Hans-Martin Helbich

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Hans-Martin Helbich (born April 17, 1906 in Niederfüllbach , † March 8, 1975 in Berlin ) was a German Protestant theologian and general superintendent of Sprengels I of the Evangelical Church Berlin-Brandenburg .

Life

Helbich was the son of Pastor Paul Helbich. He studied theology in Erlangen , Greifswald and Tübingen and entered the pastoral service of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria . As city vicar in Nuremberg , he was arrested by the Nazi rulers in 1934 and removed from his office. In 1935 he resumed his work as a pastor in Bad Steben . In 1943 he became state youth pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria, and in 1947 also head of the state youth pastors' conference in Germany. He participated in the development of the Evangelical Youth Office and worked in the all-German and ecumenical youth work. Helbich was the founder and first publisher of the employee magazine for youth work "Das Baugerüst" and published the youth magazine "Hand in Hand" for several years.

In 1956 Helbich became dean in Coburg . The Berlin-Brandenburg bishop Otto Dibelius called him in 1961 as general superintendent for District I in West Berlin. Helbich always stood up for the unity of the Evangelical Church in Berlin-Brandenburg. In 1963, through a two-hour conversation with Nikita Khrushchev , he was able to influence the positive outcome of the pass discussions .

Awards

Helbich was an honorary doctor of the theological faculty of the University of Erlangen (1963) and was awarded the Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1973) and the Bavarian Order of Merit (1965). The Hans-Martin-Helbich-Siedlung in Berlin-Buckow was named after him.

Publications (selection)

  • Faith in cross-examination. Answers for questioning people of our time , Berlin 1941.
  • Safe in all fears. Thoughts on the Our Father , Berlin 1945.
  • The next steps. Confirmands among themselves , Gütersloh 1961.
  • What for? A father's thoughts on confirmation , Gütersloh 1962.
  • Ministry and life of the pastor in the light of the word of God , Berlin 1963.
  • Experience. Analyzes. Consequences. Notes from the work of the general superintendent of West Berlin and his staff , Gunzenhausen 1965.
  • Get to know my dear Jott. Berlin humor, taken seriously , Berlin 1965.
  • Like a dream. Strange encounters , Berlin 1970.
  • as editor: Rembrandt interprets the Bible. Drawings and etchings from the Kupferstichkabinett of the Staatliche Museen Preußischer Kulturbesitz Berlin , Berlin 1970.
  • Catechism '74. The inalienable mandates of the Christian faith , Munich 1973.
  • From Hitler to Khrushchev. Strange encounters of a Christian , Berlin 1974.
  • Ten signs of God. The commandments for our days , Berlin 1982.

literature

  • Evangelical Press Service, Landesdienst Berlin, No. 45, March 10, 1975

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Announcement of awards of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. In: Federal Gazette . Vol. 25, No. 103, June 5, 1973.
predecessor Office successor
Immanuel Pack General superintendent for Berlin I (i.e. West)
1961 - 1975 		none
( function merged with the Bishopric of the West Region of the EKiBB )
personal data
SURNAME Helbich, Hans-Martin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Protestant theologian and general superintendent
DATE OF BIRTH April 17, 1906
PLACE OF BIRTH Niederfüllbach
DATE OF DEATH March 8, 1975
Place of death Berlin