The YMCA Germany is the biggest oecumenic Youth organisation in Germany 260.000 Members 2.200 local YMCAs, 150 Christian Youth Villages700 Professionals8.000 professional Theologians and Educationists in the Christian Youth Village Movement (CJD)
The “Paris Basis” The Basis for the work of the YMCA all over the world: “The Young Men’s Christian Associations seek to unite those young men who, regarding Jesus Christ as their God and Saviour, according to the Holy Scriptures, desire to be his disciples in their faith and in their life, and to associate their efforts for the extension of his Kingdom amongst young men.“ (1855)
History of the German YMCA 1823: The roots of the German YMCA reach back to the foundation of an association of young men for the purpose of missionary work in “Barmen-Gemarke” in the Ruhr Area by the 16 years old F. W. Isenberg.1844: Foundation of the first YMCA in London by George Williams.1855: Creation of the World Alliance of YMCAs, and Paris Basis.1883: The first German YMCA was founded in Berlin.
The National Association of the YMCA in Germany (CVJM-Gesamtverband) is the umbrella organisation of the Christian youth work carried out under the names:• „Christlicher Verein Junger Menschen“ (CVJM) Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA)• „Evangelisches Jugendwerk in Württemberg“ (ejw) Evangelical Youth Movement• „Christliches Jugenddorfwerk Deutschlands“ (CJD) Christian Youth Village Movement
Member movements all over Germany
Youth Work Children and Youth Groups: Boys & Gilds Clubs / Teenager Clubs / Young Adults ClubsDrop-in centres – Open-door work, youth cafésCamping programmes
Sports Coordination of German Championships ...... in table tennis, handball, volleyball, basketball, soccer und indiacaOrganisation of European Championships ...Support of sports groups in the local YMCAsTraining of Trainers
TEN SING At about 150 TEN SING-Groups all over GermanyCreative Youth Work with teenagers– Music – Show– Choir – Band– Dancing – Theatre
International Department Emergency aid Support for displaced persons and disaster victimsProjects against poverty and miseryDevelopment aidCultivation of relations to Partner YMCAs all over the world
Freiwilligendienste Freiwilliges Soziales Jahr im CVJM (Inland)Beratung von Einsatzstellen (im In- und Ausland) und MitgliedsverbändenVermittlung von Freiwilligen (Antragstellung und Begleitung)Bildungsarbeit mit Freiwilligen und AnleiterInnenEuropäischer Freiwilligendienst im CVJM („Volunteers for Europe“)
The CVJM-Kolleg Das CVJM-Kolleg ist ein Aus- und Fortbildungsinstitut für christliche Jugendarbeit und private Fachschule für SozialpädagogikFolgende Studiengänge werden zurzeit angeboten: Theologie und SozialpädagogikLeben und Lernen: Das CVJM-Kolleg hat ein eigenes Wohnheim für die Studierenden in Kassel
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