Market map · Germany · Public, community & associations

Churches congregations in Germany_

As of 4 November 2026, 21,987 churches congregations companies are based in Germany; 150 are hiring right now and Berlin has the most.

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

Companies
21,987
Hiring now
150 · 35 new in 30 d
Largest niche
Evangelical & independent churches · 11,866
Top city
Berlin · 505
Parent market
Public, community & associations · 258,040
21,987churches congregations companies in Germany
150hiring today
35opened a role in the last 30 days
20niches inside the segment
02 — Niches, sizes, cities

Churches congregations in Germany, broken down

By niche
companiesshare
Evangelical & independent churches
11,86654%
Christian ministries & missions
5,97527%
Catholic parishes
5,34424%
Mainline protestant congregations
3,20215%
Faith based charity associations
1,1815%
Religious orders & monasteries
6963%
Mosques & islamic congregations
5883%
Youth welfare organisations
4682%
Amateur music associations
4272%
Other churches congregations
4082%
Other nonprofit civic associations
1201%
Heritage preservation associations
1191%
Scout groups
1040%
Neighbourhood community associations
970%
Advocacy campaign nonprofits
930%
By company size
companies · hiring
Self-employed
6,010 · 0
2-10 employees
15,295 · 93
11-50 employees
482 · 15
51-200 employees
101 · 9
201-500 employees
41 · 8
501-1000 employees
18 · 6
1001-5000 employees
30 · 14
5001-10000 employees
1 · 0
10,001+ employees
9 · 5
By city
companiesshare
Berlin
5052%
Hamburg
3632%
München
3612%
Stuttgart
3171%
Köln
3091%
Hannover
2501%
Frankfurt am Main
2011%
Nürnberg
1741%
Karlsruhe
1531%
Würzburg
1401%
Augsburg
1351%
Bonn
1281%
03 — Largest companies

The biggest churches congregations companies in Germany

The largest companies of the segment, by headcount; job boards and portals left out.

Evangelische Landeskirche in WürttembergEvangelical & independent churches · Stuttgart10,001+ employeesErzbistum München und FreisingCatholic parishes · München501-1000 employeesBistum AugsburgCatholic parishes · Augsburg10,001+ employeesEvangelisch-Lutherischen Kirche in NorddeutschlandEvangelical & independent churches · Hamburg10,001+ employeesBistum LimburgCatholic parishes · Limburg an der Lahn1001-5000 employeesBistum MainzCatholic parishes · Mainz1001-5000 employeesDon BoscoChristian ministries & missions · München1001-5000 employeesKatholische Jugendfürsorge der Diözese Regensburg e. V.Youth welfare organisations · Regensburg1001-5000 employeesEvangelische Kirche Köln und RegionCatholic parishes · Köln1001-5000 employeesLandeskirche BraunschweigChristian ministries & missions · Wolfenbüttel1001-5000 employeesBerliner StadtmissionLocal social welfare foundations · Berlin1001-5000 employeesEJF (Evangelisches Jugend- und Fürsorgewerk)Local social welfare foundations · Berlin1001-5000 employeesBistum HildesheimCatholic parishes · Hildesheim501-1000 employeesEvangelisches Werk für Diakonie und EntwicklungInternational relief charities · Berlin501-1000 employeesBistum SpeyerCatholic parishes · Speyer501-1000 employeesEv.-Luth. Kirchenkreis NordfrieslandMainline protestant congregations · Breklum501-1000 employeesStift TilbeckFaith based charity associations · Havixbeck501-1000 employeesKloster HegneReligious orders & monasteries201-500 employeesEv.-Luth. Kirchenkreis Lübeck-LauenburgMainline protestant congregations · Lübeck201-500 employees
21,987 churches congregations companies in Germany.

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04 — What they run

The stack of churches congregations in Germany

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21,987 churches congregations companies are based in Germany; 150 are hiring right now and Berlin has the most. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/market/community_associations_public/germany/churches_congregations)
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  • ClassificationEvery company is classified from its own website into vertical, sub-vertical and leaf with a confidence score; this page counts industry confidence ≥ 0.7 and country confidence ≥ 0.8.
  • Company listRich profiles with a LinkedIn-known headcount only; job boards, directories, portals and non-organisations are left out.
  • HiringOpen roles read hourly from the company's own career system.
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Churches congregations in Germany: questions

How many churches congregations companies are there in Germany?

21,987 with a confident classification, read from their own websites.

What is a sub-vertical?

The middle level of our industry tree: Public, community & associations → Churches congregations → leaf niches such as evangelical & independent churches, christian ministries & missions, catholic parishes. Each company carries all three with a confidence score.

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