What Evangelische Gemeinde does

Evangelische Kirche Mannheim (Stadtkirchenbezirk Mannheim) is a public-law church corporation (Körperschaft des öffentlichen Rechts) within the Evangelische Landeskirche in Baden, responsible for delivering Protestant religious services, pastoral care, and community programs across the city of Mannheim, Germany. As of January 2026, the district was structurally reorganized from 19 historical parishes into 7 regional Pfarrgemeinden (Nord, Waldhof-Gartenstadt, Neckarstadt, Ost, Mitte, Almenhof-Lindenhof-Neckarau, Süd) under the Transformation 2032 framework, alongside a need to address member decline and rising building costs. The organization operates an integrated service portfolio spanning worship services, life-cycle ceremonies (baptisms, confirmations, weddings, funerals), free pastoral counseling (Seelsorge), crisis support (TelefonSeelsorge), multiple kindergarten/daycare centers (KITAs), the Evangelisches Kinder- und Jugendwerk (EKJM), adult education (Erwachsenenbildung Sanctclara), church music, and social welfare through the Diakonisches Werk Mannheim partnership.

The underlying technology footprint is conventional and non-differentiated: a LUKAS CMS-based website network (ekma.de plus regional parish subsites), with communication channels including the Churchpool community app, email newsletter, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube. Donation processing is built on Twingle with Stripe, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, SEPA, and SumUp/Give A Little contactless terminals; web analytics runs on Matomo. Data handling is governed by DSG-EKD and the EU GDPR. Distribution is exclusively direct through physical parish offices, church buildings, KITAs, and on-site events; no APIs, partner integrations, or AI/ML systems are documented.

The revenue model rests on three streams: (1) mandatory Kirchensteuer (church tax) collected by the state and allocated through the Landeskirche, providing a stable recurring baseline; (2) voluntary member donations processed via Twingle, SEPA, and in-person collections; and (3) supplementary facility rentals and community-space lettings. All core religious services, pastoral care, and Seelsorge are provided free of charge. The leadership transition from Dekan Ralph Hartmann (departing February 2026 to Stuttgart) to Dr. Verena Schlarb (installation October 2026) is the most significant governance event of the period.

Name

Evangelische Gemeinde

Legal name

Evangelische Kirche in Mannheim (Stadtkirchenbezirk)

Website

https://ekma.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Evangelische Kirche Mannheim (Stadtkirchenbezirk) is a public-law Protestant church district serving the city of Mannheim, Germany with worship services, pastoral care, daycare, youth programs, and social welfare through a network of seven regional parishes, funded primarily by church tax, donations, and facility rentals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Community Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Civic and Social Organizations (8134), Community Food Services (624210)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG), Denominational & Ecclesiastical Governance Bodies (Dioceses, Synods, Conferences) (BPAGAJAB), Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD)

Keywords

• Protestant church services
• Pastoral care ministry
• Parish worship services
• Church daycare services
• Religious community programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Mannheim

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Church Tax (Kirchensteuer): Members of the Evangelical Church in Germany pay a church tax as part of their income tax, which funds the church's operations. This is a mandatory contribution collected through the state tax system.
2. Donations and Offerings: Voluntary donations from congregation members and supporters, including online giving through Twingle platform, SEPA mandates, and contactless payment terminals. Regular collection during services and special fundraising campaigns.
3. Facility Rentals and Community Space: Church buildings and community spaces are made available for rental to generate supplementary revenue, including for events and celebrations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Evangelische Kirche Mannheim provides Protestant religious services across the city of Mannheim, including weekly worship services (Gottesdienste), life-cycle ceremonies (baptisms, confirmations, weddings, funerals), and pastoral care (Seelsorge). It operates multiple Kindertagesstätten (KITAs) for early childhood education, youth programs through Evangelisches Kinder- und Jugendwerk (EKJM), adult education via Sanctclara, social welfare services through Diakonisches Werk Mannheim, and church music programming. The organization serves as a public-law corporation funded by church tax and voluntary donations.

