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09. September 2026

International Ecumenical Peace Convocation Opens in Seoul

More than 200 international delegates gather in Seoul to explore peacebuilding, reconciliation, and healing on the Korean Peninsula and beyond.

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08. September 2026

Sharing Hope Worldwide: EMS Sunday 2026 Unites Christians Across Four Continents

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04. September 2026
Korean artwork by a child.

Peace Convocation in Seoul to Renew Call for Reconciliation on Korean Peninsula

Christian leaders from around the world will gather in Seoul, South Korea, from 9 to 13 September 2026 for a major international peace convocation.

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04. September 2026

The Cradle of Christianity – Church Buildings in the Middle East

The latest issue of Schneller Magazine focuses on church buildings in the Middle East and their significance for Christians. Some of the church ruins there are among the oldest in the world; they are, so to speak,…

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03. September 2026

"The best time of my life": The 2025 volunteers are back

Ten young people have returned from their voluntary service in the North-South exchange. They served in Indonesia, India, Ghana, Japan and Jordan. At their returnees' seminar in Stuttgart, they shared their…

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27. August 2026

After Years of Division, GMIH Takes Historic Steps Toward Reunification

After more than a decade of internal conflict that began in 2013 and deeply affected the life and ministry of the Evangelical Christian Church in Halmahera (GMIH), Indonesia, the church has reached a historic…

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20. August 2026

Eleven volunteers, five countries: This year's cohort sets off

Between late August and early November, eleven young people will begin their voluntary service in the North-South exchange. Their placements range from a girls' school in India to an agricultural centre in Japan.

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30. July 2026

EMS Supports 13 Projects to Combat Gender-Based Violence Worldwide

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The magazine EMS Insights ensures you are always up to date with news from EMS and the churches in the international EMS community in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Europe.

OUR VOICES

Once a year, OUR VOICES offers a platform for voices and contributions from the international EMS Women’s Network – always with one main topic.

 

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The annual report contains reports, interviews and features – and, of course, the annual financial statement, in which we account for how we handle the funds entrusted to us.

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Receiving hope. Giving hope.

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Astrid Weyermüller

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Vacancies

As an ecumenical fellowship we need people to share their experiences and skills with others and together work on reaching our goals. With our churches in Asia, Africa and the Middle East we are therefore always on the look-out for for professions in the fields of theology, education, medicine and/or commerce.

 

Expectations: We are looking for people who ...
affirm our principles and live by the Christian faith, have a high degree of social competence, are willing to live in another culture, are respectful in their cooperation with others and want to learn for and from one another.
 

Preconditions for applications are ...
a certified training in your trade or profession and at least two years of work experience in the field required, good English skills, openness to intercultural learning and a membership of a member church of the German Council of Christian Churches (ACK).

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competent backup and support, training in intercultural learning, social security and a remuneration under church employment rules (KAO/TVöD) or civil service pay-scale.

 

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Criteria for Positions for Ecumenical Co-Workers in the EMS Fellowship

 

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Thank you for your interest. If you have any general questions, please use the contact form below. We are also happy to help you personally if you have any questions or require further information – by phone or by E-mail.

Zyta Kierzkowska

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