# GERMAN CHURCH SYDENHAM

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 290945
- **Other names:** THE GERMAN EVANGELICAL CHURCH IN SYDENHAM, DEUTSCHE EVANGELISCHE KIRCHE ZU SYDENHAM, DIETRICH BONHOEFFER CHURCH, DIETRICH-BONHOEFFER-KIRCHE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Jan. 23, 1985
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=290945


## Contact

- **Address:** 50 DACRES ROAD, LONDON
- **Postcode:** SE23 2NR
- **Phone:** 02077944173
- **Email:** Pastor@german-church.org
- **Website:** https://london-ost.german-church.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION IN AND THROUGH A CONGREGATION KNOWN AS THE GERMAN EVANGELICAL CHURCH IN SYDENHAM, WHICH IS LINKED WITH THE EVANGELICAL CHURCH IN GERMANY.

**Activities:** Dedicated to the memory of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the charity's mission is to proclaim the Gospel to German[-speaking] people in London and the South-East. At its Forest Hill church and other places of worship, it offers regular services, religious and social activities in German and occasionally in English. An important aspect of its work is caring for German expatriates and tourists in need.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Other Finance, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Religious Activities, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Bromley
- Croydon
- East Sussex
- Greenwich
- Kent
- Lewisham
- Southwark
- Surrey
- Sutton
- West Sussex



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £103657 | £46002 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £43730 | £47372 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £81712 | £108702 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £67732 | £76084 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £59720 | £52954 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **IMKE SIEGERIST** (Chair)
- Dr Joerg Ederle — appointed April 23, 2023
- Helga Shiekh — appointed Oct. 18, 2013
- Immo Huneke
- Michael Bachmann — appointed April 23, 2023
- Rev Silke Halfmann — appointed Aug. 1, 2022