everything that happens locally. We get long-term and sustainable support. Re- place. to know where there is an emergency gular donations make it for us and our and how sustainable assistance can be partners easier to plan more reliably and November 2016 provided. With free donations we can they reduce the administrative costs. If Peace Decade at Markt Einersheim respond quickly and specifically. you wish to support your project on a Traces of war regular basis, please don’t hesitate to The central opening of the ecumenical Catastrophes in our contact us. We will be more than plea- peace decade for Bavaria took place in sed to supply you with the desired in- the church district of Markt Einersheim partner church formation. in 2016. The Archbishop of Bamberg Dr. Free donations also make it possible for Ludwig Schick and church official Kir- us to respond flexibly and quickly in an Continuous support chenrat Ivo Huber, head of the church unbureaucratic way and help our part- Your regular donation makes it for us district at Markt Einersheim, extended ner churches in the event of a catastro- and our partners easier to plan more their invitation to join them at Matt- phy. Our strength is the direct line we reliably. Receiving your donations on a häuskirche (St. Matthew’s Church). Mo- have to the local people and projects. regular basis helps us to reliably pay for hanna Mohammed, a refugee living at Due to our good cooperation that has current costs. Markt Einersheim, told his story about grown over the years, we are immedi- the traces of war his body and soal have ately informed on local problems and to live with. needs without detours and can help on Purple Night the spot. On July 16, the eve of the festival of the Worldwide Church, the first Purple Your donation is effective Night took place in our garden: a picnic We are the Center for Partnership, De- Flexible help for young and old on a wonderful warm velopment and Mission of the Evangeli- In the event of a new roof for a school, summer evening, accompanied by Bra- cal-Lutheran Church in Bavaria. It is our the maintenance and repair of the water zilian music. What a nice opportunity task to foster and support the relations supply for a boarding school or additio- to get to know our organization, staff, to the Lutheran partner churches in Af- nal money to increase a physician’s pay neighbors and friends. The guests came rica, Asia, Latin America and the Pacific in a rural hospital. All these applications from near and far; they brought along Region and education in Germany is are submitted to a board to decide on family and friends. There were picnic also one of our tasks. In the scope of the extent in which specific projects are cooperations, we maintain connections going to be supported. We are aware to further churches in Africa, East Asia, that this is an enormous responsibility Australia, North America and Scandi- we bear and which we face. For this re- Your contact partner for navia. We are the Center for Partner- ason, we are more than willing to supply donations and foundations: ship, Development and Mission of the information on all donations we receive Evangelical-Lutheran Church in Bavaria and on their use and on all charitable Katrin Bauer and are run and financed by the Evan- gifts we can use to continue our impor- [email protected] gelical-Lutheran Church in Bavaria. But tant work flexibly and sustainably. All Tel.: +49 (0)9874 9-1040 our donators, sponsors, friends, church earmarked donations are immediately Fax: +49 (0)9874 9-330 districts and parishes support and ena- transferred to the specific project. Your Account for donations ble this important work. donation is used to help exactly in the Evangelische Bank eG very place you wish to help! IBAN: DE12 5206 0410 0001 0111 11 We would like to thank you very much BIC: GENODEF1EK1 for your support. Your project donation Online donation: You have made up your mind in favor www.mission-einewelt.de of a project you want to support di- Katrin Bauer 28 Annual Bulletin 2016 Contakt list

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Directors’ Office (shortcut: LTG) Department for Africa (shortcut: AF) Hoerschelmann, Dr. Gabriele Director -1000 Hansen, Reinhard Head of department -1300 Hoerschelmann, Hanns Director -1010 Kinkelin, Sigrid Office -1301 Reuter, Anneliese Head Office -1001 Heim, Claus Expert for Tanzania/Kenya -1310 Wagner, Renate Personnel -1002 AF Fax -3120 LTG Fax -3190 Department for Latin America (shortcut: LA) Public Relations Deeg, Friederike Head of department -1600 Schlicker, Juliane Online division -1030 Hauerstein, Renate Office -1601 Bauer, Katrin Fundraising division -1040 LA Fax -1699 Nagel, Thomas Media & press division -1050 Brost, Marianne Assistance & editorial office -1031 Department for Partnership and Parish Work Public relations Fax -3180 (shortcut: PG) Schneider, Reinhild Head of department -1400 Department for Finance and Rother, Natalie Office -1401 Administration (shortcut: F+V) Stahl, Gerhard PPO partnerships -1430 Kronester, Jochen Head of department -1100 Valinirina, Nomenjunahary Africa partnerships -1420 Bodensteiner, Stefan Office -1101 Sossmeier, Jandir LA partnerships -1490 Mertel, Karl-Heinz Head of accounting -1120 Gilcher, Marlene Office/manpower management -1421 Müller, Hildegard Personnel management -1133 Ackermann, Dr. Ines Volunteers South-North -1410 Personalabteilung Fax -3113 Dr. Aguswati und Markus Interculturally Protestant in Bavaria Moser, Günter IT -1144 Hildebrandt Rambe 089 5595682 Personnel department Fax -3110 PG Fax -3140 Jeutner, Susanne Postoffice -1160 Kurth, Manfred (Regional office south) 089 90 47 60 60 Böhme, Lars Caretaker -1166 Geranienweg 8, 85551 Kirchheim Fax: 089 90 47 60 61

