Verein für Berliner Stadtmission

What Verein für Berliner Stadtmission does

Verein für Berliner Stadtmission is a Protestant Christian non-profit organization (gemeinnütziger Verein) headquartered at Lehrter Straße 68, 10557 Berlin, Germany, operating continuously since its founding in 1877. The organization functions simultaneously as a church body and as a comprehensive social welfare provider, delivering services across more than ten program areas that include emergency shelter and homelessness outreach, refugee and migration integration, family and youth services, elderly care, education and university chaplaincy, disability inclusion, crisis counseling, and faith-based community life. Its beneficiary base spans people experiencing poverty and homelessness, families and youth, refugees and migrants, elderly citizens, students, congregational members, people with disabilities, and individuals in acute crisis, all served across multiple Berlin neighborhoods.

The organization delivers services through a distributed physical footprint that includes shelters, a medical clinic (Ambulanz), the Kältebus cold-weather outreach vehicle, the Kleiderkammer clothing bank, second-hand stores (2nd-Hand-Laden), hotels and guesthouses, mobile crisis units, and multiple congregational community centers including the Stadtmissionsgemeinde Tegel. Its go-to-market motion is community-led, relying on physical service locations, structured volunteer pipelines such as the Freiwilliges Soziales Jahr (FSJ) and the European Solidarity Corps (ESK), church services, and pastoral counseling. The technology stack is non-proprietary and limited to standard web communications: the corporate website, a CleverReach-powered newsletter, YouTube and Vimeo video distribution, a ChurchTools calendar, and social channels on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube.

Berliner Stadtmission is funded primarily through donations and charitable contributions, including one-time gifts, recurring Dauerspenden, occasion-based donations, in-kind Sachspenden, and bequests, supplemented by membership subscriptions and likely institutional or government funding for social service delivery under its Gemeinnützigkeit status. As a charitable organization, all direct services to beneficiaries are provided free of charge and no service-fee pricing exists. The organization is governed through a board structure (Gremien) with employee representation (Mitarbeitervertretung) and operates wholly-owned subsidiaries (Tochtergesellschaften) that carry out various charitable activities. Revenue, headcount at the consolidated level, and detailed financials are not publicly disclosed in the available data.

Name

Verein für Berliner Stadtmission

Legal name

Verein für Berliner Stadtmission

Website

https://stadtmission-tegel.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1877

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Verein für Berliner Stadtmission is a Berlin-based Protestant non-profit operating since 1877, delivering social welfare services — including homelessness outreach, refugee integration, elderly care, and family support — alongside faith-based community programs across multiple Berlin neighborhoods, funded primarily through donations and memberships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Welfare and Community Services

NAICS

Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Emergency Shelter, NFIs & Winterization for Displaced Populations (BPADAHAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG), Refugee & Humanitarian Newcomer Orientation (Resettlement Support) (EDAAADAI), Faith-Based & Nonprofit Hospital Systems (HLAFAAAE)

Keywords

• Homeless shelter services
• Refugee integration support
• Elderly care services
• Community church services
• Social welfare programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and charitable contributions: The Berliner Stadtmission relies primarily on donations from individuals, congregations, and the public. The website prominently features 'Jetzt spenden!' (Donate now) calls-to-action, online donation pages, recurring donation options (Dauerspenden), occasion-based donations, bequests and legacies (Erbschaften und Nachlässe), and Sachspenden (in-kind donations). This is the dominant revenue stream supporting all social programs.
2. Membership subscriptions: The organization offers a 'Mitglied werden' (Become a member) pathway, implying membership fees as a revenue contributor that also fosters sustained community engagement and financial support.
3. Social services and program delivery: Various social programs (shelters, clinics, elderly care, refugee services, youth programs) may receive government or institutional funding as charitable social-service providers operating under German non-profit law (Gemeinnützigkeit).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Verein für Berliner Stadtmission is a Protestant Christian non-profit charitable association that delivers free social, pastoral, and congregational services to residents of Berlin — including emergency shelters, street outreach, a medical clinic, clothing bank, refugee integration support, family and youth programs, elderly care, university chaplaincy, and worship services. The organization also operates a second-hand store (2nd-Hand-Laden) and hotels/guest houses, supported by donations, memberships, and volunteer programs (FSJ, European Solidarity Corps).

