Deaconess mother house Bleibergquelle
The deaconess mother house Bleibergquelle , formerly Neuvandsburg-West , in Velbert is a mother house that belongs to the German Community Diakonieverband (DGD). The management team includes deaconess Astrid Duske (management motherhouse), deaconess Brigitte Kaufmann (theological diaconal management) and Markus Berg (director of the educational center).
General
The parent company has numerous facilities, most of which are located on the premises. While institutions in the hospital sector and nursing were the main focus in the past, in recent years the focus has moved towards educational offers. These are organized in the Bleibergquelle educational center . These include the vocational college Bleibergquelle and College of Social (formerly care nursery since 1948) with a focus on social and health services, the CGB - Christian School Bleibergquelle (School of sec I. since 2007), the seminar for geriatric care and day care Source dwarfs (U3 Daycare). All schools provide state-recognized qualifications.
The Quellenhof, which is located in the neighborhood of the Quellenzwerge , is “a place to meet horses” in order to offer help and support to people of all ages. Targeted therapy is offered for special problem situations in the physical, social and psychological areas.
On the park-like area there is currently still a nursing home for deaconesses ( Haus Zeder ) and the Francke bookstore. The Haus Tanne leisure home existed until mid-2008, but was closed. In 2010, a former nurses' home was converted into a Christian multi-generation house ( Haus Quelle ) with 15 barrier-free apartments in which different generations live together after extensive renovation and energy-efficient renovation .
Sorority
In addition to regional locations, the area of activity of the deaconesses of the mother house is spread over a large part of Germany, including Berlin . The deaconesses usually find work in social areas.
The deaconesses maintain contact with the mother house through set-up times (annual, multi-day stays in the mother house) and the type of community of property based on the community of property of the Jerusalem primitive community , supported by all deaconesses .
The sisters spend their retirement in Velbert (the headquarters of the mother house) or in shared apartments in after-work houses .
local community
The community of Bleibergquelle, a regional church community belonging to the West German Community Association , also meets on the premises of the parent company .
History
After the end of the Second World War , deaconesses working in the West were given the premises in Velbert by the Allied military government. Based on the mother house Neuvandsburg located in Elbingerode , the mother house was called Neuvandsburg-West . In the course of the opening of the Wall, the deaconess mother house Bleibergquelle finally officially replaced the name.
During the war, the area was used by the German Labor Front ; before that, parts of it were an excursion restaurant, and in earlier times also a lead mine, which was now inaccessible due to flooding. There is still a smaller bunker from wartime, but it only consists of a ground-level walkway built into the mountain.
literature
- Brigitte Kaufmann, Jürgen Lohbeck: Bleibergquelle Velbert - 75 years of deaconess mother house . Scala Verlag, Velbert 2020, ISBN 978-3-9819265-5-2 (short version)
Web links
- Website of the deaconess mother house Bleibergquelle
- Website of the Christian Comprehensive School Bleibergquelle (CGB)
- Website of the Bleibergquelle vocational college
- Website of the deaconess mother house Neuvandsburg in Elbingerode
Coordinates: 51 ° 20 '28.7 " N , 7 ° 4' 46.4" E