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The Second World War left Germany in a state of chaos and confusion. At the end of the forties, Pentacost churches and their leaders found together one after another, which eventually resulted in the foundation of the "Project Group of Christian communities in Germany" (ACD) as part of the Pentecostal movement in Germany. Soon different kinds of social institutions began to evolve.
Today the BSFP is the umbrella organization for all social service institutions within the BFP. Its predecessor, the "Sozialwerk der ACD e.V." came into being in 1969 and was tightly linked to the "Paritätischer Wohlfahrtsverband", one of the leading wellfare organizations in Germany. In the years that followed, a number of independent social service institutions formed, whose representatives met in the newly-founded "Arbeitskreis Sozialer Werke" (AWS). It wasn't until 1996 that the "Bundeverband der Sozialwerke Freikirchlicher Pfingstgemeinden" (BSFP) was founded and became an official branch of the BFP.
Currently, the BSFP is comprised of more than 50 social institutions in Germany, working in fields that range from child support, youth ministry and education, to geriatric care, nursing homes and day-cares for elderly people. On top of that, the institutions offer a variety of programs for victims of drug abuse and alcohol addictions through therapies, rehab and other social involvement to help people with problems or specific needs.
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