Germany

Field Office Information

C&MA Field Entry in 1975

Field Director:

Don Jones

Mailing Address:

Choriner Strausse 72
10119 Berlin, GERMANY

Phone:

011-49-7626-974-4562

Email:

germanycma@gmail.com

Website:

http://www.cmagermany.com

National Church

Our national Alliance family in Germany—Missions-Allianz-Kirche in Deutschland—is comprised of 4 organized churches, 2 ordained ministers, 63 baptized members, and 315 inclusive members.

Team Initiatives

• Help lead and develop the German church plant Freischwimmer through solidifying its spiritual foundation and growing the Body through evangelism and discipleship.
• Expand the English Camp ministry in northeast Germany, focusing particularly on intentional ministry to teens and young adults through follow-up and discipleship.
• After establishing a base in the city of Waren, centrally located in northeast Germany, set up a strategic partnership with a thriving local café ministry to promote future outreach in this spiritually dark region.

The Difference Is Light

2013-03-28 08:00:13

By Karissa Wallace, missionary apprentice in Germany

Spring is in the Air

Recently, we have had glimpses of springtime in Berlin: slightly warmer temperatures and more sunshine than we have had all winter. Easter is just around the corner.

My favorite thing in the last few weeks has been the reappearance of the sun. Before winter began, I had been warned about how hard it can be in Northern Germany because of the lack of sunshine. I thought to myself, I am a Minnesota girl. I can handle winter. But I was not prepared for the amount of darkness we experienced.

Now that the sun is out more and more, I realize how much the light is needed. I can’t help but walk around the city with a huge smile on my face when the sun is shining.

Darkness Doesn’t Have a Chance

This has been a great reminder for me. Often I find myself surrounded by spiritual darkness and let it overwhelm me. Other times, I let myself ignore it. But the light of Jesus Christ is so desperately needed—in me, in the lives of those around me, and in this city. What a difference the light makes!

This has been my prayer: that I will be a light in the darkness that surrounds me and that the difference will be as obvious as the contrast between a gloomy, gray day and a sunny one.

This is my prayer for you all this Easter, too—that we will be filled with joy as we reflect and meditate on the cross and what Jesus did for us on it.

Because of the Resurrection, we can step out of darkness and into the light, and, as the Sunday school song goes, let our light shine!

Demographics

Population

Population--82,431,390 Infant mortality rate--4.2/1,000 Life expectancy--78.7

Capital City

Berlin (3,933,300) pop.

Geography

About the size of Montana, Germany (137,846 sq. mi.) is flat in the north, hilly in the center, and mountainous in the south.

Languages

German

Ethnicity/Race

German--91.5%; Turkish--2.4%; Italian--0.7%; Greek--0.4%; Polish--0.4%; other--4.6%

Economy

Per capita income--$28,700 Inflation--1.6% Unemployment--10.6% Literacy rate--99% (1977 est.)

Government/Political Climate

Federal republic. Germany is a key member of Europe’s economic, political, and defense organizations.

Religion

Protestant--34%; Roman Catholic--34%; Muslim--3.7%; other--28.3%