What TRUST Übach-Palenberg does

TRUST Übach-Palenberg is the open, mobile children and youth work division of the Evangelische Kirchengemeinde Übach-Palenberg (Evangelical Church Parish of Übach-Palenberg), operating as a non-profit community organization within the municipality of Übach-Palenberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The organization delivers free supervised recreational, creative, and educational programming to children aged 6-12 and youth aged 12-27 across the city area. It is not a commercial enterprise: no fees are charged to participants and no revenue is generated from services. Funding flows from the parent Protestant church congregation and, on available evidence, likely from municipal youth welfare allocations. There is no separate corporate ownership, no external capital raise, and no pricing model.

The service portfolio combines fixed facilities and mobile outreach. Fixed locations include Der Treffpunkt (youth meeting space beneath the Erlöserkirche), the Erl-Rock climbing wall in the church bell tower (with a Chill Area for non-climbers), the Blockhütte youth café at Christuskirche Frelenberg, the Trust Ladenlokal in Boscheln (a converted storefront with garden hosting the Holzwerkstatt), and two Jugendbüro (youth office) sites. Mobile delivery is handled through the Bauwagen (a wagon traveling to neighborhood sites such as Lindenplatz) and the Jugendbus (a youth bus visiting playgrounds including Boscheln/Blumenstrasse and Frelenberg/Spielplatz am Station). Programs include the Holzwerkstatt (woodworking) and Töpferwerkstatt (pottery) workshops, age-segmented Jugendtreffs (youth clubs) on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, holiday Ferienspiele, and a digital Kinderkirche online offering.

Delivery is led by two full-time professional youth workers — Manni Wellens and Conny Vystrcil — supported by trained volunteer "Teamer" youth leaders. Outreach uses the official website, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube channels, with referral and scheduling partnerships through local schools including Grundschule Frelenberg under the OGS (offene Ganztagsschule) framework. As a sub-entity of the Evangelische Kirchengemeinde, TRUST carries no separate legal ownership, has no disclosed headcount expansion plan, and operates with no proprietary technology stack beyond standard web and social platforms.

Name

TRUST Übach-Palenberg

Legal name

Evangelische Kirchengemeinde Übach-Palenberg

Website

https://trust-uep.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

TRUST Übach-Palenberg is the open, mobile children and youth work program of the Evangelische Kirchengemeinde Übach-Palenberg in Germany, delivering free recreational, creative, and educational services to children and youth ages 6-27 across the municipality via fixed facilities and mobile units.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Youth Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Child and Youth Services (624110), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child Care Services (62441), Child Care Services (6244)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Family Resource Centers & Wraparound Support Services (EDACALAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

School-Age Wraparound Childcare Centers (Holiday/Break Care) (EDACAAAL)

Keywords

• Community youth work
• Youth recreational programs
• Mobile youth services
• Children youth activities
• Youth center facilities

Headquarters

HQ city

Übach-Palenberg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Church and Public Funding: Funded by the Protestant Church congregation (Evangelische Kirchengemeinde Übach-Palenberg) and likely municipal youth welfare funding. No commercial revenue generation as all services are provided free of charge.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

TRUST Übach-Palenberg is the open, mobile children and youth work division of the Evangelische Kirchengemeinde Übach-Palenberg (Evangelical Church Parish). It delivers free supervised recreational, creative, and educational programs for children (ages 6-12) and youth (ages 12-27) through a network of fixed facilities (youth centers, climbing wall, workshops) and a mobile youth wagon (Bauwagen) that travels throughout the municipality. All services are provided at no cost to participants.

