Germany... the land of thinkers and philosophers, the birthplace of Martin Luther and the reformation. Germany is a country of vibrant modern cities and sleepy villages. A country that has beautiful seas in the north and breath-taking mountains in the south. It is a country steeped in history, filled with medieval castles and historic kingdoms.

It is a country that was broken by the horrors of the second world war, but a country that found new life in the economic boom of the 1960’s and 70’s. It was that economic boom that made Germany one of the strongest economic powers of the 20th century.

Germany was long divided by the Cold War, split into eastern and western sectors by the allied forces. But it was reunited after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Germany has a land mass of 357.144 km² and a population of 82 million, of which 75 million hold German citizenship. This makes Germany one of the most densely populated countries in the world!

In Germany a church building can be found in almost every village and town. In many villages the local church is the largest and most beautiful building, but most of these churches are empty and unused. 31% of Germans are registered as Catholic, 31% as Protestants, but most of these “Christians” are only Christians in name and the true figure is thought to be more like 3.9%. In reality Atheism, Esotericism and Materialism are the growing 'religions' in Germany.

Deetken Mill

In 1972 OM began working in Germany. Since 1982 the OM Germany Home Office has operated from a 200-year-old former mill in the town of Mosbach in southwest Germany. The building, which also operates as a Christian conference centre, is affectionately known as the “Mill”.

50 workers are based in the “Mill” taking care of administrative duties such as finance, personnel care and public relations. From the site, short-term campaigns and the logistics side of TeenStreet Germany are also coordinated.

There is a full-time kitchen and household team and a maintenance team to take care of the running of the conference facilities on site. OM Germany offers a variety of seminars and workshops throughout the year from the “Mill” and offer the facilities to church groups for church retreats. OM Germany also sends their workers to German churches and Christian conferences to encourage Christians in Germany to support world mission through prayer and giving, and for mobilizing churches into missions.

Since April 2008 a team from OM Germany and the headquarter of OM Ships international is going twice a week to a nearby school to help 5th grade students with their homework.

Team North

Since 2005 OM has had a team working in Hamburg in northern Germany. This team is the first contact point for churches in northern Germany that wish to support or be supported by OM. The team does this by holding seminars and workshops and joining with the churches in northern Germany in missionary activity.

In addition, the team offers different Global Challenge opportunities in northern Germany. A Global Action Training team with the goal to train OMers from many countries (especially the 2/3 world) for missions in post-modern and post-Christian Germany started in 2008.

Generation Hope ministry

Workers with Generation Hope (working within the Team North and Team East) want to challenge teenagers to live for Jesus without compromise, and to encourage them to use their potential to change the world. Generation Hope exists to bring hope to teenagers by sharing the love of Jesus with them and by encouraging them to develop a true personal friendship with Jesus.

Generation Hope aims to challenge teenagers to be carriers of hope through short-term TiM (Teens in Mission) outreaches, through "extreme days", outreaches and seminars and workshops, but most importantly by building relationships with Christian teenagers to encourage and equip them to live evangelistic lives.

Team Xenos

The Xenos team (Greek: for stranger) works with immigrants and asylum seekers in the south of Germany. They meet them with love, friendship and acceptance, introducing them to Jesus and showing them what it means to be a follower of Christ. This happens through church services, children’s programs and home visitation. The Team offers practical help with legal advice and language coaching. The workers from the Xenos team also offer workshops for churches and those interested in showing the love of Jesus to minority groups.

Since the end of 2008 the Xenos team is operating a mulitcultural coffee-shop for the many immigrants in the city. It serves as meeting point to build relationships and as a centre where the team can offer practical services.

Team East

OM Germany´s newest team, Team East, is located in the city of Halle an der Saale. Halle belongs to the former East Germany (Democratic Republic) and still suffers the legacy of communism. Holepesness is found everywhere, and both the unemployment rate and divorce rate are very high.

The Team East wants to demonstrate and share God´s desire to bring hope and a future through Jesus Christ. The team plans to run an evangelistic youth café to build relationship and share their lives with young people in the city.