Product overview

The Evangelische Kirche Mannheim operates a digital ecosystem comprising a centralized website network (ekma.de) with regional parish subsites, communication tools including the Churchpool App and email newsletter, an online donation platform via Twingle, and children's and youth programs. The church also provides cashless payment infrastructure through SumUp terminals and maintains social media presence across Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Haus der Evangelischen Kirche: Central building housing church administration and facilities at M1, 1a in Mannheim
• Transformation 2032
• CityKirche Konkordien
• Christuskirche
• Hafenkirche
• Thomasgemeinde
• Erlösergemeinde
• Versöhnungskirche
• Johannes-Calvin-Gemeinde
• Markuskirche
• Johanniskirche
• Matthäuskirche

Products and services

• Worship Services (Gottesdienste) Regular Protestant worship services held at all church locations across Mannheim's seven regional parishes, open to all community members regardless of membership. Includes special services such as ecumenical services (ökumenische Gottesdienste) and outdoor baptism festivals.
• Life-cycle Ceremonies (Lebensfeste) Rites of passage including baptisms (including outdoor Tauffeste), confirmations, weddings, and funerals, provided to congregants and their families across all Mannheim parish locations.
• Pastoral Care (Seelsorge) Free, strictly confidential pastoral counseling and spiritual accompaniment for people of all ages, including those who are not church members, addressing life questions, crises, and spiritual concerns.
• Crisis Support and Helplines TelefonSeelsorge crisis hotline (0800 11 10 111/222) and Vertrauenstelefon (0800 58 91 629) providing 24/7 crisis counseling and confidential support to individuals in distress, regardless of religious affiliation.
• Daycare Centers (Kindertagesstätten / KITAs) Multiple church-operated Kindertagesstätten (daycare centers) providing early childhood education to families in Mannheim, including needs-oriented pedagogy programs as featured in 2026 workshops.
• Children and Youth Programs (Evangelisches Kinder- und Jugendwerk / EKJM) Children's and youth vacation programs, leisure activities, and experiential education (including the ErlebnisRaum Pfeifferswörth) provided through Evangelisches Kinder- und Jugendwerk in cooperation with Stadt Mannheim youth services.
• Adult Education (Erwachsenenbildung Sanctclara) Adult education programs covering theological, cultural, and general interest topics through the Sanctclara institution, listed as a central facility of the Evangelische Kirche Mannheim.
• Church Music Programs (Kirchenmusik) Church music programming including organ concerts, choral performances, and Kantor services across the Mannheim parishes, with a published Kirchenmusikkalender (church music calendar) and professional musicians such as the recently introduced Lara Sender and departing Hosung Kang.
• Diakonie Social Welfare Services Social welfare, counseling, family support, and community social services delivered through Diakonisches Werk Mannheim, operating as one of the Zentralen Einrichtungen (central facilities) of the Evangelische Kirche Mannheim.
• Online Donation Platform Web-based donation platform powered by Twingle that processes online donations through multiple payment methods (SEPA, credit card, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay), generates donation certificates, and supports in-person giving via SumUp contactless terminals and Give A Little donation software.
• EKMA Newsletter Regular email newsletter delivering news from the Stadtkirchenbezirk Mannheim directly to subscribers' inboxes, covering community events, parish updates, and church activities.
• Churchpool Community App Mobile application enabling parish groups to create visible subgroups for internal community communication, with each group having a designated moderator or contact person and supporting self-selection by members.
• Ankerstelle Young Adult Ministry Young adult ministry program offering spiritual exploration, community belonging, vocational discernment, and FSJ/BFD volunteer placement opportunities for Mannheim residents aged approximately 18-35.
• Facility Rentals and Community Spaces Rental of church buildings and community spaces for events, celebrations, and external use to generate supplementary revenue for the church organization.

