Ev.-Luth. Kirche in Oldenburg

What Ev.-Luth. Kirche in Oldenburg does

The Ev.-Luth. Kirche in Oldenburg (ELKiO) is a regional Protestant church body (Landeskirche) and public-law corporation headquartered in Oldenburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. It sits within the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD) umbrella and the Confederation of Evangelical Churches in Lower Saxony. The organization delivers religious services, pastoral care, life-cycle ceremonies, and an extensive portfolio of social and healthcare services to church members, congregants, and broader community beneficiaries (including refugees, people with addiction and disabilities, and disaster victims). Service delivery flows through a hierarchical structure: 60-member Synode governance, the Bishop (Thomas Adomeit), the Oberkirchenrat, multiple Kirchenkreise (Ammerland, Oldenburg Stadt, Wesermarsch, Friesland-Wilhelmshaven), roughly 778 indexed parish/institutional addresses, and a wholly-owned Diakonie network (Diakonisches Werk Oldenburg e.V., Fachklinik Oldenburger Land gGmbH, Fachstelle Sucht Oldenburg, Diakonisches Werk im Ammerland).

The technical footprint is modest and content-centric rather than product-software oriented. The central platform is kirche-oldenburg.de, which indexes 1,811 content items, 12,823 news entries, and 5,044 events, with embedded YouTube video and a Juicer.io social media aggregation wall. Adjacent digital products include the Stellenbörse job board, the Kirchenrecht legal database (kirchenrecht-oldenburg.de), and a multi-category newsletter system. Specialized Diakonie operations include a 99-employee, 148-treatment-place addiction clinic for people with cognitive/intellectual disabilities across Oldenburg and Neerstedt, plus TelefonSeelsorge (24/7 hotline), Krankenhaus-, Notfall-, Polizei-, and Gefängnisseelsorge. No proprietary software products, APIs, or AI/ML systems are disclosed.

The operating model is funded primarily by German church tax (Kirchensteuer), collected by the state as a percentage of member income tax, supplemented by donations, fees for ancillary services (cemeteries, daycare, clinics), and Diakonie service revenue. Go-to-market is community-led: members are reached through parishes, Kirchenkreise, special ministry areas, and Diakonie institutions. Humanitarian reach extends internationally via Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe, which received roughly 30 million euros in donations in 2025 (222,833 euros attributed to the Oldenburg region). Membership and recurring tax receipts are in long-term structural decline, prompting the 2025 launch of the "Zukunftsfähigkeit" (Future Viability) restructuring project overseen by the 50th Synod.

Name

Ev.-Luth. Kirche in Oldenburg

Legal name

Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Oldenburg

Website

https://kirche-oldenburg.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Oldenburg is a regional Protestant Landeskirche in Lower Saxony, Germany, delivering worship, pastoral care, and Diakonie social/health services (including specialty addiction treatment) through parishes, church districts, and wholly-owned welfare institutions, funded primarily by state-collected Kirchensteuer.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious and Social Welfare Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Elder Services & Aging Support (BPAGAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Resources, Social Services & Transportation Coordination (HLADALAK), Independent Living with Supportive Services (Light ADL/IADL Support) (HLADAAAE)

Keywords

• Religious services
• Pastoral care
• Social welfare
• Addiction counseling
• Humanitarian aid

Headquarters

HQ city

Oldenburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Church Tax (Kirchensteuer): German church tax system where members pay a percentage of their income tax to the church. This constitutes the primary funding source for the church's operations and social services.
2. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Individual donations for disaster relief, social programs, and general church operations. Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe received approximately 30 million euros in donations in 2025, with 222,833 euros from the Oldenburg region.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Ev.-Luth. Kirche in Oldenburg is a regional Protestant church body that provides religious services (worship, sacraments, life-cycle ceremonies), pastoral care across multiple demographics (hospital, prison, deaf, hearing-impaired, police, students, seafarers), and social welfare services through its Diakonie network. It also operates specialized healthcare facilities such as the Fachklinik Oldenburger Land for addiction treatment combined with cognitive disabilities, supports humanitarian disaster relief through Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe, and runs a TelefonSeelsorge 24/7 hotline.

