ess ing ▁Church , ▁which ▁both ▁collected ▁and ▁transferred ▁funds ▁for ▁the ▁efforts ▁of ▁Jerusalem ' s ▁Association . ▁Since ▁February ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁the ▁new ▁E cc les iast ical ▁Foreign ▁Department ▁( K ir ch liches ▁Auß en amt ) ▁under ▁German ▁Christian ▁ ▁( 1 8 9 4 – 1 9 6 7 ) ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁Naz i - sub miss ive ▁German ▁Evangel ical ▁Church ▁claimed ▁the ▁super vision ▁of ▁German ▁Protest ant ▁miss ions . ▁He ck el ▁also ▁pres ided ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁trust ees ▁of ▁the ▁Evangel ical ▁Jerusalem ▁Foundation ▁since ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁He ck el ▁decided ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁E cc les iast ical ▁Foreign ▁Department ▁to ▁also ▁subs id ise ▁sal aries ▁of ▁ecc les iast ical ▁employees ▁in ▁J aff a ▁and ▁Ha ifa ▁earlier ▁paid ▁by ▁Jerusalem ' s ▁Association ▁alone . ▁ ▁Un like ▁other ▁miss ions ▁Jerusalem ' s ▁Association ▁had ▁only ▁tiny ▁reven ues ▁in ▁foreign ▁exchange ▁out ▁of ▁Naz i ▁control , ▁namely ▁the ▁rent ▁from ▁the ▁former ▁Armen ian ▁Or phan age ▁in ▁Beth le hem , ▁r ented ▁out ▁to ▁the ▁British ▁mand atory ▁government ▁for ▁its ▁ins ane ▁as yl um . ▁Thus ▁the ▁foreign ▁efforts ▁of ▁Jerusalem ' s ▁Association ▁mostly ▁dep ended ▁on ▁trans fers ▁from ▁Germany , ▁now ▁under ▁Naz i ▁government ▁financial ▁control . ▁To ▁get ▁a ▁r ation ▁of ▁foreign ▁exchange ▁Jerusalem ' s ▁Association ▁needed ▁the ▁consent ▁of ▁the ▁Evangel