New chairman of the Diakonie: Rainer Kaspers takes responsibility!
New chairman of the Diakonie: Rainer Kaspers takes responsibility!
The Diakonie in the Düsseldorf-Mettmann church district has experienced an important personnel change for the new year. On January 27, 2025, Rainer Kaspers was unanimously elected as the new chairman of the supervisory board. He takes over the position of Frank Weber, who retired at the end of last year. Kaspers, born on July 20, 1969 in Duisburg and grew up in Duisburg-Großenbaum, has an abundance of experience in the areas of diakonia, finance and administration. He is married and has two daughters.Rainer Kaspers is not only a new chairman, but also superintendent in the church district since January 2025. On November 9, 2024, he was elected by the district synod and will be represented around 60,000 parishioners for the next eight years. Bastian Pallmeier, the managing director of the Diakonie in the church district of Düsseldorf-Mettmann GmbH, greeted Kaspers warmly and congratulated him on his choice.
composition of the supervisory board
The Supervisory Board of Diakonie in the Düsseldorf-Mettmann church district is composed:
- Chairman: Rainer Kaspers
- deputy chair: Christiane Müschenich
- members: Harald Dörner, Bernd Huckels, Petra Korioth, Sonja Schüller
Kaspers' professional career is long and diverse. Among other things, he completed his vicariate in the Evangelical parish of Freisenbuch-Horst-Eiberg from 1997 to 2000. Later he was a pastor in several communities, including the Evangelical parish of Essen-Heisingen, in which he worked until 2023. His training as a systemic consultant from 2022 to 2024 also shows his commitment to continuous further training.
values and guidelines of the Diakonie
The Diakonie in the Düsseldorf-Mettmann church district attaches great importance to a respectful and trusting corporate culture. Employees are encouraged to take responsibility for their work area and to promote a working atmosphere of appreciation and transparency. Voluntary workers are regarded as a valuable addition and receive support in their work.
This philosophy extends to the entire everyday work of Diakonie. The aim is to create a working atmosphere that promotes creativity and personal responsibility and which recognizes and integrates the contribution of the volunteers. SuperTipp reminds the leadership in the Diakonie to actively and support the secular tasks of human coexistence, as the theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer put it.
The new challenges that the management under Rainer Kaspers brings with a clear focus on the existing values and the community of Diakonie. Diakonie therefore not only includes the service to humans, but also a comprehensive responsibility towards society.
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