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Germany a mission field? |
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When one thinks of missions, Germany probably doesn't come to mind as the
typical country considered a mission field. Yet in light of the following
statistics, Germany - as well as Europe as a whole - is indeed a very
legitimate and needy mission field: |
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It is estimated that only about 2-4 % of Germans are evangelical believers,
far below the percentage of believers in most African nations. |
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Many if not most German cities of up to 35,000 inhabitants are without a
single evangelical church or gospel witness. |
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Church attendance averages around 5-6% in all of Germany on any given
Sunday, although over 95% of the population is registered as either Lutheran
or Catholic. |
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Many Germans are born and die within sight of magnificent cathedrals without
ever hearing the simple message of the Gospel. |
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In the vacuum of materialism a growing desire for the esoteric and New Age
experiences is sweeping across the nation. |
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CinANet Germany |
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The ministries of Christians in Action in Germany are organized into a
network of interdependent churches calling themselves CinANet Germany. They
have focused their vision for church planting in a mission statement; here
an excerpt: |
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Mission Statement |
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- Our goal: Make a significant contribution toward fulfilling the Great
Commission.
- Our way: The multiplication of disciples, leaders and churches.
- Our potential: Christians who discover and are released into their
spiritual gifts and calling.
- Our hope: Christ in us, for us and with us.
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Ministry Vision |
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- More and better disciples, leaders, church planters and churches.
- Every local church the basis for church planting and world evangelism.
- A growing network of churches in Germany, Europe and the world.
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To this end CinANet Germany has established a team committed to develop,
communicate and oversee implementation of goals and strategies aimed at
fulfilling the church planting vision of Christians in Action in Germany. |
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CinA presently has ongoing church ministries in the cities of Hamburg,
Muelheim, Wuerzburg, Schweinfurt and the Tauber Valley. In addition, other
church plants are in progress or in the serious planning stage. At least two
of our CinA German churches have sent out full time missionaries themselves,
taking missions into the "second generation", as well as sending out church
members on short term mission outreach. |
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Hamburg |
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In Hamburg over 40,000 West Africans are registered who live and work in
this second largest city of Germany. CinA now has large and flourishing West African churches
both in Duisburg and Muelheim (near Hamburg), with a second church plant in Hamburg in the
planning stage. Many Germans visit these churches,
fascinated by the lively singing and preaching style of African Christians
in contrast to the often formal liturgy of the State Church. The Duisburg
church pastor is Solomon Enofe and the pastor in Muelheim is John, both
originally from Nigeria but now ordained as CinA ministers in Germany. |
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Muelheim |
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Similar to the church in Hamburg, in Faith Christian Church, the CinA church
of Muelheim, Ghanaians and Nigerians from West Africa fellowship together in
this unique church. |
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Würzburg |
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The first German church of Christians in Action was planted in Wuerzburg,
Bavaria in the late 1970's, and is led by Terry Moeller, Area Director for
CinA ministries in Europe, West Africa and India. The city of Würzburg is
home to a large University founded in the early 1400's, and the seat of
government for Lower Franconia. The skyline is dominated by the steeples of
the many churches in this predominantly Catholic city. But under the
surface, needs run deep; for example: Würzburg was recently noted as having
one of the highest suicide rates in the country. In this city of
approximately 150,000 there are 7 evangelical churches with a combined
membership of under 1,500 - an example of how Germany, although highly
developed is yet a very needy mission field! |
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Schweinfurt |
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The CinA church in the industrial city of Schweinfurt - known as the "Ball
Bearing capital of the World" - was founded by CinA missionary Rocco
Panepinto in the early 1980's, who had previously helped plant the first
CinA church in Wuerzburg. In addition to evangelistic efforts in Schweinfurt,
the church has a flourishing group of home meetings in the nearby town of
Hassfurt, which looks to develop into a full-fledged local church in the
coming months under German leadership trained by Rocco. The church has
recently appointed a German pastor, releasing Rocco to start a new church
work in the former communist east Germany. Due to over 40 years of
communism, east Germany is characterized by widespread ignorance of
spiritual things - yet also a growing hunger for them. A modern day mission
field in the center of Europe! |
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Tauber Valley |
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Our newest CinA church in Germany was planted as a "daughter church" by the
fellowship in Wuerzburg in 1997, and is led by Friedhelm and Hannelore
Reuter, German believers trained under Terry Moeller in Wuerzburg. It is
reaching out to an estimated 60,000 people living in small towns strung
along the scenic Tauber Valley. In addition to our CinA church, only one
other evangelical church is known of in the entire area - another example of
how much Germany really is a mission field. |
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