Auxiliary Committee of Evangelical Lutheran Germans from Poland
| Aid committee of the Evangelical Lutheran Germans from Poland eV | |
|---|---|
| Chair: | Pastor i. R. Georg Leupold |
| Establishment date: | 1946 |
| Number of members: | <1200 (as of 2012) |
| Seat : | Königsworther Strasse 2 30167 Hanover |
| Website: | hilfskomitee-evangelisch-in-polen.de |
The Aid Committee of Evangelical Lutheran Germans from Poland is an organization founded in 1946 for Evangelical German expellees .
General
The Aid Committee was established on August 8, 1946 in Treysa . The main office of the auxiliary committee was in Ansbach until December 31, 1951 , and in Hanover from January 1, 1952 .
Since October 1949, the Aid Committee has been publishing the newsletter Weg und Ziel , which initially appeared twelve times a year and is now published six times a year.
The relief committee still had 900 members in 2016.
tasks
- Pastoral care for Protestant German expellees and their descendants from Poland
- Organization of home meetings with church services , lectures, historical and political information
- Help with obtaining documents
- Finding loved ones and friends
- Understanding and reconciliation between both nations and the denominations through visits and joint events in Poland
- Partnership building and intensive care with the now Polish ev.-luth. Parishes in the old home area
- Financial support for elderly and needy Evangelicals in Poland
- Previously: Support for those willing to emigrate
Chairperson
- 1946–1947: Pastor Paul Otto, formerly from Łódź
- 1947–1948: Pastor Dr. Erich Dietrich
- 1948–1986: Pastor Arthur Schmidt
- 1986–2012: Pastor i. R. Georg Sichler
- 2013–2019: Pastor i. R. Georg Leupold, Wolfsburg
- since 2019: Dr. Martin Sprungala
Web links
- Website of the Aid Committee of Evangelical Lutheran Germans from Poland
Coordinates: 52 ° 22 '39 " N , 9 ° 43' 21.1" E