▁Cam ph aus en ▁▁ 1 9 9 7 - 2 0 0 6 : ▁▁▁ 2 0 0 6 - 2 0 1 0 : ▁▁ ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 0 : ▁ ▁The ▁E K D ▁Church ▁Office ▁has ▁approximately ▁ 2 0 0 ▁employees . ▁ ▁International ▁activities ▁ ▁The ▁E K D ▁holds ▁various ▁char ities ▁(" H il f swer ke ") ▁under ▁its ▁aus p ices . ▁ ▁The ▁Gustav - Ad olf - W erk ▁( GA W ) ▁( G ust aph us ▁Ad olph us ▁Union ▁formerly ) ▁was ▁founded ▁ 1 8 3 2 ▁in ▁Leipzig ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁and ▁el dest ▁such ▁organization ▁and ▁is ▁responsible ▁to ▁aid ▁fee ble ▁sister ▁churches , ▁especially ▁in ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁countries ▁and ▁the ▁Protest ant ▁di as por a . ▁It ▁has ▁separate ▁branches ▁intern ation ally , ▁the ▁organization ▁in ▁Austria ▁is ▁still ▁called ▁the ▁Gustav - Ad olf - V ere in . ▁Bro t ▁für ▁die ▁Welt ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁international ▁development ▁aid . ▁ ▁Member ▁churches ▁( since ▁ 2 0 1 2 ) ▁ ▁The ▁um bre lla ▁of ▁the ▁Evangel ical ▁Church ▁in ▁Germany ▁compr ises ▁ 2 0 ▁regional ▁churches : ▁▁ 1 1 ▁United ▁Protest ant ▁( L uther an ▁& ▁Re formed ) ▁ 7 ▁Luther an ▁ 2 ▁Re formed ▁ ▁These ▁bodies ▁are ▁term ed ▁Land esk ir chen ▁(" Reg ional ▁Church es ") ▁though ▁in ▁most ▁cases , ▁their ▁territ ories