The German Evangelical Alliance (EAD) has been active in Germany since 1851. At present the EAD has affiliated members who are connected to the EAD organisation itself or welfare services which are a part of the EAD. Before 1990 there were two separate organisations which had existed since the
division of Germany. The
GDR had the and
West Germany had the , based in
Stuttgart. In the course of
German reunification, both organisations also merged. The offices of the were in Stuttgart until November 2004. With a tight budget, the organisation moved to
Bad Blankenburg. Today the German EAD is a state-approved organisation (
eingetragener Verein or
e.V.), with a conference center, recreation home and hotel. It was represented in the
Bundestag (German parliament) by
Wolfgang Baake as Commissioner of the German EA. There are 1,200 local churches, free churches or free groups who support the alliance. Deputies of the Evangelische Allianz meet once a year in Bad Blankenburg for the Alliance Conference (). The affiliated Institute for the Issue of Islam () provides information about Islam from a Christian point of view. == Publications ==