German East Asia Mission

The Deutsche Ostasienmission (DOAM) is a German Evangelical Lutheran missionary association. Its own history page records its founding as DOAM in 1952 in Hamburg, and lists 1884 as the founding of the AEPM (OAM) in Weimar. The DOAM website also documents its history, leadership, and partner work in East Asia.

The DOAM history page lists key dates: 1884 founding of the AEPM (OAM) in Weimar; 1945 founding of the Swiss East Asia Mission (SOAM); 1948 founding of the Japanese foundation Christian East Asia Mission in Kyoto; 1952 founding of the DOAM Deutsche Ostasienmission in Hamburg; 1972 founding of the EMS; 1973 founding of the BMW; 1980 founding of the Diakonia sisterhood in Korea; 1982 founding of the Tomisaka Christian Center TCC in Tokyo; 1991 unification of OAM-DDR and DOAM in Erfurt. The same page also lists chairs from 1956 onward and notes a name change to 'Evang. Mission in Solidarität' (EMS) effective 1 January 2012.

1. 1DOAM - Deutsche Ostasienmissiondoam.org
2. 2DOAM-Geschichtedoam.org
3. 3Hermann Junge 1884-1953doam.org
4. 4Johann C. Bielfeldt 1886-1981doam.org
5. 5Deutsche Ostasienmissionwikidata.org