Product overview

TRUST is a community-based open and mobile children and youth work organization operated by the Evangelical Church Parish in Übach-Palenberg. The organization offers a diverse portfolio of programs and facilities including youth meeting spaces (Der Treffpunkt, Das Trust in Boscheln, Blockhütte), creative workshops (Holzwerkstatt, Töpferwerkstatt), recreational facilities (Die Kletterwand/Erl Rock Kletterwand with Chill Area), mobile youth services (Der Bauwagen), and youth offices (Das Jugendbüro). Programs are structured by age group: children's offerings serve ages 6-12, while youth programs serve ages 12-27. All offerings are provided free of charge. The organization also runs seasonal programs including summer Ferienspiele and online Kinderkirche projects.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Der Treffpunkt A youth meeting space located beneath the Erlöserkirche in Übach, featuring a stage, screen, table football, and amenities used for youth activities and events. Free of charge for children and youth.
• Die Kletterwand (Erl Rock Kletterwand) A 9-meter climbing wall located in the bell tower of the Erlöserkirche, offering bouldering routes with a safety system for ages 6 and up, plus a Chill Area for non-climbers. Free of charge.
• Holzwerkstatt (Woodworking Workshop) A woodworking workshop located in the garden of the Trust store in Boscheln, offering craft activities and projects for children and youth. Free of charge.
• Töpferwerkstatt (Pottery Workshop) A pottery workshop held at the Blockhaus in Frelenberg (Theodor-Seipp-Straße), offering creative clay activities for children ages 6 and up. Free of charge.
• Das Trust in Boscheln A converted retail space at Roermonder Straße 175 in Boscheln serving as a children and youth meeting point, featuring a large kitchen and garden that also houses the woodworking workshop.
• Der Bauwagen (Mobile Camper) A mobile youth facility traveling throughout the Übach-Palenberg city district, offering a creative and chill space for children and youth at various locations including Lindenplatz.
• Das Jugendbüro (Youth Office) Youth office spaces for children and youth to gather outside of regular program hours, currently operating two locations including one in the new annex of the church community building.
• Blockhütte A youth café facility in Frelenberg at Christuskirche offering various activities and programs for children and youth.
• Kinderkirche online (Online Children's Church) An online children's church project providing digital religious education and activities for children.
• Ferienspiele (Holiday Games) Summer holiday programs offering activities for children from elementary school age, including themed events, day trips, and workshops.
• Jugendtreffs (Youth Clubs) Regular youth club meetings at Christuskirche/Blockhaus in Frelenberg for ages 10 and up, held on Mondays 17:00-19:00, Wednesdays 18:00-20:00, and Fridays 17:00-19:00.
• Kinder-Angebote (Children's Programs) Programs for school-age children ages 6-12 including play afternoons (Mondays 15:00-17:00), creative workshops (Thursdays 15:00-17:00), and KinderTreff Kunterbunt (Fridays 15:00-17:00) at Christuskirche/Blockhaus in Frelenberg.

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Evangelische Kirchengemeinde Übach-PalenbergcoreOthersTRUST is the open, mobile children's and youth work division of the Evangelische Kirchengemeinde (Protestant Church Congregation) in Übach-Palenberg. The church congregation provides funding, facilities, and institutional support. The organization operates under the church's administrative umbrella and uses church facilities for programming.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Deutsches Jugendrotkreuz (JRK): The German Red Cross youth organization runs volunteer-led youth programs (group meetings, workshops, holiday activities) at local chapters — comparable volunteer-driven, free-to-participants model even though mission and activities differ.
• Bund der Jugendfarmen und Aktivspielplätze: German association of youth farms and adventure playgrounds. Comparable on the 'experiential, craft- and play-based youth programming' axis (TRUST's Holzwerkstatt, Töpferwerkstatt), though typically larger sites and outdoor-focused.

Broad incumbents

• Christliches Jugenddorfwerk Deutschlands (CJD): Large Christian youth and education organization operating youth centers, vocational programs, and social services across Germany. Comparable on the faith-based youth work axis, though significantly larger and more institutionally diversified.
• Caritas Jugend & Familienhilfe: Caritas operates church-affiliated open youth work, family services, and supervised programs comparable to TRUST's mix, though typically at diocesan scale.
• Arbeiterwohlfahrt (AWO) Jugendwerk: AWO runs open children's and youth work (Offene Kinder- und Jugendarbeit) across many German municipalities. Directly comparable service mix (youth meeting points, workshops, mobile outreach), though secular and welfare-association-affiliated rather than church-based.
• Evangelische Jugend Deutschland (ejd): The umbrella organization of Evangelical youth work in Germany. Comparable as the denominational parent ecosystem for open/mobile youth work of the kind TRUST delivers, though operating at federal rather than municipal scale.
• Bund der Deutschen Katholischen Jugend (BDKJ): The Catholic counterpart to the Evangelische Jugend, running open and parish-based youth work across Germany. Directly comparable mission and delivery model, with the same faith-affiliated, volunteer- and parish-staffed structure.

Direct peers

• Offene Tür (OT) Werk e.V. Operates open-door youth centers (Offene Tür) across Germany with a comparable mix of youth café, workshops, and streetwork/mobile outreach — the closest direct operational peer in terms of program design.
• EC-Jugend (Süddeutschland / Deutschland): Deutscher Verband der Evangelischen Christen für Jugend- und Gemeindearbeit. Comparable as a Protestant network running faith-based open youth work with trained volunteer leaders at the parish level.
• Stadtjugendring Übach-Palenberg: The municipal youth umbrella for Übach-Palenberg itself. TRUST operates alongside the Stadtjugendring within the same municipality and participates in the Jugendausschuss, making this the closest peer in terms of geography and target population.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCC8L89Xzp4j_bGx0U3chCSA
• Facebookfacebook.com/KinderundJugendangebote
• Instagraminstagram.com/trust_uep
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/trust-%C3%BCbach-palenberg

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Profiles2 records

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