Product overview

Ev.-Luth. Kirche in Oldenburg is a regional Lutheran church organization that provides religious services, pastoral care, and community programs. The church operates a comprehensive website serving as a digital hub for its congregations, offering church services, community programs, educational services, and social welfare through its Diakonie network. The portfolio includes worship services (Gottesdienste), pastoral counseling (Seelsorge), special ministries for various demographics, church events management, and a job board (Stellenbörse). Key digital services include the church law database (Kirchenrecht), telephone pastoral care hotline (TelefonSeelsorge), and event calendars.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kirche am Deich: Seasonal outdoor worship services held at various locations in Dangast, North Sea coastal area
• Diakonie im Oldenburger Land
• Fachklinik Oldenburger Land
• Fachstelle Sucht Oldenburg
• Evangelische Jugend Oldenburg (ejo)
• Weserkids
• Kirchenmusik/Popkonzept

Products and services

• Kirche am Deich (Outdoor Worship Services)

Quantifiable outcome

• 99 employees across two specialist addiction treatment facilities treating 148 patients
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Diakonie KatastrophenhilfecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 June 2026Humanitarian aid partnership; church provided 5,000 euros in immediate aid for Venezuela earthquake relief in June 2026. Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe is the humanitarian aid organization of German Protestant churches, receiving approximately 30 million euros in donations annually for disaster relief worldwide.
• Johanniter (Ev. Hilfswerk)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 June 2026Church provided 5,000 euros for Venezuela earthquake relief; Johanniter deployed a 27-member medical emergency response team and transported 14 tons of medical supplies to the disaster zone.
• Konföderation evangelischer Kirchen in NiedersachsencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederation of Protestant churches in Lower Saxony for joint training, resource sharing, and inter-church cooperation. The Oldenburg church collaborates with churches including Landeskirche Hannovers for seminary training and pastor qualification.
• Predigerseminar Loccum (Landeskirche Hannovers)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerShared seminary training facility where Oldenburg church vicars receive training alongside those from Braunschweig and Hanover churches.
• Kirchengemeinde OfenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with local parish for joint event series 'Gerechter Frieden?' (Just Peace?) organized by Kirchenkreis Ammerland and Evangelische Erwachsenenbildung Niedersachsen.
• Evangelische Erwachsenenbildung NiedersachsenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperation for adult religious education programs including the 'Gerechter Frieden?' event series addressing peace, democracy, and societal responsibility.
• Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland (EKD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal-level umbrella organization of German Protestant churches; partnered for the 2026 nationwide '#einfachheiraten' (simply marrying) campaign offering wedding blessings across 12 state churches.
• Diakonisches Werk AmmerlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial service institution of the church district, providing clothing assistance, refugee support (Helferkreis für Geflüchtete), Ländercafé, and various social programs visited during official church visitation.
• Fachstelle Sucht Oldenburg / Diakonie im Oldenburger LandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAddiction counseling center operated by Diakonie providing gambling addiction prevention education, counseling, and support services; Polina Lehmann serves as specialist advisor for gambling addiction.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Diakonie Deutschland: National umbrella organization for Protestant social services in Germany. Directly comparable as the federal parent of Diakonisches Werk operations similar to Oldenburg's Diakonisches Werk, coordinating hospital, addiction, and refugee services across all Landeskirchen.
• Caritas Deutschland: Catholic counterpart to Diakonie, providing parallel faith-based social services including addiction counseling, refugee support, and senior care. Comparable as a faith-based social service network with similar scale and structure across Germany.
• Malteser Deutschland: Catholic aid organization active in disaster relief, similar to Diakonie Katastrophenhilfe. Recently partnered with Oldenburg church for the Venezuela earthquake relief deployment of a 27-member medical team.

Direct peers

• Evangelische Kirche Berlin-Brandenburg-schlesische Oberlausitz: Regional Protestant church serving Berlin, Brandenburg, and parts of Saxony. Comparable as a Landeskirche with Diakonie social services, Synod governance, and Kirchensteuer revenue.
• Evangelische Landeskirche in Baden: Regional Protestant church in Baden-Württemberg with similar Landeskirche structure, Diakonie social services, and Kirchensteuer funding. Comparable in scale and service mix.
• Evangelische Landeskirche in Württemberg: Large regional Protestant church in southern Germany with similar governance, Diakonie structure, and Kirchensteuer funding. Comparable in scale and service mix as a Landeskirche with extensive social services arm.
• Evangelische Kirche in Mitteldeutschland: Central German regional Protestant church formed by merger of Saxon, Thuringian, and Anhaltian churches. Comparable in operating model (Landeskirche, Synod, Diakonie) and EKD affiliation to Oldenburg.
• Evangelisch-lutherische Landeskirche Hannovers: The largest German Protestant regional church body, headquartered in neighboring Hannover. Directly comparable as a Lutheran Landeskirche with identical Diakonie network, Kirchensteuer funding, Synod governance, and parish structure operating in the same Lower Saxony region.
• Evangelisch-Lutherische Landeskirche in Braunschweig: Direct regional neighbor in Lower Saxony that shares the Predigerseminar Loccum for pastor training with Oldenburg. Operates the same Landeskirche structure with parishes, Kirchenkreise, and Diakonie social services funded by church tax.
• Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche in Bayern: Large Lutheran regional church in Bavaria with the same EKD affiliation, Kirchensteuer funding model, and Diakonie-style social service arm. Directly comparable in organizational structure and service mix as a Lutheran Landeskirche.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Ev-Luth-Kirche-in-Oldenburg
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/elkio

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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