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evangelical Evangelicalism (), also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide, interdenominational movement within Protestantism, Protestant Christianity that emphasizes evangelism, or the preaching and spreading of th ...
DMG interpersonal (''DMG'', former: ''"German Missionary Fellowship"'') based at Buchenauerhof in Sinsheim, claims to be one of the largest Protestant missions in Germany. The legal status is a non-profit registered association. Director and chairman of the Board is Günther Beck.


Aims

The DMG offers young people, Christian professionals and theologians, the opportunity to serve cross-culturally as a
missionary A missionary is a member of a Religious denomination, religious group who is sent into an area in order to promote its faith or provide services to people, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care, and economic development.Thoma ...
as part of a network of 105 international partner organizations and churches in 80 countries around the world.Selbstbeschreibung auf www.dmgint.de
Who we are
/ref> DMG offers a short-term mission program (6–24 months) for mostly young people aged 18 or older, a medium-term commitment (two to four years), long-term assignments (more than two years) as well as a “50-plus program“, which allows older Christians to use their experience and professional knowledge to help people in other countries In 2018 they had 45 short-terms The workers seek to live
the gospel The gospel or good news is a theological concept in several religions. In the historical Roman imperial cult and today in Christianity, the gospel is a message about salvation by a divine figure, a savior, who has brought peace or other benefi ...
in word and deed, alleviating suffering, helping people holistically contributing to the circulation of the Bible and to building of Christian communities on four continents. This is done in close partnership and cooperation with the people, churches and Christian organizations on the ground.


History

Founded in 1951 in Beatenberg (Switzerland) as the „German Missionary Fellowship, Association for Charity e. V.“ (DMG), the organization had its first office in a small attic in Stuttgart-Korntal. The first overseas worker Helmut Gaertner was sent to Spain in 1953, where he produced Christian radio broadcasts. Gaertner was later involved in the founding of the ERF-Medien in Germany. By the 1960s, the DMG had around 100 people working worldwide. In 1971 the Christian charity moved to the Buchenauerhof, Sinsheim. Today, around 400 people are employed in various projects around the world. Over the years, DMG built up a network of partnerships with more than 100 churches and nonprofit organizations around the world. DMG supports churches in central Europa in sending Christians to work in the partners projects. In January 2014, DMG was renamed: DMG interpersonal. The new logo was combined with the slogan “so people meet God“.


Work areas

About 405 DMG-workers around the globe are active in the following areas: 'Building Christian communities, pioneering new projects, theological teaching ministry, children's, youth and student mission, relief, famine relief, linguistics,
Bible translations The Christian Bible has been translated into many languages from the biblical languages of Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek. the whole Bible has been translated into 756 languages, the New Testament has been translated into an additional 1,726 la ...
, literature production,
evangelism Evangelism, or witnessing, is the act of sharing the Christian gospel, the message and teachings of Jesus Christ. It is typically done with the intention of converting others to Christianity. Evangelism can take several forms, such as persona ...
, Radio Mission, medical service, agricultural development assistance, flying services, AIDS and hygiene consultancy, assistance for street children, training of teachers, nurses, educators etc.


Global cooperation

In collaboration with 105 local churches and international partner organizations and aid agencies the staff of the German Mission Community works in the following countries and continents: *
Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east ...
: Belgium, France, Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Czech Republic, Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Armenia, Georgia, Russia and Ukraine. *
Asia Asia ( , ) is the largest continent in the world by both land area and population. It covers an area of more than 44 million square kilometres, about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which ...
: CIS, Central Asia, Mongolia, East Asia, Taiwan, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Japan, Pakistan and the Orient. *
Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...
: North Africa, Senegal, Chad, Niger, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Benin, Ethiopia, South Sudan, DR. Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Madagascar, Angola, Namibia and South Africa. *
America The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...
: Canada, USA, Mexico, Haiti, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Chile. In addition there are currently around 50 short-term workers with DMG working around the world. The DMG's workers come from Protestant Landeskirchen, Free churches and from various Christian churches from around 20 countries, mostly from
Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...
,
Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...
and
Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...
. These Christian churches send their cross-cultural workers as employees of DMG interpersonal.


Membership

The DMG is member of “netzwerk-m“ (former: “Ring Missionarischer Jugendbewegungen, RMJ)“ (ring of missionary youth movements) and “Arbeitsgemeinschaft Evangelikaler Missionen (AEM)” (association of evangelical missions). It's committed to the guiding principles of the Evangelische Allianz. This binds them theologically and at the principles on the use of donations.


Honors

* ''Dietrich Schmoll'', who was working for the medical service of the DMG for many years, was awarded with the
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (, or , BVO) is the highest state decoration, federal decoration of the Federal Republic of Germany. It may be awarded for any field of endeavor. It was created by the first List of president ...
. * ''Ursula Schmitz'', who died in 2009, was a DMG missionary doctor in the Christian hospital “Tank” in northeast Pakistan and worked there for 20 years. 2010 she received posthumously the highest Order of Merit of the Republic of
Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...
. * ''Andreas Hahn'', a
theologian Theology is the study of religious belief from a religious perspective, with a focus on the nature of divinity. It is taught as an academic discipline, typically in universities and seminaries. It occupies itself with the unique content of ...
formerly active in
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, received the ''Johann-Tobias-Beck-Preis 2010'' (award) of the “Arbeitskreis für evangelikale Theologie” (working group awarded for evangelical theology). The prize of 1000
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s was awarded in December 2010. * '' Rose Schwarz'', who was working for a medical help project in Kenya was awarded the
Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (, or , BVO) is the highest state decoration, federal decoration of the Federal Republic of Germany. It may be awarded for any field of endeavor. It was created by the first List of president ...
in 2014. * '' Detlef Blöcher, former director until 2018


Publications of the DMG

* Magazine "DMG-informiert" (DMG-informs), run: 44,000, spread mainly in Central Europe, also known as e-paper
Books and audio books
for children and adultssee
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References


External links


Official Website
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(''English'') {{Authority control Christian missionary societies Evangelical organizations established in the 20th century Christianity in Baden-Württemberg 1951 establishments in Switzerland