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Universität KasselcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 April 2026The church partners with University of Kassel on the MaKiLe research project (Kirchliche Immobilien im Wandel), a 4.5-year federally funded research initiative exploring how church properties can be reimagined as social meeting places while maintaining community function. The project examines new ownership models and community-oriented uses for church buildings facing reduced resources.
• Stadt MannheimcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 April 2026The city of Mannheim collaborates with the church on the MaKiLe research project to address the future of church properties as social infrastructure. The city has a vested interest in maintaining community spaces as church attendance declines and buildings become underutilized.
• Diakonisches Werk MannheimcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDiakonisches Werk is a core partner providing social welfare services. It is listed as one of the Zentralen Einrichtungen (central facilities) of the Evangelical Church Mannheim, offering counseling, family support, and community social services.
• Jugendförderung der Stadt MannheimminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCity youth welfare office partnering on the ErlebnisRaum Pfeifferswörth project, an experiential education space developed on church grounds with youth development programs.
• Jugendfarm MannheimminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth farm organization collaborating on the ErlebnisRaum Pfeifferswörth experiential education project on church-owned land.
• Evangelische Landeskirche in BadencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe mother church organization (Blumenstraße 1-7, 76133 Karlsruhe) that serves as the supervisory authority and provides theological guidance, administrative oversight, and resource coordination for the Stadtkirchenbezirk Mannheim.
• Katholische Kirche MannheimminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEcumenical partnerships with Catholic churches in Mannheim, including joint services (ökumenische Gottesdienste) and shared facilities like Ökumenekirche St. Pius in Neuostheim.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Evangelische Landeskirche in Württemberg: Sister regional church with very similar transformation and parish-consolidation agenda. Provides directly comparable governance, taxation, and restructuring benchmark for EKMA.
• Katholische Kirche Mannheim (Erzbistum Freiburg): The Catholic counterpart in the same city. Operates with parishes, KITAs, and Caritas social services using the same Kirchensteuer mechanism — a direct intra-city peer and ecumenical partner.
• Evangelische Kirche in Hessen und Nassau (EKHN): Neighboring EKD regional church running parishes, KITAs, and Diakonie with the same Kirchensteuer model. Highly comparable in mission and organizational structure.
• Evangelische Kirche im Rheinland: One of Germany's largest Evangelical regional churches with member-funded governance, parishes, and the same Diakonie social services footprint. Directly comparable in structure, funding, and ministry portfolio.
• Evangelische Kirche Berlin-Brandenburg (EKBO): Another large German Protestant regional/urban church district operating under the same EKD governance framework. Same denomination, similar Kirchensteuer-based model, similar pastoral, educational (KITA) and social service (Diakonie) portfolio.

Others

• Arbeiterwohlfahrt (AWO) Mannheim: Major welfare organization in Mannheim providing comparable social and childcare services. Adjacent rather than direct competitor, but competes for municipal contracts and skilled labor in the same service area.
• Kirchenamt der EKD (EKD Office): National coordinating body of the Evangelical Church in Germany. Provides the overarching governance, legal, and policy framework within which EKMA operates as a Stadtkirchenbezirk.

Regional players

• Diakonie Deutschland: National umbrella of Protestant social welfare organizations. Compares to EKMA's Diakonie Mannheim subsidiary as the broader social service network across Germany rather than a direct city-level operator.
• Caritas Deutschland: Catholic equivalent of Diakonie — operates nationwide social welfare services through local Caritasverband entities. Comparable in mission, scale, and funding mix to the Diakonie operations within EKMA.
• Stadtmission Mannheim: Local Christian social services organization in Mannheim. Competes for community-care mandate and volunteers in the same city, with overlapping programs in shelter, food, and counseling.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@evangelischekircheinmannhe9654
• Facebookfacebook.com/EvangelischeKircheMannheim
• Instagraminstagram.com/evangelische_kirche_mannheim
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/evangelische-gemeinde

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries9 records

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