Product overview

Verein für Berliner Stadtmission (Berlin City Mission) is a church and social welfare organization operating since 1877. Rather than a technology product company, it offers community religious services and social welfare programs. The organization provides worship services (Gottesdienste), community life activities, and operates a 2nd-Hand-Laden (second-hand store) at its Tegel location. The broader Berliner Stadtmission network encompasses diverse social services including support for poverty/homelessness, families, refugees, elderly care, education, and counseling services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gemeindegottesdienste (Worship Services) Regular worship services (Gottesdienste) held at the Stadtmissionsgemeinde Tegel and other Berliner Stadtmission congregations, including video distribution for remote participation; offered to congregation members and spiritual seekers.
• Gemeindeleben (Community Life Programs) Community life programs including children's and family activities, women's and men's groups, home discussion circles (Hauskreise), Café Lichtblick, and the FreiSpiel youth program; offered to congregants and local community members.
• 2nd-Hand-Laden (Second-hand Store) Second-hand retail store operated at the Tegel congregation location (and others across Berlin) selling donated clothing and goods at low cost; also serves as a drop-off point for in-kind donations (Sachspenden).
• Soziale Dienste (Social Services) Comprehensive social services covering poverty and homelessness (shelters, Kältebus/Kältehilfe cold-weather outreach, Ambulanz medical clinic, Kleiderkammer clothing bank), family and youth support, refugee and migration services, inclusion and participation programs, elderly care, education, counseling, and upcycling; delivered free of charge to beneficiaries across Berlin.
• Hotels und Gästehäuser (Hotels and Guest Houses) Hospitality offerings (Hotels und Gästehäuser) providing accommodation to travelers and those in transit, generating some earned revenue for the organization.
• FSJ / ESK Volunteer Programs Structured voluntary service programs including Freiwilliges Soziales Jahr (FSJ) and Europäisches Solidaritätskorps (ESK/ESC) that recruit young volunteers into placements across the Berliner Stadtmission's social programs; includes multi-year cohorts and public diaries (FSJ-Tagebücher).

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Deutscher Caritasverband: The German Catholic welfare organization, operating the largest non-statutory welfare network in Germany with parallel service offerings (homeless shelters, refugee services, family support, elderly care, hospitals). Highly comparable as the largest parallel faith-based social welfare competitor.
• Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (DRK): The German Red Cross operates refugee accommodation, emergency relief, youth and family programs, and elderly services nationally and in Berlin. Comparable as a large humanitarian/social welfare organization with similar service lines and reliance on donations and government contracts.
• Arbeiterwohlfahrt (AWO): A major German welfare association providing similar services — elderly care, family/youth services, refugee integration, social counseling — across urban centers including Berlin. Comparable as a multi-service welfare organization competing for the same donors, volunteers, and government contracts.
• Johanniter-Unfall-Hilfe: A Protestant aid organization delivering social services, emergency relief, refugee support, youth work, and senior services. Comparable as a faith-rooted welfare provider operating parallel programs across Germany.
• Tafel Deutschland: Germany's largest food bank organization, redistributing surplus food to people in poverty. Comparable as a donation-dependent, volunteer-driven social services organization addressing food insecurity and poverty in Berlin and across Germany.
• Malteser Hilfsdienst: A Catholic aid organization providing refugee and migration services, emergency relief, youth programs, and elderly care. Comparable as a faith-based peer offering overlapping service lines and competing for the same donor and government funding pools.
• Bahnhofsmission: A railway-station-based social service operated jointly by Caritas and Diakonie, providing emergency shelter, counseling, and outreach to people in crisis — directly comparable to the Stadtmission's street outreach and emergency shelter programs but focused on transit hubs.
• Volkssolidarität Berlin: A welfare association focused on elderly care, social services, and family support in Berlin. Comparable as a Berlin-based multi-service social welfare organization competing for senior services contracts and volunteers.
• Diakonie Deutschland: The federal association of Protestant welfare organizations in Germany, operating a similarly broad network of social services including shelters, refugee support, elderly care, youth services, and counseling — directly comparable as the Protestant counterpart umbrella to the Stadtmission's faith-based social welfare model.

Emerging players

• Telefonseelsorge: A national crisis hotline and counseling service operated by church-affiliated organizations. Comparable as a church-affiliated crisis intervention peer addressing the pastoral counseling and crisis support segment of the Stadtmission's portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@berliner-stadtmission
• Facebookfacebook.com/berliner.stadtmission
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/verein-f%C3%BCr-berliner-stadtmission
• Instagraminstagram.com/berliner_stadtmission

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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