Church district Moers

What Church district Moers does

Evangelischer Kirchenkreis Moers (Church district Moers) is a Protestant church administrative district in Germany, operating as a Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts (public-law corporation) under the Evangelical Church in the Rhineland (EKiR). Established in 1817, the district coordinates and supports 19 Protestant congregations across the Moers region in the Lower Rhine. Its core functions include worship services, pastoral care, diaconal/social welfare work, religious education, youth ministry, and community cultural programming.

The district's operational model relies on three primary delivery arms. Grafschafter Diakonie provides social welfare and care services. Bildungswerk FRIEDA delivers adult and continuing education programming. Youth work and pastoral care operate at the congregational level within the district's umbrella. Administrative efficiency is achieved through a shared HR partnership with the neighboring Evangelischer Kirchenkreis Krefeld-Viersen, which manages staff administration across the two districts. Multi-stakeholder community initiatives such as "Blickpunkte Demenz" — run with AWO, Caritas, and a regional hospital — extend the district into adjacent social-health provision.

The business model is fundamentally that of a membership-based nonprofit funded by mandatory church tax (Kirchensteuer), which is collected by German state tax authorities on behalf of registered members and redistributed to the church via EKiR. Secondary revenue streams include donations, fees for social services rendered through Diakonie, and event/program-related contributions. Programming output is communicated through publications such as the quarterly KirchenKulturKalender and ceremonies including "einfach heiraten" blessings. The district maintains no proprietary technology platform; its digital infrastructure is conventional and inherited from the EKiR parent body.

Name

Church district Moers

Website

https://kirche-moers.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1817

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Protestant church district in Moers, Germany, coordinating 19 congregations across the Lower Rhine within the Evangelical Church in the Rhineland (EKiR). Delivers worship, pastoral care, social welfare via Grafschafter Diakonie, education via Bildungswerk FRIEDA, and youth services, funded primarily by state-collected church tax allocations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (81311)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAJAB

Denominational & Ecclesiastical Governance Bodies (Dioceses, Synods, Conferences)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

SECONDARYBPAGAJAA

Local Congregations & Worship Communities (Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues)

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Religious & Faith-Based Organizations

Keywords

• Religious services
• Pastoral care
• Social welfare
• Adult education
• Youth ministry

Headquarters

HQ city

Kamp-lintfort

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Church Tax (Kirchensteuer): As a Protestant church district, the primary revenue source is church tax collected by the German state on behalf of religious communities. This is mandatory for registered church members.
2. Donations and Offerings: Voluntary donations from church members and community participants for various projects and initiatives.
3. Social Services Funding: Funding for Diakonie (social welfare) services through government subsidies, church funding, and charitable donations.

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Evangelischer Kirchenkreis Moers provides Protestant religious services, pastoral care, congregational worship, social welfare services through Grafschalter Diakonie, adult education through Bildungswerk FRIEDA, and music education through the Popkantorat. It coordinates 19 member congregations in the Moers region of Germany, founded in 1817, and operates a website (kirche-moers.de) plus a KirchenKulturKalender event publication to engage the local community.

Product overview

The website serves as a unified information and service portal for the Evangelischer Kirchenkreis Moers (Evangelical Church District Moers). The primary offering is the kirche-moers.de website itself, which provides access to church district news, event listings (KirchenKulturKalender), downloadable resources (Blickpunkte Demenz dementia support guide), and contact information across approximately 18 affiliated parishes. Supplementary services include Diakonie social services through Grafschafter Diakonie, educational programming via Bildungswerk FRIEDA, music education through Popkantorat, and Synodale Kinder- und Jugendarbeit youth services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Grafschafter Diakonie: Diakonie social services organization providing care for seniors, people with disabilities, integration support, and family services
• Evangelisches Bildungswerk FRIEDA
• Popkantorat

