Stiftung Ev. Kirche und Diakonie Georgien

The Stiftung Ev. Kirche und Diakonie Georgien was founded in 2001 by Prof. Dr. Gert Hummel to provide long-term support to the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Georgia, which revived after the Soviet era. The registered office of this non-profit and charitable foundation is in St. Ingbert (Saarland), with operational management entrusted to a voluntary board. Through donations, endowments, and sponsorships, it supports church-related activities such as child and youth work, adult education, elderly care, religious instruction, and church music, as well as diaconal projects: daily hot meals in the soup kitchen, distribution of food packages, accommodation and care at the Saltet House, home nursing care, migration counseling, and integration assistance.

The Foundation of the Evangelical Church and Diaconia of Georgia is committed to strengthening the Protestant community in the South Caucasus and to supporting needy people in Georgia both in word and deed. Its mission is to build bridges between the church’s members across generations and cultures, to make Christian fellowship tangible, and to live solidarity with the poor, the elderly, families, and people with disabilities.

The foundation's funding programs are aimed at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Georgia and its congregations in Tbilisi, Rustavi, Bolnisi, Gardabani, Borjomi, Asureti, Sukhumi, Yerevan, and Baku. It supports full-time and volunteer staff engaged in child and youth work, families, single seniors, people with physical and mental disabilities, as well as refugees and those in need who rely on social and medical assistance.