Chrischona Gemeinschaftswerk EV

What Chrischona Gemeinschaftswerk EV does

C1 Evangelischer Gemeindebund e.V., formerly known as Chrischona-Gemeinschaftswerk e.V. and formed through the 2024 fusion of Chrischona-Gemeinschaftswerk e.V. with Ev. Gemeinschaftsverband Pfalz e.V., is a registered non-profit religious association (eingetragener Verein) under German law. The organization functions as an umbrella association for 80 evangelical Protestant congregations across Germany with approximately 4,400 members, operating under the motto 'Christus zuerst, eins in Christus' (Christ first, one in Christ). Its primary purpose is to coordinate pastoral, governance, and administrative functions across its member congregations, providing a unified framework for spiritual community, fellowship, and shared religious services in the Protestant evangelical tradition.

The organization's core 'products' are its digital community-engagement platforms rather than commercial goods: a central website (c1gemeindebund.de) serving as the information and donation hub; native iOS and Android mobile applications (Apple App Store ID 6738867380, Google Play ID com.communi.c1bund); and a Mailchimp-managed email newsletter. The technical stack is conventional third-party web infrastructure — Google Maps, Google reCAPTCHA, Google Web Fonts — with no proprietary technology, AI/ML capabilities, APIs, or developer ecosystem disclosed. The headquarters is a single administrative office (Geschäftsstelle) at Gottlieb-Daimler-Straße 22, 35398 Gießen, Germany, supported by 17 employees.

The business model is a non-commercial donation-funded model with no pricing or commercial revenue streams. Income is derived solely from voluntary donations and contributions from members and supporters, accepted via two published bank accounts (Sparkasse Gießen and Volksbank Mittelhessen). There is no GTM motion in the conventional sense: outreach occurs through the website, social media (Facebook), mobile apps, and the newsletter, with the primary 'customer segment' being the 80 member congregations and their individual members. The model is structurally low-revenue and reliant on member engagement rather than market expansion.

Name

Chrischona Gemeinschaftswerk EV

Legal name

C1 Evangelischer Gemeindebund e.V.

Website

https://chrischona.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

C1 Evangelischer Gemeindebund e.V. (formerly Chrischona-Gemeinschaftswerk e.V.) is a German non-profit evangelical association coordinating 80 congregations and approximately 4,400 members, funded by member donations and supported by a website, mobile apps, and newsletter.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Association Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (81311)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Evangelical church network
• Religious association services
• Congregational community support
• Faith community platform
• Spiritual fellowship services

Headquarters

HQ city

Gießen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: The organization receives donations from members and supporters, with bank account details provided for Sparkasse Gießen and Volksbank Mittelhessen.

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

C1 Evangelischer Gemeindebund e.V. operates as a unified non-profit religious association coordinating 80 evangelical congregations in Germany with approximately 4,400 members. Its core offering is the provision of a centralized network and shared identity framework for member congregations, supported by digital tools including a website, native mobile applications, a Mailchimp-managed newsletter, and donation processing facilities for member and public contributions.

Product overview

C1 Evangelischer Gemeindebund e.V. (formerly Chrischona-Gemeinschaftswerk e.V.) operates a unified digital platform centered on its primary website, which serves as the hub for 80 member communities and approximately 4,400 members across Germany. The product portfolio includes a website with community directory, donation processing, newsletter subscription, and contact management features. Supporting this are mobile applications for Android (Google Play) and iOS (Apple App Store), distributed via the respective app stores. The organization also offers a newsletter service managed through Mailchimp for community communications. All components serve the same community engagement and information sharing purpose, with the website serving as the central platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• C1 Gemeindebund Website The primary digital presence of the C1 Evangelischer Gemeindebund, providing information about 80 member communities, organizational news, donation processing, and contact services, including embedded cookie consent management for third-party services.
• C1 Bund Mobile App (Android) Android mobile application for community engagement, enabling access to church community information, news, and member services on Android devices.
• C1 Bund Mobile App (iOS) iOS mobile application for community engagement, enabling access to church community information, news, and member services on Apple devices.
• Newsletter Service Email newsletter subscription service managed via Mailchimp, allowing community members to receive updates about organizational news, events, and announcements.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Netzwerk-Mission e.V. A German evangelical mission and church-planting network with adjacent programmatic focus to C1's evangelical community mission; comparable as a smaller, missionally-oriented organization serving evangelical congregations across Germany.

Direct peers

• Bund Evangelisch-Freikirchlicher Gemeinden in Deutschland (BEFG): The German Baptist union, a federation of free evangelical congregations organized under a shared governance body; directly comparable to C1 Evangelischer Gemeindebund in structure (association of autonomous congregations), target audience (evangelical Christians), and geographic scope (Germany).
• Deutsche Evangelische Allianz: A nationwide German evangelical association/network that convenes Protestant congregations around shared evangelical identity and mission; directly comparable to C1 as a coordinating association of evangelical churches, though operating at the national ecumenical level.
• Verband Evangelischer Freikirchen in Deutschland: The umbrella of free/independent evangelical churches in Germany, an association of denominations and free-church bodies functioning as a collective governance and representation layer; closely comparable to C1's role as a coordinating association for evangelical member congregations.
• Evangelisch-methodistische Kirche in Deutschland (EmK): The German Methodist Church, a centralized evangelical denomination organizing congregations across Germany; comparable to C1 as an evangelical Protestant body providing governance, member services, and communications infrastructure to affiliated congregations.

Regional players

• Evangelische Kirche in Hessen und Nassau (EKHN): The regional Protestant state church covering the Gießen area where C1 is headquartered; comparable as a Protestant governance structure providing administrative and pastoral coordination across multiple congregations in the same geography.

Broad incumbents

• Arbeitsgemeinschaft Christlicher Kirchen in Deutschland (ACK): The ecumenical council of Christian churches in Germany, including Protestant, Catholic, Orthodox, and free-church bodies; comparable as an associational convening platform for Christian congregations, but operating at a wider scope than C1's evangelical focus.
• Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland (EKD): The umbrella organization of Germany's mainline Protestant churches; comparable to C1 Evangelischer Gemeindebund as a denominational/associational governance body for Protestant congregations, but at vastly greater scale and breadth across all of Germany.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/c1bund
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/chrischona-gemeinschaftswerk-ev

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