Evangelical working group for work with the elderly in the EKD
The Evangelical Working Group for Elderly Work (EAfA) of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD), founded in 1992, is the umbrella organization for age issues in the EKD. 18 member churches of the EKD, the Association of Evangelical Free Churches (VEF) and other agencies and associations are represented in it. The office is located in the EKD Church Office in Hanover-Herrenhausen .
tasks
The task of the working group is to give impulses and suggestions for church work with older people. It develops quality standards and concepts for the accompaniment, care and pastoral care of older people. The working group promotes cooperation between the individual associations, organizations and members and promotes and coordinates the exchange of information between them. The EAfA participates in the discourse on issues relating to older people and maintains contacts with politics, society and the public. The bodies there are a board of directors and the general assembly. The EAfA publishes a circular, working aids as well as other publications and materials.
Members
- 18 member churches of the EKD
- Association of Evangelical Free Churches
- Federal Working Group of Evangelical Family Educational Institutions and Family Educational Organizations eV
- German Evangelical Working Group for Adult Education
- German Evangelical Women's Association i. A. of the Evangelical Women in Germany eV
- German Evangelical Association for Elderly Work and Care eV
- Evangelical Academies in Germany eV
- Ev. Folk high schools in Germany
- Evangelisches Seniorenwerk eV
- Church service in the world of work
- Men's work by the Evangelical Church in Germany
- Zehlendorfer Association for Evangelical Diakonie
Guest of the general assembly : Diakonisches Werk der EKD