Bergische Diakonie Aprath

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View from Unterdüsseler Weg to the grounds of the Bergische Diakonie
Diaconal church
Main building Diakonissenweg 1

The Bergische Diakonie Aprath (BDA) is a diaconal organization based in Wülfrath . It is managed in the legal form of an association under the old law. The chairmen are Pastors Jörg Hohlweger and Gerhard Schönberg.

structure

The BDA includes various facilities for the elderly , child and youth welfare , help for people with mental illnesses or addictions , several old people's homes , a special needs school , a vocational college and various service companies for the management of the facilities, which are mostly operated in subsidiaries in the form of a GmbH .

With almost 1,800 employees, BDA is the largest employer in the city of Wülfrath.

Regional area

The area of ​​activity extends to the Bergisches Land , the focus is on the Mettmann district and the triangle of Wuppertal, Solingen and Remscheid .

The administration is located on a large area in Wülfrath- Oberdüssel , where numerous old people's and youth welfare facilities as well as facilities of the social-therapeutic association are housed and the diaconal church is also located.

history

The history of Diakonie goes back to the refuge for women in Elberfeld , which was founded in 1882 by the prison pastor Carl Heinersdorff (1836–1914) , which was financed with donations from wealthy families and which quickly became very popular. Around 1900 a home for the elderly and women was set up, later also a home for drinkers and drug addicts. From 1901 onwards, supporting children was also the task of the institution. In 1908 the Eigen estate near Aprath was acquired, which is the center of the facility today. In 1910 the first reform home was inaugurated there. Gradually, numerous other institutions were established there and in nearby places. On September 28, 1917, the deaconess mother house was founded with 13 sisters and the superior. The Birke House facility, which has existed since August 4, 1993, helps and cares for chronically alcoholic people.

In 2017, the departments of youth and family, children, education, school and outpatient assisted living for people with mental health problems and addictions as well as debtor and insolvency advice, homeless assistance and assisted living moved into the "Velberter Stadthaus".

membership

The BDA is an independent member of the Diakonisches Werk of the Evangelical Church in the Rhineland .

literature

  • Volkmar Wittmütz: 100 years of Bergische Diakonie Aprath. "Give up nothing and nobody" (Karl Heinersdorff). Series of publications by the Association for Rhenish Church History 69th Rhineland-Verlag, Cologne & Habelt, Bonn 1982, ISBN 3-7927-0688-1 .
  • Volkmar Wittmütz: "Euthanasia" and sterilization in Aprath? On the history of the Bergische Diakonie Aprath in the Third Reich. In: Monthly Issues for Protestant Church History of the Rhineland Vol. 37/38 (1988/89), pp. 573-584.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b RP ONLINE: Wülfrath: Diakonie Aprath: new leadership. Retrieved June 20, 2018 .
  2. ↑ RP ONLINE: Wülfrath: rock slab hinders construction progress in Aprath. Retrieved June 20, 2018 .
  3. ↑ RP ONLINE: Wülfrath: Lions Club donates playground equipment. Retrieved June 20, 2018 .
  4. ↑ a b Search for traces - what remains of the deaconesses - great tip Velbert, Wülfrath, Mettmann district. Accessed June 20, 2018 (German).
  5. ^ Bergische Diakonie: Home - Bergische Diakonie Aprath. Retrieved on October 3, 2018 (German).
  6. ^ RP ONLINE: Wülfrath: Diakonie celebrates 100 years of the deaconess mother house. Retrieved June 20, 2018 .
  7. ↑ Contact point for addicts turns 25 . In: Westdeutsche Zeitung . June 8, 2018 ( wz.de [accessed June 20, 2018]).
  8. ↑ Bergische Diakonie moves to a new main location - Supertipp Velbert, Wülfrath, Mettmann district. Accessed June 20, 2018 (German).
  9. ^ Westdeutsche Verlags- und Werbegesellschaft mbH & Co. KG: Everything under one roof . In: lokalkompass.de . ( lokalkompass.de [accessed June 20, 2018]).

Coordinates: 51 ° 17 ′ 4.6 ″  N , 7 ° 5 ′ 25.5 ″  E