Products and services

• Protestant Worship Services (Gottesdienste) Regular Protestant worship services and sacramental ceremonies (baptism, confirmation, marriage, funerals) delivered through the district's 19 member congregations to local community members.
• Pastoral Care (Seelsorge) Pastoral counseling and spiritual guidance offered to individuals and families across the district, supporting life events, personal crises, and ongoing spiritual needs.
• Grafschafter Diakonie Social welfare arm of the church district providing Diakonie (charitable social services) to vulnerable community members in the Moers region.
• Bildungswerk FRIEDA Adult education program operated by the church district, offering courses and learning opportunities for community adults in the Moers region.
• Popkantorat Music education program attached to the church district, providing choral, instrumental, and popular music training to community members.
• Safeguarding Concept Against Sexualized Violence (Konzept zum Schutz vor sexualisierter Gewalt) District-wide safeguarding framework protecting congregation members, especially children and vulnerable adults, from sexualized violence, including prevention measures and response procedures.
• KirchenKulturKalender Published event calendar listing worship services, cultural events, concerts, lectures, and community programs offered by the church district's congregations and arms.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Grafschafter DiakoniecoreOthersThe church district maintains a close partnership with Grafschafter Diakonie, the social welfare organization serving the region. Grafschafter Diakonie provides services including elderly care, dementia support, addiction counseling, family services, and job placement assistance. The organizations share mission alignment in serving community social needs.
• Evangelische Kirche im RheinlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe church district belongs to the Evangelische Kirche im Rheinland (EKiR), the regional Protestant church body (Landeskirche). The parent organization provides theological guidance, administrative oversight, and shared infrastructure including the EKiR cloud portal for HR and document management.
• Evangelischer Kirchenkreis Krefeld-ViersenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPersonnel administration partnership through 'Personalverwaltung Niederrhein' (PVN). The two church districts share HR administration and collaborate on personnel matters, including joint job postings and application processing through shared systems.
• Alzheimergesellschaft (Alzheimer's Society)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the 'Blickpunkte Demenz' (Dementia Focus Points) program, providing educational materials, support group information, and resources for dementia patients and caregivers in the region.
• AWO Kreisverband Niederrhein (Arbeiterwohlfahrt)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization in the Blickpunkte Demenz initiative, contributing social welfare expertise and community services for elderly and dementia care.
• Caritasverband MoersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCatholic social welfare organization collaborating on community support services, particularly in elderly care and family support as part of regional social service ecosystem.
• GFO St. Josef Krankenhaus MoersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospital in Moers partnered on healthcare integration, particularly for elderly patients transitioning from hospital to community care settings.
• Bildungswerk FRIEDAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEvangelisches Bildungswerk FRIEDA is the educational institution affiliated with the church district, offering seminars, training, and continuing education programs for the community.
• Die PflegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCare services provider partnered for elderly care coordination and nursing care support services.
• Sozialwerk St. GeorgminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial services organization partnered for disability support and inclusion services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Diakonie Deutschland: National federation of Protestant welfare organizations, of which Grafschafter Diakonie is a regional member. Defines funding access, advocacy, and standards for the social services arm that operates inside Kirchenkreis Moers.
• Evangelische Kirche im Rheinland (EKiR): The Landeskirche (regional church) that Moers belongs to as a Kirchenkreis. Provides theological, administrative, and IT infrastructure (including the EKiR cloud portal) and defines the operating framework for all member church districts in the Rhineland.
• Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland (EKD): National umbrella body of Evangelical churches in Germany, including EKiR. Sets doctrinal, data protection (DSG-EKD), and whistleblower (BKMS) frameworks governing how Kirchenkreis Moers operates at the federal level.

Regional players

• Sozialwerk St. Georg: Catholic-affiliated social services organization partnering with Kirchenkreis Moers on disability and inclusion services. Operates with a similar faith-based mission and overlapping service lines in NRW.
• Bistum Münster: Catholic diocese covering a similar Lower Rhine / Münsterland geography. The largest institutional counterpart on the welfare side via its Caritas arm, competing for the same population of faith-based service users in NRW.
• AWO Kreisverband Niederrhein: Workers' welfare association chapter operating across the Lower Rhine with comparable elderly care, family support, and community programs. A current partner in the Blickpunkte Demenz initiative and a direct competitor for social service contracts.

Direct peers

• Evangelischer Kirchenkreis Düsseldorf: Sibling Kirchenkreis within EKiR covering the adjacent Düsseldorf urban area. Comparable scope of congregations, Diakonie welfare services, and Bildungswerk educational programming under the same regional church governance.
• Evangelischer Kirchenkreis Essen: Another EKiR Kirchenkreis in the Ruhr metropolitan area, structurally identical to Moers - assemblies of Protestant congregations, social service subsidiaries, and educational works - providing a directly comparable reform Protestant church district in NRW.
• Caritasverband Moers: Local Catholic welfare organization directly partnering with Kirchenkreis Moers on elderly and family services. Serves the same population in the same geography with overlapping programs (dementia, family counseling, senior care), making it the closest welfare peer.
• Evangelischer Kirchenkreis Krefeld-Viersen: Neighboring Evangelische Kirchenkreis in the same EKiR regional church body, sharing HR administration via Personalverwaltung Niederrhein. Operates the same governance model with a similar set of congregations, social services, and youth work in the Lower Rhine.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/kirche_moers
• Facebookfacebook.com/kirche.moers

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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