von Seggern, Christoph (Regional office north) 0951 30 90 08 90 Fischer, Günter u. Angelika Conference Center Management -1180 Kunigundendamm 15, 86551 Bamberg Rottler, Waltraud Kitchen Manager -1181 Tagungsstätte Fax -1182 Ecumenical staff Kilagwa, Juliana Department for Mission and Mhema, Weston (both Unteraltertheim) 0157 57 68 40 15 Intercultural Studies (shortcut: MI) Currently not occupied Head of department -1500 Department for Development Baltzer-Griesbeck, Dorothea Office -1501 and Politics (shortcut: EP) Seitz, Michael Head of studies -1510 Bergmann, Dr. Jürgen Head of department -1800 Mielke, Alexander Head of studies -1511 0911 36 67 2-10 Hansen, Ulrike Head of studies -1512 Thomas, Petra Office -1801 Obaga Dr. Margaret Head of studies -1513 Voltz, Gisela Education/PR -1820 MI Fax -3150 0911 36 67 2-12 Mettler-Frercks, Beatrix Exhibition -1530 Brunner, Norbert STUBE 0911 36 67 2-15 Hansen, Claudia One World Shop -1531 EP Fax 0911 36 67 2-19 Schuster, Eva Intern. gap year -1840 Department for Papua New Guinea/ Kramer, Regina IEF Süd-Nord -1850 Pacific/East Asia (shortcut: PPO) Ballak, Susanne Office -1802 Farnbacher, Dr. Traugott Head of department -1200 Janetzky, Lieselotte Office -1202 Stadtbüro Nürnberg Paulsteiner, Thomas Department of East Asia -1210 Königstraße 64; 90402 Nürnberg Ratzmann, Julia Head of Pacific Information Center -1220 Engelhardt, Annette Office 0911 36 67 2-0 PPO Fax -3120 29 Annual Bulletin 2016 Campagin Flight and Migration Since 2014, the motto “Flight and Migration” has stood for the campaign of Mission EineWelt. The partnership center has developed a series of materials to enable congregations, groups and committed people to discuss the topic.

We have developed a separate Web- site for this purpose to inform on offers of the partnership center and to quote additional 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.

The website www.flucht-und-migration.org An exposition headed “Up and Away” supplies information on five boards (so-called roll-ups) with regard to the Please direct your orders to: reasons why people flee with an eye to German history, substantiated by facts, Mission EineWelt statements and more. The exposition is Media/Press Department available for lending via P.O.Box 68 91561 Neuendettelsau Germany Mission EineWelt Development and Politics Department Telephone: +49 (0)9874 9-1031 EineWelt Station Nuremberg E-Mail: marianne.brost@mission- Annette Engelhardt einewelt.de Telephone:+49 (0) 911 36 672 - 0 Telefax: +49 (0) 911 36 672 - 19 The interactive game “Up and away.” E-Mail: eineweltstation.nuernberg@ mission-einewelt.de

We offer material such as the poster Two of five “Open your doors”, “There are no stran- exposition boards gers for God’s people” or the brochure which deal with different aspects on a service draft and pilgrims’ way can of the topic flight be ordered via this website or the home- and migration. page of Mission EineWelt.

You may also contact us personally and order in writing, via telephone or Email. 30 Annual Bulletin 2016 Online

Talenteaktion 2017 “Make it a success” mach was 2017 is a year to rejoice and celebrate: 500 years of Reformation, 175 years of assi- gning Bavarian missionaries to overseas and 10 years of Mission EineWelt. The last draus event gave rise to a special event of the Center: “Make it a success” will be on from 10 Euro für die Eine Welt! March 27 until October 31, 2017. We count on your support! All persons who take „mach was draus“ bedeutet: Wir geben Ihnen 10 Euro und Sie part in this event are given 10 Euros to get started. They are invited to increase this lassen sich etwas einfallen, um daraus mehr zu machen. sum by using their skills and talents. Groups or school classes are also invited to join Bringen Sie Ihre Ideen und us and put their ideas into practice. The deadline is October 31, 2017. The earned Fähigkeiten ein. Was Sie erwirtschaften, kommt money will go to projects from the fields of education, social and welfare work, Projekten in den Partnerkirchen in Afrika, Lateinamerika, Ostasien development service and medical supply in the partner churches of the Evangelical- und im Pazifik zugute. Lutheran Church in Bavaria. The event is sponsored by the Evangelische Bank who Mitmachen darf jeder; ob Privatperson, Kirchengemeinde, Jugend- oder Partnerschaftsgruppe, Schulklasse, Familie, groß, klein, alt, jung. Melden Sie sich an und Sie erhalten Ihr Starter- will provide the money for the event. Join us and support the important work in our Paket mit den wichtigsten Eckdaten zur Aktion sowie einigen Anregungen, was Sie alles machen könnten.

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Centrum für Partnerschaft, Entwicklung und www.mach-was-draus.de Mission der Evang.-Luth. Kirche in Bayern You may register now on our website In case of questions, do feel free to www.mach-was-draus.de contact us. where you will find further information, the detailed terms of participation and a Katrin Bauer compilation of ideas to make you go further. If you are planning your own local Head of Fundraising Department event in order to earn more money, you may post your advertisement in a calendar Telefon: +49 (0)9874 9-1040 on the website. Email: [email protected] Thank you for the 1,000 likes

On December 13, 2016, the Facebook page of Mission EineWelt crossed the magic figure of 1,000 likes. By your participation, your likes, comments and sharing of our messages that help to spread the topics of Mission EineWelt and our partner churches further. Thank you very much for supporting us.

Of course, we shall keep you informed on current topics and news from our Center. Together we will succeed in achieving the next 1,000 likes!

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